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Hormone side effect weight question

djs123
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Dec 16, 2012 - 12:13 am

My husband has never had a belly but now after 9 months of hormone treatment, his belly is so big and hard almost like a pregnant belly. Im worried is this normal? Urologist claims hormones don't put on weight oncologist claims they due.
Afraid it's a sign of something else, he also has lung cancer?

Samsungtech1
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Dec 16, 2012 - 12:52 pm
Weight gain

Is the lung cancer metastic prostate cancer, or did he have that first? They usually will do a biopsy to determine this as your treatment will vary with what it is they are treating. Nodules on lungs have a tendency, my case, to make exercise hard. When you do not walk, or exercise weight gain is guaranteed. I would also mention that what he is eating will help him alot.

Should he not be able to exercise then diet is only thing that will help weight gain. I am sure they have done CT scans to look for problems. What do the scans show?

Mike
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Dec 16, 2012 - 1:19 pm
No weight gain

I have been on hormone therapy for four and one half years. My weight has remained steady at 238 to 242 lbs. That's overweight, of course, but it's "normal" for me. However, material on the Internet suggests that weight gain after going on HT is normal.

Hope this is helpful. Good luck to you.

Jerry
djs123
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