Assistant Admin Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 8 | It may not feel like it, but you are doing quite well three months (12 weeks) after radiation. If you wish to put on weight, you can consider taking supplements like Boost or Ensure which are in liquid form and they can add to the calorie intake. (I don't know if you have Boost or Ensure in India. The supplements may have a different brand name.). Have you had a CT scan? Sometimes doctors wait a bit before they order a scan as the swelling post-radiation may mean that the scans are not that clear. Have you asked your doctor about that? Here in Toronto, Canada, doctors don't necessarily order a PET scan although it seems to be done quite frequently in the States.
Good for you that you are trying to be positive; that's really important in the recovery process.
Gloria She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016. |