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Alaskagal
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Username: Cheathers
Post Number: 78
Registered: 06-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 11:56 pm: | 
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Ok, it's been six months since transplant, and I was thinking I had it mostly figured out what not to eat. But tonight I was looking at some websites that said Feta cheese and roasted in the shell peanuts. GAH!!!! I have been on a bit of a roasted peanut kick lately. And although I don't eat a TON of Feta, it was one of my little treats on a rather tight, unprocessed healthy diet. Have any of you heard of these? I did know about molded cheeses, like blue.... but not Feta.
| Kidney tx Aug. 23, 2011 Seattle Swedish Hospital. |
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Alaskagal
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Username: Cheathers
Post Number: 79
Registered: 06-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 - 11:59 pm: |
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Here is one of the websites for the above post: http://www.uihealthcare.org/2column.aspx?id=226442
| Kidney tx Aug. 23, 2011 Seattle Swedish Hospital. |
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Cora
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Username: Cora
Post Number: 452
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 07:16 am: |
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I have to say, I don't remember a lot of food instructions (but then again, I was a bit out of it). I eat feta occasionally and the same goes for the peanuts. I would give your center a quick call and find out what they have to say. Don't forget, we got the transplants so that we could enjoy eating again versus the restrictions of dialysis.
Cora
Dx with T1 in 1966
Kidney tx in Minneapolis 2002
Pancreas tx in 2008 |
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CiscoKidney07
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Username: Gregg
Post Number: 5353
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 08:37 am: |
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There are some things on that list that I do eat. What do they mean by under cooked meat? I will not eat steak well done. I refuse. I eat my steak medium rare. That is the only way it is palatable in my opinion. Game is even more so. And I love me some elk. Remember, there is room for all God's creatures......right next to my mashed potatoes!! Hell, I eat almond butter daily. This is disturbing...............
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Sarah
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Username: Sarahbear
Post Number: 189
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 10:37 am: |
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I have never been told not to eat feta or roasted in the shell peanuts. I love feta and eat it often. Perhaps I need to look into it before I eat any more!
Sarah
1st Kidney Transplant @ Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville
June 22, 1999
2nd Kidney Transplant @ Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta
June 18, 2010 |
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miocean
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Username: Miocean
Post Number: 156
Registered: 07-2010
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 11:45 am: |
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Just following the "attribute to at least 3 sources" rule I found the next two links:
http://www.seattlecca.org/client/documents/practical-emotional-support%5CHSC-Diet-Immunosuppressed-Patients-032508.pdf
Begins on pg. 6
http://www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/system/files/FoodSafetyGuide_Brochure.pdf
These have much more info than my center or doctor has given. I have definitely eaten foods on the list of things to avoid. I buy cold cuts and sliced cheese from a small local market but know the owners and have talked with them about cleaning the machines, which is where the bacteria comes from (as I understand) and I haven't had a problem but maybe need to be more careful.
Cisco, here is a link to safe cooking temperatures for meat:
http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html
I guess you'll have to carry a meat thermometer around with you.\clipartlol}
miocean
Diffuse Scleroderma
Kidney Transplant March 11, 2010
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ |
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cruizin
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Username: Cruizin
Post Number: 239
Registered: 09-2010
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 11:46 am: |
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That list seems ridiculous to me. My doc, who's also the chief of medicine at the hospital, said I can eat anything, "just don't get too fat".
I eat sushi very often, sometimes as much as 3x a week. What I do avoid is excess sugar, salt, fat and protein, just like everyone should.
Received kidney Mar 16, 2011, from my brother! 3/6 match
St. Joe's, Hamilton, ON
Peritoneal dialysis Nov '08 - Mar '11
Dx 1995 - believed to be chronic glomerulonephritis
Started CAPD Oct 2008 |
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CiscoKidney07
Forum Leader
Username: Gregg
Post Number: 5354
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 02:41 pm: |
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Each and every transplant center is different about what you can and cannot eat. Much depends on what is considered 'excess' as far as salt, sugar, protein and fat. I watch saturated fat, I watch salt and sugar intake. Limits on protein depends on many things--how active are you? If you are VERY active you need more protein for muscle recovery. I stay at 25% protein in my diet or less. My total fat is 27% or less. The balance is carbohydrates, Usually 48-50%.
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Susan
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Username: Fishgirl
Post Number: 68
Registered: 06-2011
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 05:34 pm: |
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30 years ago when I recived my first kidney the only thing I was told was to watch how much sodium. I thing I went from 90mg pre-TX to 1000mg post-TX.
First cadaver kidney 09/29/1982 due to Alports
2nd cadaver kidney.07/07/1984
On 05/16/1994 I stopped the anti-rejection drugs (I still take Prednisone).
See my post " Getting Off Antirejection drugs"
AS OF 12/12/2011
creatinine: 2.3
BUN:26
Calculated GFR: 22.3 |
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BobB
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Username: Bobb
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2012
| | Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 - 03:05 pm: |
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That is weird. My doctors at Johns Hopkins, which is ranked as the best hospital in America and one of the best transplant centers, told me i didn't have to watch what i ate. Could eat absolutely anything. Just watch and minimize the sodium.
That is pretty much what i do. I eat anything. Minimize salt, watch for too much sugar, protein etc. like any normal person. Thus, try to avoid processed meats which have a high sodium content, and other processed things with high sodium content. But that is because of the sodium, nothing else. I eat plenty of stuff on that list all the time. Sushi often.
Indeed, with my transplant nurse, as i waited to see the doctor about a month after my transplant, we got into a discussion about what were the most delicious cheeses. We both agreed blues were among the best. |
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