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moonscape

(4,673 posts)
18. Ironic
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 11:00 PM
Apr 2016

When I learned of my cancer end of last year, I said 'at least I'll lose some weight!'

Then, I find out I have to take a huge dose of steroid along with my chemo, and that not only was I not likely to lose weight, but I could gain. And would experience muscle wasting.

Cancer PLUS I'll gain weight? That's just wrong!

Turns out, I'm staying fairly weight-neutral at this point, but to the original question: I already ate pretty healthy (all fresh foods), but I have cut back on red meat and don't drink more than a small glass of wine every 2-3 weeks. But I did start taking some specific supplements and explore anything I could do to give my body the best chance of fighting the cancer as long as it could.

The hardest part is keeping up with exercise with sometimes crushing fatigue.
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