| Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | At 8 months post treatment, your body has not yet completely recovered. It can be a full 2 years before your body is back to normal. Even if you would take in 5000 calories every single day for 3 months straight, I doubt you would gain anything right now. Your body is still trying to rebuild itself from what it has been thru. Try your very best to take in 2500 calories every day and try to make your diet the healthiest you can.
I lost 65 pounds during my first battle with OC. It took me 5 years before I began to gain weight again.
Good luck!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
