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09 February 2018

Weigh-in: 138.7 lb lost so far: 6.3 lb still to go: 3.7 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (1 comment) losing 0.2 lb a week

19 July 2017

Weigh-in: 144.6 lb lost so far: 0.4 lb still to go: 9.6 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment losing 1.4 lb a week

12 July 2017

So today around 3 pm, I decided to try drinking a cup of coffee... Luke warm and with a straw. I was doing well. Each sip took about 3 swallows to get it down. Each sip was gloriously delicious despite the work. I've drank about a quarter cup when it goes down the wrong pipe and I spit coffee all over our kitchen. After cleaning it up, I poured the rest of the coffee down my feeding tube! Thankfully I had already put dinner the in the oven! I'm proud of my little effort and a little discouraged at the same time. Learning to eat and talk again will be a work in progress!!! Because I'm so lucky, in the mean time the radiation rash has crawled up to my jaw line and is creeping onto my face. It also itches and I can't scratch it. Neither Benadryl nor claratin nor zyrtec is working so I'm going crazy 😨 ... I know short drive. I sent pictures to my doc in dermatology oncology who said it looks great all things considered. Continue slathering it with vaseline and stay out of the sun... slow and steady wins the race but right now I'm tired of jumping hurdles!!! 💖😚💖😚💖
Weigh-in: 146.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 11.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment losing 1.2 lb a week

06 July 2017

Where do I begin? How about the toughest part of this entire journey??? The hair loss!! It started falling out two weeks into chemo contrary to what my docs said. 😭 In the month following chemo and proceeding surgery I managed to maintain the weight gain. Surgery went well with all pathology results being negative! Thank you Jesus! During surgery a feeding tube was put in so all my meals since April have been liquid, mostly ensure/boost plus, about 2500 calories per day. The oncology dietitian explained a higher caloric intake is essential for healing. Even with the increased calorie intake my weight has slowly decreased. Radiation eas necessary to "clean up" any unseen disease. It started a month later for 7 weeks. I was fortunate that the side effects from radiation were minimal and at first, not noticeable. Extreme fatigue set in half way through but I forced myself to be active. Last week of radiation I developed the radiation rash, more like a very painful severe sunburn. Three weeks post radiation it's finally starting to heal! Again, thank you Jesus! In the next few months I look forward to learning how to eat and talk again. The talking will be easier than the eating. It's all good especially since my hair has started growing back, and by the grace of God, I'm alive!! 💖💖💖
Weigh-in: 147.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 12.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment losing 0.9 lb a week

30 March 2017

Weigh-in: 160.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 25.0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   add comment gaining 2.3 lb a week

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