[MJo]

Before chemo, my doctor told me to do what it takes to get through. If you want ice cream, eat ice cream.
He didn't know - then - about my lifelong love-hate relationship with food. Plus the steroids made me constantly hungry, and all I wanted was cheese and ice cream. I gained 55 pounds, but have lost it on Weight Watchers core program.

You will likely get puffy from the steroids, but if you stick to a healthy diet, I don't think you will gain a lot. I gained because I ate a lot of sweets and high fat comfort foods during treatment. I didn't worry that much about gaining weight and for the first time in my life, shopped at plus-size shops. I enjoyed those clothes. After treatment was over, I had very high cholesterol. Plus, more research came out about the link between staying thin and avoiding recurrence. So I went to weight watchers.