Lisa,
Your body has been brought to a near death state and it will take many many months for it to recover. Has your docs checked your thyroid levels, I had to start taking thyroid meds appx 8 mos post Tx which I was told is about the time it takes for thyroid damage to show up.
I too went thru a long period being able to eat but just not enjoying it so I really didn't care to eat. I maintained my weight by drinking Carnation VHC. If your not familair with it here's a repost I made long ago:
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Try Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC. It has 560 nutritional balanced calories in a 8 oz can and will cut the misery and the time in feedings. You order it thru your pharmacy dept and some have suggested that if you get a prescription for it, your insurance company will pick up the tab. I only pay about $32.00 per 24 can case at Walgreens. That's only $5.00 a day for 2000 calories. Click on this link:
http://www.nestle-nutrition.com/family.aspx?objectID=86E49EB3-BE25-4B16-81D7-235E6F6E5183 Under the PURCHASE PRODUCTS tab, select FIND A PHARMACY NEAR YOU.
Under the PRODUCT NAME pull down, select Carnation Instant Breakfast Lactose Free VHC and fill in your zip code and they will give you a list of pharmacies that carries it.
At the top of that list note the Product Code and NDC Number in case that helps you when you call the store. When I call Walgreens it only takes a day or 2 at the most to get it delivered to the store and they call me when it's in.
You can also order it online but it usually costs more and takes much longer to get.
No, I do not work for the company nor do I get a commission (I wish) but this product made my feeding life during and post treatment much much easier and I am sure it will do the same for you.
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Now I'm 16 months post Tx and riding over 100 miles a week and eating 3 meals a day and still not gaining a pound. I lost about 30 pounds during Tx and I didn't really have a pound to spare and I have only put back 10 of those pounds. Most people that see me for the first time say " Oh, you've lost weight". My wife, my office mgr, my mother in law, etc all want me to gain weight BUT I don't want to. I feel great; I ride better but I do look skinney compared to pre Tx. I have started drinking the VHC again to see if that may help calm the females down.
One problem I ran into was I was eating all the bad foods trying to put on weight only to have my blood work show higher than normal cholestrol last time so the conundrum is how can you add weight without eating fatty foods. I'm been told to drink protein shakes but I'm going to try the VHC first.
