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BonnieR · 01-15-2013, 05:58 PM

I lost my appetite during chemo Not nauseous just not hungry Lost weight and my onc cautioned me it could affect my chemo schedule if I keep losing. I was encouraged to eat whatever I wanted including burgers and shakes ( you don't often hear that from doctors!)
I kept a lot of easy to snack foods around. Cheese and crackers, yogurt, ice cream, Ensure drinks. Like Roz says, this is not the time to go on a health food diet but of course be as mindful as you can But your body is going to tell you
Keep the faith

01-15-2013, 05:58 PM	#6
BonnieR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,210	Re: Did you lose or gain weight while on chemo? I lost my appetite during chemo Not nauseous just not hungry Lost weight and my onc cautioned me it could affect my chemo schedule if I keep losing. I was encouraged to eat whatever I wanted including burgers and shakes ( you don't often hear that from doctors!) I kept a lot of easy to snack foods around. Cheese and crackers, yogurt, ice cream, Ensure drinks. Like Roz says, this is not the time to go on a health food diet but of course be as mindful as you can But your body is going to tell you Keep the faith __________________ Bonnie Post menopause May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3 Ki-67: 90% "suspicious area" left breast Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007 Sentinel Node Neg Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy.... Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07 OncoType score 36 (July 07) Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07) Began Herceptin alone 10/07 Finished Herceptin July /08 D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!) 5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed! Aromasin started 5/10