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Thanks for information.
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Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Well good luck with the doc and I hope that everything works out for you. Keep me posted and I got all the chicks and prayers flying high for you. I know that your dealing with a lot right now and I just want you to know that you are in my prayrers.
Marylin
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Hi Marilyn,
I think a combination of things cause the weight gain. The shift in hormones during hormonal therapy, the anti-nausea medication, the inactivity, the steroids that they give you. I see my docs next week. I'll be sure to raise these questions. They assure me that with the proper diet, my weight should remain stable. I'll let you know what my doc says.
Thanks
I think a combination of things cause the weight gain. The shift in hormones during hormonal therapy, the anti-nausea medication, the inactivity, the steroids that they give you. I see my docs next week. I'll be sure to raise these questions. They assure me that with the proper diet, my weight should remain stable. I'll let you know what my doc says.
Thanks
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Unfortunately I am ER/PR+. I just had my surgery on 4 Sep. I find out early next week which chemotherapy regimen to start. I'm stage 3 and the doc says I need chemo and radiation.
Thanks for the prayers and thanks for the link!
Thanks for the prayers and thanks for the link!
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Thanks for the sympathy and support. My doc says that people are gaining weight on chemo these days due to the new anti-nausea medications. Though some women still lose quite a bit. I guess it just depends. My doc says the surgery and chemo shouldn't be a problem. Besides, I'm a bit far out so I can eat reasonable amounts frequently, per my RNY surgeon if need be.
By God's grace, I'll beat it.
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Thanks so much for the prayers and encouragement. My doc said exactly that... that my weight should stay the same. Which is my goal. I don't want to lose or gain... just maintain... but definitely not gain! Just taking it day by day. Sometimes I'm ok, sometimes I'm not. Please continue to pray.
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
Thanks so much for your concern and support. I just had my surgery this past week and I'm to start chemotherapy and radiation soon. My docs assure me that these days patients are gaining weight during chemo. As I said before, I know that it's silly to be concerned about it. Just trying to take it day by day. Thanks again and please keep me in your prayers.
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
I would like to ask you some questions if you don't mind.
I have a cancer that is hormonal and they told me that if my cancer is back that I will have to have hormonal therapy. Is this what makes you gain weight? The doctor thinks there is going to be a clinical studie with the Unv. of Iowa and that she is going to try to get me in there. I haven't lost all my weight, because I never dieted since surgery, they didn't want me to loose to much to cause it to spread which don't think that's going to be the case anyway think it's back and doing more then it was before. I just want to know about the gain and about how much there will be. I appreciate it and I know it will take a while to hear from you no one uses this forum much any more.
Thanks again
Marylin
I have a cancer that is hormonal and they told me that if my cancer is back that I will have to have hormonal therapy. Is this what makes you gain weight? The doctor thinks there is going to be a clinical studie with the Unv. of Iowa and that she is going to try to get me in there. I haven't lost all my weight, because I never dieted since surgery, they didn't want me to loose to much to cause it to spread which don't think that's going to be the case anyway think it's back and doing more then it was before. I just want to know about the gain and about how much there will be. I appreciate it and I know it will take a while to hear from you no one uses this forum much any more.
Thanks again
Marylin
Topic: RE: 1 year post op, 5 lbs to goal, and diagnosed with breast cancer!
The good news is that if you're concerned about regaining weight after a breast cancer diagnosis, you're in great mental/emotional shape as well as physical!
I too am a breast cancer survivor. I did gain a ton of weight, but it was from tamoxifen, not chemotherapy. I'm not sure if the tumor you have is ER/PR+ or ER/PR-. If negative, you won't have to do hormonal therapy and that will take a load off, literally, weight-wise.
My recommendation would be to just really "work your tool" as you go through treatment. The only cancer survivor I know who was treated post-WLS lost a lot of weight and did not gain. The main thing is to be healthy and beat back the beast completely!
For support, please join us at www.youngsurvival.org, a website for young survivors of breast cancer.
You are in my prayers.
I too am a breast cancer survivor. I did gain a ton of weight, but it was from tamoxifen, not chemotherapy. I'm not sure if the tumor you have is ER/PR+ or ER/PR-. If negative, you won't have to do hormonal therapy and that will take a load off, literally, weight-wise.
My recommendation would be to just really "work your tool" as you go through treatment. The only cancer survivor I know who was treated post-WLS lost a lot of weight and did not gain. The main thing is to be healthy and beat back the beast completely!
For support, please join us at www.youngsurvival.org, a website for young survivors of breast cancer.
You are in my prayers.
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