Postby TinaFish » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:13 am
Bill Henderson says that cancer patients should stay away from ALL meat, because, according to him, the effort that the body has to put forth to digest that meat is so huge, and it takes away from the body's cancer-fighting energy.
My oncologist said that it doesn't matter at all what I eat - that it all turns into sugar in the end anyway. Everything does, except for protein.
I've never been a meat-lover anyway, and I've become almost vegetarian in recent years. I've lost 15 lbs during the last two months since I was diagnosed with cancer, and that scares me. In the immediate days after chemo, my appetite is nonexistent. After I start feeling better, my appetite still is not what it should be. So in the name of getting some calories into my body, I usually just allow myself to eat whatever is appealing at the moment, even if it's junk food.
I used to love fish, but I just can't stomach the thought of eating it nowadays. I'm lucky if I can get a bean and cheese burrito down my throat for dinner, or maybe some pasta. Yeah, that s*** turns into sugar...
F 45, single mother to son, 7 and daughter, 3
DX: stage 4 Rectal Cancer June 2019
Tumor Location: ? cm above anal verge
Tumor type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size: 5 cm
Tumor grade: ?
TNM code: ?
Stage : Stage IV-B
# of cancerous lymph nodes: ?
Mets: Numerous mets to liver, lungs
CEA: 22 in July; 11 as of August 15, 7 as of Sept 20
MSI status: MSS
KRAS/BRAF status: KRAS mutation
surgery: TBD
Ostomy surgery: TBD
Radiation therapy: TBD
Chemotherapy : CAPEOX+Avastin, 6 cycles, with CT scans after 3rd and 6th cycle.