Happy birthday two times! Found gin and tonic is good for feeling queasy with the quinnine in tonic being good for your tummy! Worth a try! Take care honey xx

Thank you chrissylemon for your birthday wishes.  This week I've found that one good way to avoid feeling queasy is not to eat!  The queasiness went completely but at the cost of losing quite a lot of weight in a short space of time.  I'm now trying to put it back on!  I never thought I'd say that, having tried to watch my weight all my life and now I make a rake look fat.  We just can't win, can we? 

Thank you for the advice and take care.

BB xx

Lovely to hear from u! Am sure when i start chemo in 2wks the weight will drop off me! Could do with losing a stone or two so maybe that will be a positive side effect! New wardrobe after xmas! Speak again soon xx

Hi babes - how did you manage to lose weight I put weight on with the steroids (for side effects of chemo) and then the low fibre junk food diet that I was on during the radiotherapy.

I thought before starting treatment that I would lose weight - because you think everyone does. No such luck  Anyway the treatment has worked so I will try shedding the extra pounds after I have finished the last lot of Christmas goodies, some time in february.

Hi babes - how did you manage to lose weight I put weight on with the steroids (for side effects of chemo) and then the low fibre junk food diet that I was on during the radiotherapy.

I thought before starting treatment that I would lose weight - because you think everyone does. No such luck  Anyway the treatment has worked so I will try shedding the extra pounds after I have finished the last lot of Christmas goodies, some time in february.

Hello river.  What good news that your treatment has worked.  You must be over the moon.  I am so pleased for you, even though the way you describe yourself you sound like a little Christmas pudding.  What junk food were you able to eat during radiotherapy river?  I go to bed almost dreading breakfast as they only thing I can face of a morning are Frosties and, even then, not very many.  By the time I get home from hospital I just want to sleep.  But I must admit marzipan fruits have kept me going.  And this morning I treated myself to a big fat Danish pastry but could only eat half.  What a waste!  Don't even think about losing weight before Christmas.  Concentrate on getting well.

Do take care.

BB 

Hi Babe you are having a rough time. I had to go on a low fibre diet so I was eating meat no veg or I could have chips. White bread which I hate so it was toast or croissants for breakfast. I could have bacon & egg, white pasta but tomatoes without seeds or skin white rice all of which i do like. Apart from a few days after my chemo I never really lost my appetite. I had great support from Christies hospital and their helpline was 24/7. Yes I am looking like a Christmas pudding at the moment especially having been to the Christmas market in Manchester and been partaking of the gluhwein and bratwurst. Hang on in there and stay positive. Best wishes for your remaining treatment. River

Hello river.  Many thanks for the advice.  I'd forgotten about croissants so will certainly order some of those, together with bacon, for delivery tomorrow.  I've been eating eggs (too many really but that's all I've fancied at the moment).  Oh, I bet the Christmas market was fantastic and you did the right thing, of course.  There's no sense in going to a Christmas market without partaking of what's on offer.  I have one more week to go and am counting the days, as you can imagine.

Do take care.

Carol x