Please chime in--for those with low bmi(weight) are you ER+ or ER-

[Maggie C]

Now that would be a blessing : ) I also heard that weight loss can occur as a result of having liver mets. I cut out refined sugar, alcohol, soda drinks, etc. So I really can't say if my weight loss was a cancer thing, a chemo thing or just a better diet thing.

Maggie

[pattyz]

Well, I feel like a 'fatty', lol! age 56

ER+ (PR-)

5' 4-1/2" weight between 125-135 most of my life.

Post mets dx and initial tx in 2002: weight loss from a high of 140lbs to 113 and still holding. No 'reason' for this. It just 'happened'....

pattyz

[Ann]

Hi,

Her2+++, E/PR-
I weighed 132 lbs at dx, 5'7". I was 44 years old at the time (1997) and that was the most I weighed as an adult. My normal weight prior to dx was 120 lbs.
The theory of low BMI would hold true for me.

[chartermom02]

I've been called "skinny" my entire life; even at my highest weight - just a few months ago - 142# - people still called me skinny; all the weight's in my mid section but I guess I hide it well!! I use Tamoxifen, Arimidex, and my hysterectomy as excuses for my weight gain. I'm now down in weight again after the devastating loss of my son 3 weeks ago but still higher than my "normal" weight of 115 - 120#.
Gloria
Diagnosed 10/00 - 41 y.o. - ER+/PR+; Her2+++

[Maggie]

Hi,

Well, I guess I'm the oldest one here! I was just 63 years young and I don't think I look, feel and act it either. I'm 145, look slim and I'm 5' 8 3/4. I was about 15 pounds heavier though about a year before I was diaganosed. I have to really watch what I eat to keep the weight off. I lost a bit during chemo and radiation, and I'm back to normal, now.

HER/2 +++ ER/PR neg Diagnosed 7/04 A/C x 4 and radiation Started Herceptin in November when approved for early stage. No problems with herceptin except for the sometimes bloody nose and still the "crusties," sometimes worse than others but it's very tolerable! I'm not complaining. I use the Ayr Salline Gel that was talked about here last year.