did you gain or lose weight with chemo

I neither gained nor lost weight on chemo. Must say I was hoping to lose weight.



Lisa

I finished chemo 7/19 and lost 20 lbs. My MO threatened to stop chemo if I continued losing as I wasn't overweight to begin with. I know many others who gained weight.

I lost 8lbs the first week,by the time it was done,I came out the same weight as I started. My activity level was pretty much nil during chemo so thankful I didn't weigh more at the end:))

When I was diagnosed last Oct and all the way through chemo, a lumpectomy and rads which ended in July, I never varied by even one pound.  It became a standing joke at the cancer center every time I walked in to be weighed for this or that.

Carol

I lost about 14 pounds because taxotere exacerbated already existing stomach issues. Unfortunately I gained it back once the stomach problems cleared up.

My weight stayed exactly the same all through chemo and rads, but I've already gained 10 pounds after just 3 months on tamoxifen.  Grrr!

I wouldnt use salt lovewins,that might cause or make mouth sores worse. I lost 18pds from surgery,through ddac and now i'm on Taxol and i'm gaining some back.The ac made me sooo nausious for about 5 days and i ate very little.The taxol doesn't give me nausia but serious muscle and joint pain,so i have to eat something to take the pain meds.Angela

Lovewins, my taste buds improved by ten days after each chemo but certain things still didn't taste good to me (lemon for instance.) I found brushing my tongue daily with a soft brush helped tremendously. Biotene gum helped with the metallic taste.

My taste buds changed drastically. The only thing that tasted the same to me was coffee and Oreo cookies. Of course that did not deter me from eating everything within arms reach :-)

Stayed the same...I .would probably have gained except for the fact that chocolate tasted like chalk!

Both my taste-buds and sense of smell were off. The only lotion I could stand to use had a coconut smell. I couldn't stand vegetables, fruit & meat both were really iffy...I could gag them down in small doses. I ate lots of mashed potatoes, and oddly enough I craved Mexican food, the hotter and spicier they were, the better they tasted. Weird.

For extra fluids, maybe try Popsicles.

I had a reaction to the steroids which led to a horrible reaction from Taxotere. So I ended up losing over 40 pounds. This year I developed an infection N one of my implants and lost more. Have gained about 5 pounds back at this time.

I lost about 8 pounds

I gained 15 pounds during Taxol.  I tried really hard not to though.  I watched what I ate and I did a little exercise everyday. It was like my body just had its own plans and nothing I did could change it.  It was such a bummer!

I stayed at a steady weight during AC and then gained about 10 lbs during Taxol due to the steroids and bone / muscle pain that kept me from exercising.  I then gained another 10 lbs during surgery and rads because I was so exhausted and comfort eating :-)  I am happy to say that one year later I have lost those 20 lbs, and now hope to lose another 10 of their friends!

I remember being super concerned about weight gain when I started chemo, but honestly once I was in treatment it was the furthest thing from my mind.  Try to focus on feeling as good as you can, and worry about any weight issues after your treatment.  It's stressful enough without also trying to manage weight!

I basically stayed the same, but I noticed that the day I was given the infusion I was super hungry. I asked one nurse and she told me it was the steroids I was given  with the A/C that made me so hungry. I've gained some weight on Tamoxifen though, which I'm trying to put off.