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Weight loss and OVCA

Lmm041
Lmm041 CSN Member Posts: 33
in Ovarian Cancer #1
I saw LaundryQueen comment that she has noted a correlation with weight loss and initial diagnosis of OVCA.

My wife was diagnosed (Stage IV) 6 months after losing 40-50 pounds.

Any others have a similar experience?
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  • poopergirl14052
    poopergirl14052 CSN Member Posts: 1,183 Member
    #2
    not for me
    I actually gained weight as I learned from acsites in my abdomen. After surgery and chemo I lost some weight but then gained some back On chemo week I lose 5-7 lbs. then I eat again, a viscous cycle I guess...val
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  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 CSN Member Posts: 287
    #3
    Weight loss
    My Mom went from 135 lbs to 99 lbs prior to surgery, after surgery she went down to 88 lbs. For the last six months she has hovered between 90-92.
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  • kellyh33
    kellyh33 CSN Member Posts: 287
    #4
    Weight loss
    My Mom went from 135 lbs to 99 lbs prior to surgery, after surgery she went down to 88 lbs. For the last six months she has hovered between 90-92.
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  • kikz
    kikz CSN Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #5
    kellyh33 said:

    Weight loss
    My Mom went from 135 lbs to 99 lbs prior to surgery, after surgery she went down to 88 lbs. For the last six months she has hovered between 90-92.

    I had lost about
    60 pounds but it was about three years before I starting feeling sick. After my the breakup of my 27-year relationship I could not eat for months. I lived on crackers and those 100-calorie snacks. I had started putting weight back on about a year before I got sick. I was kind of yoyoing with 20 or so pounds.

    Karen
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  • sarahb74
    sarahb74 CSN Member Posts: 81 Member
    #6
    kikz said:

    I had lost about
    60 pounds but it was about three years before I starting feeling sick. After my the breakup of my 27-year relationship I could not eat for months. I lived on crackers and those 100-calorie snacks. I had started putting weight back on about a year before I got sick. I was kind of yoyoing with 20 or so pounds.

    Karen

    I went
    from 160 lbs to 104 lbs, which was about a third of my body weight, in the 4 months before being diagnosed.
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  • carolenk
    carolenk CSN Member Posts: 907 Member
    #7
    weight loss before cancer
    I lost almost about 33 pounds before being diagnosed with OVCA. I lost more weight (about 11 pounds) during chemo but now I have gained back those 11 pounds plus another 5 pounds so I am hoping to be able to be more active to avoid gaining more weight. Still have a lot of fatigue though.
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