Gained 10 lbs in water weight in one week...help!

Cheryl_butler
Cheryl_butler Member Posts: 3
edited March 2011 in Breast Cancer #1
I finished my last chemo on 3/1 and a week ago I gained 10 lbs in one week. Before that my weight had stayed steady at 120 for over 4 months. now I am 129 lbs.
My legs and feet are swollen. My doc says it's water weight, probably from the Taxatere. He says I just have to let it go away naturally. It might take a few months. But it is inhibiting me from walking and doing other exercises. Does anyone have suggestions?

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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
    #2
    Cheryl
    I too swelled around the time of my last chemo. My eyelids were swollen too. My pcp gave me Lasix and it helped get rid of the excess fluids. Wish you well.
    {{hugs}} Char
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #3
    cahjah75 said:

    Cheryl
    I too swelled around the time of my last chemo. My eyelids were swollen too. My pcp gave me Lasix and it helped get rid of the excess fluids. Wish you well.
    {{hugs}} Char

    I would think your
    I would think your oncologist could give you Lasix or some other water pill to help you to get rid of that water. Ask him and see.


    Wishing you good luck,


    Jan
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #4
    survivorbc09 said:

    I would think your
    I would think your oncologist could give you Lasix or some other water pill to help you to get rid of that water. Ask him and see.


    Wishing you good luck,


    Jan

    Me too
    Last cycle - Taxotere and Cytoxin. Oncologist prescribed Lasix, but it didn't really help. But it might help you. My instructions were to take as needed. I decided it wasn't working, so didn't take it anymore. Maybe that's why it didn't help.

    The swelling finally went away on its own in about 2 months. I did worry about it, tho. In hindsight, I worried a lot about a lot of things during chemo. Chemo is scarey because some of the strangest things happen.

    Suzanne
  • Cheryl_butler
    Cheryl_butler Member Posts: 3
    #5
    survivorbc09 said:

    I would think your
    I would think your oncologist could give you Lasix or some other water pill to help you to get rid of that water. Ask him and see.


    Wishing you good luck,


    Jan

    Gained 10 lbs in one week
    I did ask for Lasix. Onco says no for now. Afraid of dehydration and vitamin deficiencies. He says it should resolve itself in a few months but this is very uncomfortable. Was hoping for a natural remedy? Starting radiation next week.
  • Cheryl_butler
    Cheryl_butler Member Posts: 3
    #6
    Double Whammy said:

    Me too
    Last cycle - Taxotere and Cytoxin. Oncologist prescribed Lasix, but it didn't really help. But it might help you. My instructions were to take as needed. I decided it wasn't working, so didn't take it anymore. Maybe that's why it didn't help.

    The swelling finally went away on its own in about 2 months. I did worry about it, tho. In hindsight, I worried a lot about a lot of things during chemo. Chemo is scarey because some of the strangest things happen.

    Suzanne

    Gained 10 lbs in one week.
    Thanks so much. I worry about everything, too. Had lots of strange stuff happen. Glad to hear that it does resolve itself over time. Did you try any natural remedies for water retention that you think helped you?

    C
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    #7
    Cheryl_butler said:

    Gained 10 lbs in one week
    I did ask for Lasix. Onco says no for now. Afraid of dehydration and vitamin deficiencies. He says it should resolve itself in a few months but this is very uncomfortable. Was hoping for a natural remedy? Starting radiation next week.

    Your onco knows best and I
    Your onco knows best and I bet it will go away on its own, just takes time.

    Good luck with rads next week. Let us know how it goes.


    Leeza

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