what is your post-op protein requirement?

[cduval04 7]

I am going for a consult on april 13th, and apparantly their average time to a sugery date is 3 months, if you have a BMI on the lower end of the spectrum and you dont smoke, are in better health, the surgeon said it would be possible to be on the table as early as 1 month after initial consultation...so good news for me....my BMI is 45...but I am 23 and no diabetes...no hypertension...REALLY good cholesterol...(surprisingly)...healthy heart..lungs etc...

my question is I was reading all the literature and their Protein requirment for BOTH lapband and RNY patients is 60 grams...that is lower than every one else that I have read on this board...I read people saying they need to get 80, 90 even 100 grams a day after surgery...great for me...but should I ask about this?? I am going to an extremely well respected hospital (Lahey clinic) where people have traveled from accross the world to get treament and they gave me life saving brain surgery, which was an incredible success....they average about 400 WLS per year and have a 0% death rate.

that said, based on reading these forums, 60grams seems a little low? did anyone else go home with a Protein requirement of 60 grams. Is this a enough for someone who is banded?

thanks?

I was asking becuase 60 grams I could easily get from a variety of things, for instance, I could take 4-2mg soy/whey protein pills, drink one of those worldwide Protein shakes (23g) the only one I have found that I like, maybe put a scoop of unflavored powder in food or something, and get the rest from food. Does anyone else mix it up like this, rather than, "gulping" down their requirement, and then not having to think about it for the rest of the day??

thanks!

Edited March 11, 2010 by cduval04

[XxMariposaxX 1]

I was told 50 grams but I think that's based on weight. I usually get in about 70 grams a day from tuna, chicken and fish.