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  • kimberlybishop
    kimberlybishop Member Posts: 9
    #22
    annalexandria said:

    Hi Kimberly and welcome to the forum.

    I am so sorry you have to be here.  This is a hard road to walk, especially when you have children and parents to care for as well.

    When it comes to gaining weight, I would encourage you to give him absolutely anything that sounds good, so long as it doesn't mess too much with his digestive system.  There is a lot of controversy about the idea that sugar causes cancer cells to grow, and just imo, at this point the important thing is to help him regain weight and strength.  That's going to help him in this fight (and just from an anecdotal perspective on the diet issue, I am stage 4, eat whatever, including sugar, and have been NED for almost two years).

    Does he like milkshakes?  I lost a ton of weight at the beginning of this journey, and that was what helped me put some pounds back on, shakes made with whole milk, good quality ice cream, and fresh fruit.  You could add some protein powder too.  Even when little else would stay down, I could manage the shakes, and they do pack a caloric punch.

    And it sounds like he has a problem with diarrhea?  What are they giving him for that?  There are some effective drugs out there, but it's trial and error to find the one that works for each individual.

    Hugs and strength coming your way~AA

     

    What is NED? I'm learning the

    What is NED? I'm learning the lingo. Lol

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #23
    kimberlybishop said:

    What is NED? I'm learning the

    What is NED? I'm learning the lingo. Lol

    NED

    No evidence of disease.  People used to call it remission but they have a new terminology for it now.  It takes a while until you understand the letters.

    Kim

  • thxmiker
    thxmiker Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #24
    kimberlybishop said:

    Diet

    Ok  I need help!!!  My husband just weighed himself and he is at a low 150 lbs. He is 5'9.  We need to put weight on him and fast. I know it won't be fast but it needs to start today.  Any suggestions???  Everything that is full of fat and calories is suppose to be horrible for cancer (white stuff, sugar, potatoes, rice, ect....).  We are going to meet with a nutritionist tomorrow night. But I thought i would ask you all.

    Oh and everything he eats the 2nd week after chemo pretty much comes out the bottom end.  Nothing sticks to him :(

    Thank you all sooooooooo much.

    I am so grateful for this site you and YOU ALL!!

    God Bless each one of you.

    Kimberly

     

    Bananas, Pasta, Rice, Peanut

    Bananas, Pasta, Rice, Peanut Butter will help pack on the callories.   There were times I was eating 15 plus times a day because I was expelling 20 times a day.  Do wwhat ever it takes to keep the body stoked with fuel. Sugar is the devil at these times, because sugar will help throw off the bodies flora.  (The good bacteria.)  Probiotics will help, especially liquid probiotics.  They do not have to be expensive, I could find very good liquid probiotics for under $15 for a quart.  Taking 1 ounce every 12 hours made this a 1/2 month supply, not to bad.

     

    I taught myself to bake during chemo.  Then I made bread, cakes and cookies.  I used Mollases and Honey instead of refined sugar.  I also used a lot less sugar.  This gave me good carbos to help give me energy and callories during chemo.  I put on 5 lbs when all was said and done through chemo.  It took a lot of eating and drinking tea to help me keep the weight on.

     

    Fact: 65% of all chronic patients die from dehydration and starvation.  Do not let these two issues become a problem during your treatment.   During my first chemo treatment I also let myself get run down and dehydrated.  It ended me in the hospital for 8 days.  Something I vowed never to repeat.

     

    We are sending you our thoughts and prayers to your husband to find the strength to keep up the good fight!

     

    Best Always!   mike

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