Pre-Surgery What do you eat or drink?

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SusanB12
SusanB12 Member Posts: 54
edited September 2016 in Surgery - Before, During, and After
I've lost 12 pounds so far. Diagnosed 2 months ago and still awaiting surgery. I'm afraid to eat or drink anything thinking it will make the tumor grow. I read no caffeine, sugar, or alcohol. I am down to just drinking water and am stopped even taking a daily vitamin. I try to eat more fruit and vegetables, fish and chicken only. Strange I'm not usually a drinker of alcohol but I thought what better a time for a drink than when you are diagnosed with breast cancer?
Any suggestions on diet.
thanks.
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  • Fireweed
    Fireweed Member Posts: 189
    edited August 2007

    How about whatever you like? There's not much evidence that diet affects breast cancer or the recurrence rate. Yes, a healthy diet and weight loss is good, but please try to relax a bit. Get more chocolate and some nice seasonal fruit and vegetables!

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  • Fireweed
    Fireweed Member Posts: 189
    edited August 2007
    Here, check out "What causes cancer: Probably not you" at http://ehrenreich.blogs.com/barbaras_blog/
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  • Methusala
    Methusala Member Posts: 285
    edited August 2007

    I asked my dr. right out about diet. He said there's no proof of anything anywhere. It's genetic. Although, I didn't realize until I filled out a survey for Roswell how bad my eating habits were and how much FAT I eat!! I'm trying really hard to cut down on junk and eat more fruits and veggies. PLus more excericse.

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  • mbordo
    mbordo Member Posts: 253
    edited August 2007
    Eat whatever sounds good to you! I also (unintentionally) lost 8 lbs. between my diagnosis and mastectomy surgery 3 months later. Lots of people are "stress eaters" - I am the opposite, and my appetite disappears when I am stressed..I also stopped taking my vitamins (I have to take it w/food to avoid nausea and since I was barely eating....). I ended up being anemic prior to surgery - not good! I am certain it was diet-related.

    I ended up drinking a fair amount of wine during that time - it would relax me a bit, and *sometimes* stimulate my appetite! I gained it everything back post-op with a high-protein diet, and being waited on hand and foot for a couple of weeks

    I previously ate a pretty healthy diet - so I don't believe there is any correlation between diet and cancer...

    Mary
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  • ijl
    ijl Member Posts: 897
    edited August 2007
    I am not ready to give up my wine yet i read that taking folic acid negates any negative effects of alchohol on tumor growth. So I drink my galss of wine and take folic acid and let cards fall where they may.
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  • Sorella
    Sorella Member Posts: 107
    edited September 2016

    Surgery Sept 26, 2016. I am sipping my last glass of wine Sat night. I am tired of wondering what caused this!

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