#62139 11-20-2007 11:14 AM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 214 Gold Member (200+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 214 | I fared well through my treatments, only losing 4 lbs. Yet the recent terminal illness and subsequent death of my father 3 months out of my treatment, and the caregiving it required, caused me to lose another 10 lbs which I cannot seem to regain. I am eating fine--no problems there. My MO said that radiation therapy increases one's metabolism. This is the first I have heard of this. Was anyone else told this? The inability to gain the weight back while being able to eat anything is frustrating me. I know 10 lbs. doesn't sound like a lot, but I am pretty small.
Left tonsil SCC, HPV+. T2N0M0. Tonsillectomy 3-07, bilateral radiation, cisplatin 3x, Tx completed 6-06. Clear PET 4-01-2008.
Thyroidectomy 5-9-08, resulting in permanent surgically-induced hypoparathyroidism and adrenal problems. Bummer.
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#62140 11-21-2007 04:36 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 | I had something similar.
Throughout treatments I pretty much held my weight steady, however after the radiation was completed I lost another 15#. At that point I was getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000 calories a day (lots of chocolate chip cookies and Ice Cream.... man I miss those days).
After about 9 weeks post rad, the free fall stopped and about a month later my weight started pushing up again. My docs did tell me that the treatments affected metabolism and did not seem to concerned, but did want the weight back up.
Kevin
18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
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#62141 11-21-2007 05:54 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 116 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 116 | I lost 20 lbs in radiation and I did not start gaining it for 6-12 mos after.
SCC R-Tonsil T2 NO MO Dec 2003. Completed IMRT Radiation only to tonsils(72Gy) and neck(55Gy)March 04. Detected at age 50.
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#62142 11-21-2007 02:55 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I lost 61 lbs and gained about 1/2 back. I am 5 years out from Dx as of tomorrow. I am very happy with my weight today.
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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