As I mentioned last weekend, I was out of comission and in the hospital for 9 days with ( I am still mind buggled over this) Pulmonary embolism. I am and will be on Coumadin Therapy for 6 months. Well here's where the problem begins. Coumadin doesn't like vitamin k!!!! In fact, people on coumadin have been rushed to hospital and even died after getting large amount of vitamin k from regular food. So last weekend i'm doing my 5 + 1 and noticed I was getting ill. Well my blood work result on Monday was really really bad. And the doc says...you need to stop eating so much greens. Didn't the pharmacist give you your list of no no's and maybe's? And then I told him i was only having a cup of green and lean + medifast. he asked me to bring the box to his office. I thought..HEre we go again!!!!!!!! Another one will give me a lecture against medifast!!!!!!!! I'll have to bring out the guns again like i did with the last one and defend the big people nation. Well, I brought it to him tuesday and today we met. meanwhile my result this morning were better since I dropped all greens all together. Anyway...the doc tells me that One of the very rare side effect of liquid protein diet is Blood clots and strokes?? BUT he said...It is usually related to inadequate water intake. He doubted that I developped those from Medifast since all my genetic profiles came back negative for a predisposition to this horrible illness! BUT he said that he consulted with a Doc who deals with this and he told him that the only way I could remain on medifast would be IF I took no more than 4 shakes per days and ate absolutely NO green or anything that contains more than a little Vitamin K because each medifast pack gives you already 20% of the daily K which is more than plenty on this Anti-coagulant drug I will be on for 6 months. And of course regardless of which diet I choose I will be having blood work done each week for 6 months.
This is where I need you all.... I feel soooooooo stupid...but I am sooooooo Frustrated!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all I am so Pissed off that I even got an illness that so not match my perky, smart ass outgoing personna!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then i'm a prisonner of this Pissy Wizzy Drug for 6 months!!! can't do this, can't do that....can't use razors, can't hurt yourself, can 't bleed...even exercise is a OOHHH be careful....I am not allowed to do vigourous exercises....( I love to workout hard!!!)
And now....I can't be on a full fast, Can't even take 5 shakes...and NO GREENS?????????????
excuse my ignorant large BUTT.....Can anyone help me name 5 non- green veggies??? Please??? I feel so stupid but ...I don't know of any other than tomatoes and carrotts!!!!!!! what else can I have??? Help!!! I am so frustrated!!!!!!
Your train conductor is about to head straight to Quit-Ville USA!!!!!!!!!!!
I know...I need to calm down and take it easy...but I fell in love with medifast because it was EASY. And now...it's gotten all complicated.
I just need somebody to make sense of all this caca for me...I am getting frustrated! Someone help me....
Looking for non green veggies on the Train to Thinville USA!
Nelly
--- maybe you can review and run a few by your DOC to see if they'll work...
. Give her time to check with the nurse and find a solution. Nelly, there's got to be one. Maybe the oatmeal or soup would work like Tami said. I know I would be blown away if I thought I couldn't do medifast, but before I threw in the towel I'd search all my options. Check the site Pam sent and gear up for a solution to the problem.The main thing to remember is we're here and we all want you to stay healthy above all. Make that call.
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