Loosing weight

Mum has been diagnosed with advanced renal cell cancer in Sept 2019. She is having immunotherapy , had 3rd cycle today . She has been loosing weight she is already very frail but since the diagnosis has lost 5 kg. We have been trying to encourage her to eat but she doesn’t feel like eating anything. Anyone in similar situation . Do cancer patients just keep on losing weight , she is only 36kg. 

  • Hi my husband is on immunotherapy and just had his 3rd he is doing really well now but after the 1st one he lost a stone and a half in 3 weeks wouldn't eat knew he had to drink but he was only drinking water,tried those fortisips drinks no wouldn't drink them, got in touch with his immunotherapy department and they spoke to the consultant and they gave him steroid tablets 2nd day after taking them he started eating and hasn't stopped since, has put the weight back on and is feeling  a lot better, so please phone the number on the immunotherapy card and talk to them, hope your Mum will feel a bit better soon. 

  • Hi, 

    Mum is diabetic that makes it complicated with steroids I think .

  • O sorry, my husband isn't diabetic but please ask the immunotherapy department for help, my husband treatment had to be delayed by a week as he wasn't strong enough to have the second treatment, he is now had his 3rd and doing ok, I do hope your Mum will feel like eating soon even if its small amount but often, take care.