WEIGHT GAIN AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY

I was diagnosed in 2006 with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, after my chemo was done, I was put on Lyrica for the peripheral nerve damage in my legs I received from the Taxotere.  I gained 35 pounds and cannot seem to get rid of it.  Worse yet my cancer was her2neu 3/3 positive so I have to take anti-estrogen meds that threw me into menopause.  I am having pain with the Aromasin so Dr. put me on Femara, (same side-effects), sometimes it hurts to walk, so much for working out.  I recently bought a WII Fit, and it tells me I'm a couch potato,  I need to find a way to loose weight with out looseing muscle.  If anyone has any ideas I would be more than happy to hear them.  Oh by the way, after three weeks I did loose a pound with the WII, at this rate I may need to use it for 3 years to reach 35 pound loss.

On Aug 15, 2008 12:00 AM kcmarrio wrote:

I was diagnosed in 2006 with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, after my chemo was done, I was put on Lyrica for the peripheral nerve damage in my legs I received from the Taxotere.  I gained 35 pounds and cannot seem to get rid of it.  Worse yet my cancer was her2neu 3/3 positive so I have to take anti-estrogen meds that threw me into menopause.  I am having pain with the Aromasin so Dr. put me on Femara, (same side-effects), sometimes it hurts to walk, so much for working out.  I recently bought a WII Fit, and it tells me I'm a couch potato,  I need to find a way to loose weight with out looseing muscle.  If anyone has any ideas I would be more than happy to hear them.  Oh by the way, after three weeks I did loose a pound with the WII, at this rate I may need to use it for 3 years to reach 35 pound loss.

I am going thru the same thing I see your post has been up here for a long time now maybe someone will answer soon, and we both can get some help or if you have found a way please let me know.

b/c survivor femara for life here and gained wigt. call y our local y and see if they have a  water aerobic class and go enroll I have r/a due to taxaterre extream pain etc the water aerobic is helping pain is under controll with aleeve!! weight slowly comming off but I am losing inches  you can do it it just takes time to get controll of our lives back I am only 2 2/3 years out 2 years since last treatment an dit is hard but slowly it is getting better