Weight loss during chemo

Hi, I'm on day 12 of my first round of chemo and am struggling a bit with weight loss. For the first few days I had the effects of the steroids and managed to put on 4-5lbs but since then my weight has been steadily decreasing and is now about 3lbs less than when I started chemo. I've been reasonably lucky with side effects so far and have been eating really well so I don't really understand why the weight loss. I'm going to speak to the breast care nurse this morning and see what she thinks but I wondered whether anyone had any thoughts? Thanks

  • Hi Daisy79,

    It's good to hear you are generally getting on OK with side effects, but I can understand your concerns around the weight loss.

    You mention that you were going to speak to the nurse about this, so hopefully you have been able to do this and to get some thoughts and advice from them.

    We have some tips on our website for putting on weight, in case this is helpful.

    In the meantime hopefully you'll receive further replies soon from others here.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator