It is fairly expensive, but the best protein source I have found is ProStat. It comes in a big bottle, is the consistency of cough syrup, BUT has 15 g. of protein in two tablespoons. Sometimes it is available on eBay and is not hard to find elsewhere.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: tangeri...@verizon.net > Date: October 20, 2011 11:53:16 AM EDT > To: s...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [SCIC] High protein diets when fighting a wound_Re: Wound Stages > Reply-To: s...@yahoogroups.com > > there are two problems for anthony with those store bought protein drinks at > least the stuff like boost and ensure 1. they are loaded with sugar; and 2. > for anthony he has a open stoma/trach issue so he can't drink a whole class > of anything like we do in one sitting. our alternative is that he has a > stomach tube and his GI Dr. will prescribe him formula that i can put into > his tube throughout the day, will have to start that again when we get home. > > > > > Oct 18, 2011 10:44:45 PM, s...@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > > My home health agency nurses (or wound care nurses) always suggested buying > protein shakes whenever I have had a wound -- big or small. They are really > expensive but when a body is trying to heal a wound like that... a high > protein diet is always highly suggested. > > > > When I had a wound in 2004/2005 (also a stage III but only laid me up for six > months) my husband would pick them up at the grocery store but grocery stores > now either do not carry them or they cost an arm, a leg, an ear lobe, a > nostril, a little toe and a tooth!!! the other alternative is that they can > be found easily at Gold's Gym. There, they come in 30, 40 and 50 or 60 mg per > can. But they are large cans and drinking half of one one day and then the > other half the next day is more than plenty. One should also take some breaks > from consuming a protein shake or a protein bar (skip a day or two after > numerous days in a row or up to a week) because too much of anything causes > problems elsewhere. Too much protein can put someone into ketosis. A high > protein diet can also, or will, cause weight loss (which is why they are > found at Gold's Gym). Kind of a Catch-22 situation for us "skin and bone" > peoples. > > > There are also protein bars that can be purchased and the last time my > husband went to Costco or Sam's Club he picked me up a big box of them so > that I can eat one 2 or 3 times a week. Since we have not had any desserts in > the house lately I have been having a half of one after dinner. > > > I must confess, I always like just a little bit of a dessert (mostly > chocolate) after dinner. Protein bars don't taste the greatest but good > enough to make up for dessert (for me anyway). Protein "bars" are also high > in sugar and, for me, a whole one is quite filling. Protein bars can also > serve as "a meal" replacement/substitute if anyone finds themselves in > situations of having to do that. Well, not "having to" but they do serve as a > meal substitute because of their ingredients. > > > Lori > > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:54 PM, <tangeri...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > looks like anthony's is probably between a 2 and 3 then. none of that white > dead tissue actually some new pinkish growth coming back to fill it in. His > weight and nutrition are a big problem right now and I think that is the > underlying issue. He is rail thin probably going to have to add additonal > nutrition like some cans of formula again to supplement is regular diet. > > Oct 17, 2011 05:51:44 PM, s...@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > [Attachment(s) from Steve Oldaker included below] > There seems to be some lack of consensus on the various stages of pressure > sores. The attached file may add some clarity. > > > > Steve - C4, 23 years > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (3) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 3 > Visit Your Group > > > MARKETPLACE > Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get > the Yahoo! Toolbar now. > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___
