The Colon Club

is it possible having a cancer and not losing weight and my appetite is good im actually overweight but not obese . Been bleeding for 2 weeks last month so i decided to request for colonoscopy and then boom they found a tumor.

Im just scared right now cuz im having shortness of breath and bone pain. After the bleeding now my symptoms is diarhea and constipation yellow stool. I have to take laxative and milk just to poop.

So far im waiting for staging and my life expectancy

Yeah. I didn’t lose weight until chemotherapy destroyed my appetite.

Yes, my mother has just been reclassified as Stave IV, she is very weak and not well yet she gained weight at her last appointment and for the most part maintained. She is mostly in taking protein shakes and not using much energy to burn anything off. She has a feeding tube that has kept her weight steady during surgery and recovery, but hasn't used it in awhile because it makes her sick.

I never lost weight before I was diagnosed. I didn't start losing weight until after surgery. I think the ileostomy since everything goes into the bag I lost almost 10 lbs. Then I got a bowel blockage 4 weeks later, was not allowed to eat, had another surgery and reversal of ileostomy and lost another 10 lbs. I gained that ten back and once chemo started I lost 20
lbs. No appetite and diarrhea. The doctors don't like weight loss during treatment. I tried very hard not to but is difficult. I have been able to gain about 12 of the 30 lbs I lost during treatment, makes the doctors happy. I probably could've stand to lost 15 lbs anyway. So I know I was asked at diagnosis if I noticed weight loss without trying also. My surgeon said my tumor was prob 5 years old, so weight loss isn't always a factor.

whosyourbudha wrote:is it possible having a cancer and not losing weight and my appetite is good im actually overweight but not obese . Been bleeding for 2 weeks last month so i decided to request for colonoscopy and then boom they found a tumor.

Im just scared right now cuz im having shortness of breath and bone pain. After the bleeding now my symptoms is diarhea and constipation yellow stool. I have to take laxative and milk just to poop.

So far im waiting for staging and my life expectancy

No weight loss, overweight and perfect bloodwork when they found my tumor during a colonoscopy.

Yeah - no weight loss until after diagnosis.
I lost a few pounds before surgery from stressing out about it.
Then lost about 7 pounds after surgery as was on liquid diet.
Now on Chemo and losing about 1-2 pounds each session every 2 weeks.
holding steady around 155-160 for now.

Weight gain before diagnosis is very common and in fact is associated with initiation and aggravation of both (pre)diabetes and CRC.

My wife lost at least 30 kg with obstructive CRC's onset right before dx, then diet and (post) surgeries' effects the first year or so. Right after her 2nd surgery, continued wt loss or too much weight loss was a worry and had to stopped. She was the envy of her friends for 2 yrs, figurewise. Then she fell off the wagon diet and exercise wise with injuries and loss of a big A/C'd mall. She still has (well controlled) mCRC, is still on chemo, and gains weight easily.

I lost about 33 pound right before my DX in under 3 weeks. Guess everyone is different. I now watch my weight a lot, and currently think im losing again but the scales don't show it. Maybe its all the exercise

Thanks for the response. I was assuming i dont have it cuz iwasnt losing weight but i was having some symptoms for the past 2 years bleeding on and off expecting it was only hemorhoids but few months the symptoms got worse now im having stomach pain on the right side and under the rib so i got a lil worried and went to my GI doctor immediately

whosyourbudha wrote:Thanks for the response. I was assuming i dont have it cuz iwasnt losing weight but i was having some symptoms for the past 2 years bleeding on and off expecting it was only hemorhoids but few months the symptoms got worse now im having stomach pain on the right side and under the rib so i got a lil worried and went to my GI doctor immediately

Good for you going to the doctor. Get yourself checked out and know it's most likely not cancer.

I had gained a myserious 18 lbs the year before my diagnosis.
I lost 38 during treatment.
Currently cancer free and at a healthy weight.

I was the heaviest I had ever been when I was diagnosed. I normally sit between 175 and 180 and was up to 195 when I was diagnosed.