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Welcome Riverside, I too am new to the discussion board. Sorry that we are both here. I'm sorry I can't answer anything about your green juice. I go tomorrow to find our what treatment I am facing. But, I'm sure someone on here can address that issue. Good luck and ask any questions the ladies on here usually know and have great perspecive.

Welcome to both of you, and we understand what it's like when you're just beginning treatment.  River, I was also diagnosed with Stage IV, Grade 2 endometrioid endometrial adenocarcenoma.  I got through surgery and six chemos, and never had to drink any green juice.  Don't worry!  I'm guessing you're talking about juicing fruits and veggies for good nutrition?  I know you may be struggling with some taste issues and possibly nausea, and I want to encourage you that there are meds for nausea.  Ask your gyn/oncologist for some prescriptions.  As far as food, my doc said plenty of protein and anything at all that I wanted to eat - the important thing was to get nutrition.  Within reason, eat anything you like.  Keep us posted on how you are!  

So sorry you two have had to join the group, but you will find support and encourament here. I have never heard of drinking any special green drink. Where in the world are you? (I don't mean that sarcasitcally either). Treatments in other countries vary from place to place.  

Riverside0707 said:

I am in Boston, MA. If you go

I am in Boston, MA. If you go to YouTube you will see survivors storie like how much they drink green juice (green vege)

While you’re undergoing chemo you’ll want to eat to keep your blood cells healthy. Basically get enough protein and eat anything that you can keep down and tastes decent considering your taste perception is messed up. Ongoing it’s great the healthiest diet you can eat but my philosophy is don’t go crazy and not enjoy eating. Unfortunately there‘s a whole lot of people who really deprived themselves or forced  themselves to eat funky foods who died anyway. Just sayin’ my philosophy. 

Eating during chemo is not easy and I think you've gotten some really good advice already. You'll lose weight during chemo, so don't worry so much about what you're eating, but do try to eat healthy rather than junk food. You really need some protein during treatment to support your immune system and blood counts, though, so experiment to find what you can tolerate. 

Since nobody has mentioned it yet, I will. Try watermelon. It's in past posts how good it tastes during chemo and actually can help with nausea or heartburn. I swear it was one of the few things that tasted good and helped me feel better digestive-wise during chemo. 

MAbound said:

Watermelon

Eating during chemo is not easy and I think you've gotten some really good advice already. You'll lose weight during chemo, so don't worry so much about what you're eating, but do try to eat healthy rather than junk food. You really need some protein during treatment to support your immune system and blood counts, though, so experiment to find what you can tolerate. 

Since nobody has mentioned it yet, I will. Try watermelon. It's in past posts how good it tastes during chemo and actually can help with nausea or heartburn. I swear it was one of the few things that tasted good and helped me feel better digestive-wise during chemo. 

 

I loved watermelon and really loved mashed cauliflower during chemo.  And I am probably the only one here who gained 15 pounds on chemo.  I lost 15 after surgery, but gained every bit of it back during chemo.  

Welcome to our group! During chemo I just ate what I could tolerate. Of course I tried healthy but it really varied. I lost weight before and some during chemo, but managed to do ok. Yes, also as others have said ask and use the nausea meds because they really help. For me the first chemo seemed like maybe the hardest and maybe it was from not knowing what to expect. Prayers, you will get through this.

Armywife said:

Weight

I loved watermelon and really loved mashed cauliflower during chemo.  And I am probably the only one here who gained 15 pounds on chemo.  I lost 15 after surgery, but gained every bit of it back during chemo.  

I lost three pounds after surgery. That was a bit of a bummer, though. I'm not quite sure what I expected. A uterus doesn't usually weight THAT much!

My weight held pretty steady, though, until the last two chemos. It then went up. It's still up, but it turns out my TSH is way off, so that's not helping, either. It can take several weeks for your TSH levels to reflect the change in a prescription, so I'm not worried ... yet. But I am continuing to watch my sugar and salt (in moderation, though admittedly, I was eating far too many foods with these before, so I've cut those down quite a lot). I continue to exercise as well, so hopefully, that scale should go the other way.

I didn't eat more during chemo, by the way ... according to the nurse, some patients gain weight, anyway. I think I gained about six to eight pounds over my normal weight ... my weight fluctuates. I'll be at the point when I'm ready to jump for joy because the scale is FINALLY going down; only to have it go up the next day. Still trying to drink lots of water and watching those #2s. That's not a bad idea in any case. I wasn't paying as much attention to those, either. 

I would feel so much better, though, if I lost those six pounds ... at least initially. More to go, unfortunately. 

I loved watermelon during chemo. I got more sick my last e chemos because of changing meds and water melon was the best for me. It didnt upset my stomach more. I remember when i was doing my last chemo and feeling anxious to be done, i ate it most of the time. Im pretty thin a lost a lot of weight during surgery so i tried really hard to at leaste maintain my weigh. I did end up gaining some over my chemo experience. I tried to eat better on the days i felt better, but like i say some times just watermelon was just it.