Hi Seth,

Not too much here that I can respond to with any authority, but I can say this; your weight loss is not necessarily related to whatever chemo you're getting.

The body's metabolism goes into a super-secret-it's-so-high gear, and burns energy at a rate never seen in ordinary life, when it is healing from MAJOR trauma (of which cancer and cancer-treatment both qualify).

When I was shot up, I went from 236 to 145; and when I had my right chest crushed (flail chest), I went from 216 to 154. When I got Cisplatin and radiation in my initial cancer treatments, I went from 192 to 154. Finally, just recently this year, I had my liver packed with radioactive SIRIspheres and just this month, 3 weeks of Beam radiation.

With SIRIspheres, I went from 165 to 154 (haven't gotten back to 165 yet) and with the beam radiation, from 160 to 155.

I have had NO chemo during these later radiation treatments (beyond the initial treatments.)

So as I said, simply surviving trauma is intensely energy intensive, and failing to consume adequate nutrition during that period; the body will consume itself.