Help diagnosed with breast cancer.
Anybody ever have any weight gain or weight loss with this herceptin?
have you visited breastcancer.org?i'm pretty sure you have but if not there is awealth of info there-from professionals as well as discussion boards where you can find just about any topic and anyone who can help...
i am almost 8 years out from my wls and right now i don't care if i gain weight- i need to get the cancer out of me- but that's my attitude!
i came here today looking for info on what we actually CAN and SHOULD eat as opposed to what we SHOULDN'T!
good luck on your journey!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
I was scared so badly about gaining weight during Herceptin only. Actually I didn't even gain a pound. Since I finished Herceptin however I have gained 5 pounds. Something I really need to get on top of. I was so worried about gaining during Herceptin I think I wasn't paying close enough attention once I was done.
Good luck on your continued treatment, the hard part is over now. If you want to PM me I would be more than happy to answer any of your questions you may have
Hugs
Nora
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10 pounds loss pre-op
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis but glad you are doing well. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year but did not need to have chemo. Sounds like a rough treatment.
Did Dr. Rashid do your bariatric surgery and your breast surgery? I think she is the greatest. She did my breast surgery. Dr. Steinberg did the bariatrics as well as removal of the gallbladder.
Try not to worry too much about the weight gain. Your mind should be on recovery and becoming cancer free.
HW 240/ SW 229/ GW 146/CW 125; OH Support Group Leader
Starting size: 18W-20; Present size: 0 or 2; 5'5-1/2" tall.
Current BMI 20.4 as of 2/13/2013 (normal for the first time in my life).
Goal weight reached on 8/12/2010; As of 1/13/2013, 21 pounds below goal
HW 240/ SW 229/ GW 146/CW 125; OH Support Group Leader
Starting size: 18W-20; Present size: 0 or 2; 5'5-1/2" tall.
Current BMI 20.4 as of 2/13/2013 (normal for the first time in my life).
Goal weight reached on 8/12/2010; As of 1/13/2013, 21 pounds below goal
I was originally offered a lumpectomy. It was me who (based off family history) asked for a double mastectomy. I had no idea at the time that there was a surgery called DIEP until my oncologist from the Mayo told me about it.
It's one hell of a surgery but it will give you new breasts and a tummy tuck. Insurance paid for it all. They don't balk at things breast cancer related, I have crappy insurance and it was covered for me.
My breasts look so natural (for actually being my tummy fat and not real breast tissue) that even my OB/GYN doctor commented about them at my yearly check up. She isn't from the Mayo, had only heard about the surgery but never had a patient who had it done. She looked at my breast in this perplexed stare and said, "If I didnt know any better, I would think you had a breast reduction because of how your scars look, that does NOT look like someone who's had a double mastectomy"
10 pounds loss pre-op
HW 240/ SW 229/ GW 146/CW 125; OH Support Group Leader
Starting size: 18W-20; Present size: 0 or 2; 5'5-1/2" tall.
Current BMI 20.4 as of 2/13/2013 (normal for the first time in my life).
Goal weight reached on 8/12/2010; As of 1/13/2013, 21 pounds below goal
HW 302 lbs. SW 279.8 lbs. CW 193.8 lbs MFP Jarabacoagirl Preop diets 22.2 lbs, 1st month 21.2 lbs, 2nd month 14.6 lbs, 3rd month 11.2 lbs, 4th month 7 lbs, 5th month 7 lbs, 6th month 6.8 lbs, 7th month 5.2 lbs, 8th month 4.4 lbs 9 and 10th months slowed down didn't record exactly
108.2 lbs lost from highest weight!
(86.2 lbs of that was lost since surgery date)
