 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Nicki,
Some weight loss is almost inevitable except in some fairly rare cases. Muscle atrophy will happen as well. I carried a seat cushion around with me for months. I have put most of the weight and muscle back on again and left a lot of the fat behind. We did have to shop for new clothes. I went from a 34" waist to 30".
It's a small price to pay for living.
By the way - constipation is worse! Look on the bright side - if the treatment didn't beat you up it's probably not curing anything.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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