I understand the nausea/vomiting/weakness/upset stomach.
But now that I am cancer free, I seriously thank my boyfriend and mom for force-feeding me every day even when I was sick to my stomach. I may have had to run to the bathroom before, during and after a meal on some days. The few times I did have an appetite, I would binge on every fattening thing I could find while I had that moment of hunger.
I am totally shocked at the number of cancer patients I meet who say they are just too sick to eat, too nauseous, too weak…next thing you know they are walking skeletons.
I lost 25 lbs myself and I wasn’t fat to begin with. I have managed to stay within a healthy BMI before, during and after my treatment. I think forcing myself to eat no matter how bad I felt was the best thing I did in fighting the cancer.
Don’t people realize that of course chemo and radiation are going to make you sick and not want to eat, but if you don’t, you’re just going to get sick and weak? Isn’t the will to live enough to eat despite the nausea and sickness?
I agree that food is the last thing on your mind, but knowing that you need it to live and be strong, doesn’t that motivate others to eat even if they don’t feel like it? I mean we do all kinds of things we don’t feel like doing, and this means life or death. I just don’t get how some people literally turn into walking skeletons because they feel too sick to eat. And they won’t force themselves. I can’t believe it’s worth their life, not to eat.
I get what you are saying April..and I am taking things day by day but thankful that my scan came back clear and I am showing no signs of the cancer in any way. I hope it stays that way but I am aggressive with my follow up. I know anything can happen but I am happy to not have cancer, today.
I get what you are saying April..and I am taking things day by day but thankful that my scan came back clear and I am showing no signs of the cancer in any way. I hope it stays that way but I am aggressive with my follow up. I know anything can happen but I am happy to not have cancer, today.