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Somya.P

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05/27/2024 at 2:38 PM

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Hello everyone,

How are you doing today?

I'm reaching out to see if anyone has advice or tips on how to gain weight after undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer. For many of our members here, it seems incredibly challenging to put on any weight, despite trying various methods.

If you've been through similar experiences or know someone who has, could you share what worked for you? Any specific diets, supplements, or strategies that helped in gaining and maintaining a healthy weight post-treatment would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your support and suggestions!

Take care,

Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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05/27/2024 at 2:41 PM

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How to gain weight after radiation and chemotherapy? https://www.carenity.us/forum/cancer/living-with-cancer/how-to-gain-weight-after-radiation-and-chemoth-5777 2024-05-27 14:41:15

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02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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