Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 , I concur with Mike Z, you will have to start consuming more carbs and maybe sugar. I was the same way, before tx, I had to mow and edge the lawn over the entire weekend making sure I didn't fly out of town on Mon & Tues. since I was wiped out for 2 days afterwards. My yard is about an 2/5 of an acre. Not much at all but it would wip me out. I also had trouble with the shakes and lightheadedness. I would eat smaller more frequent meals or snacks. Fruit, energy bars, etc to maintain my energy. Biking, even stationary, should help. Running would probably not be a good idea since it is the most abusive recreational sport people partake in. Given the potential for bone loss over time and the fact your shoulder kills you after swimming, I imagine your knees would be begging for mercy after a couple mile run. I'm not sure if it was you who mentioned extra protein intake but here's my thoughts. You should avoid excess protein input because any unused protein is broken down and secreted by the kidneys. As you may be aware, as your liver begins to become less and less efficient (mind you, years down the road) your kidneys will have to do more and more work. Several have had kidney problems at liver tx time (Rich, Ron and Aubrey(?)). Granted it was probably not due to additional protein intake, especially with Aubrey, but putting extra strain on an organ that will be required to perform outside its normal parameters may not be a good idea. In addition, since the immunosuppressant drugs like Prograf and .... drawing a blank here, are notoriously hard on the kidneys post tx, the kidneys should be as healthy as possible. A Darin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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