Postby fumaros » Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:37 pm
I lost a lot of weight after surgery and during the first months of chemo. I have gained it all back now, so time is definitely a factor as your body is healing. I also changed my diet and it took about 4 months before i started to gain weight again. There are foods that are healthy and you can gain weight with such as high fat containing foods like Avocados, and fish with omega 3s like salmon. Cooking your vegetables allows you to consume more of them before you feel full (i know there is a theory that cooking veggies destroys the beneficial nutrients - but this is not the case for most vegetables). High starch - sweet potatoes are also good. Add in a liberal amount of protein - beans, tofu. The more calories you take in more of it you retain.
The fear of recurrence is real for all of us, and unfortunately we have less control over it than we would like so enjoy everyday. Eating a good diet and exercise might not cure cancer but at least you will be healthier overall.
Good luck.
Diagnosed 4/8/16, age 29
Colectomy 4/20/16
Stage III, T4bN1 Tumor 7x6.5x2. Muscinous Adenocarcinoma with SRC features
2/16 lymph nodes
Stage IV, Peri mets 5/2019
CEA 4/14/16 - 16.8
CEA 6/2/16 - 1.9
CEA 6/17/16 - 0.87, 7/16 - 1.33, 12/16 - 1.14, 4/17 - 0.6, 7/17 - 0.5, 10/17 - 0.9, 3/19 -5.8, 4/19 -10
FOLFOX began 6/24/16 - 11/25/16, FOLFIRI - 5/10/19
10 round FOLFOX, 2 round 5-FU & Leucovorin, 1 round FOLFIRI
MRI & CT 8/16 - NED, CT 12/16 - 10/17 - NED