kilikini wrote:

> Sorry, I had to just do a catch-up/erase on posts because I've been
> out of town for a couple of days, and had over 1200 messages! In any
> case, I have a serious question that I wonder if anyone can answer.
> I've done some googles, but can't find any sort of menu for what I
> need.
>
> I was just diagnosed with hemochromatosis.
>
> (link)
> http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddise...tosis/index.ht
> m
>
> It's an inherited liver disease (both parents have to have the gene)
> which means my body considers iron a toxin. In essence, anything
> I've eaten from babyhood on, has been stored in my liver and is
> giving me cirrhosis. (NOTE: This is NOT alcohol related....)
>
> My doctor has advised me against eating meat, dairy, anything carb
> related, no green leafy veggies, no beets, no shellfish, no tuna, no
> salmon - for at least a year until they can work on this part of me
> and start phlebotomy treatment (almost like dialysis). Meanwhile, as
> of most likely Monday or Tuesday, I'm going to have my cancer surgery
> thus they want me to be fully healed before they start on the liver
> thing. If the phlebotomy treatments don't work, I'll need a liver
> transplant.
>
> Does anyone, possibly, have any ideas on menus? I'm kind of at a
> loss here and just looking for anything I can eat. The doctor said
> my liver enzymes will NOT go up if I do NOT intake any more iron
> through food or even, get this, a cast iron skillet. This is a
> permanent illness and one I will have to make immediate and permanent
> adjustments for.
>
> Any help is appreciated.

If your doctor didn't say what you _can_ eat safely, call or go back to
the office and ask!!

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