Hi cb1sara,
When I started chemotherapy, the advice that I got on weight changes was to just eat according to appetite unless there was a lot of weight loss (then the high calorie milkshakes that I mention above can be prescribed).
My impression of the situation is that:
– Dexamethosone often increases appetite and therefore weight.
– Patients often don’t exercise as much as before, also increasing weight, but
– The chemo can cause nausea and a loss of appetite, and so weight loss
– An SCT can cause very little appetite for a long time, so a lot of weight loss.
In short, weight can often bounce up and down quite a bit over time. As you say that you are coming towards your SCT, putting on a few pounds at this stage sounds like good situation to be in.
My personal opinion is that weight is not important compared to everything else you and your body are going through. You’ll get through this!
Rabbit
