[madubois63]

Oh, Mary Jo - That's what I always said - "Where is the justice?" I get cancer, and I gain weight - what the heck??? I had just lost 30 lb on Weight Watchers and bought a new wardrobe when I was first diagnosed. After ACT, surgery, radiation and Tamoxifen, I was about 40 pounds heavier. No amount of excercise or dieting moved the scale - very frustrating! Then came the relapse. Between depression and lots of medications, including steroids, I gained a few more pounds. Then came the leukemia, and I was up and down weightwise until they gave me REALLY heavy steroids (140 mg a day)...I was crawling up the walls, shaking all the time and never sleeping. I ate everything in sight but still lost over 60 pounds. I am now down to 15 mg of steroids a day and kind of miss the heavy dose - I got so much done...It was a heck of a way to loose the weight, but hey I look good!!