On 8/28/2007
Priscilla wrote:
Please help! My husband is now down about 45 lbs-cannot eat. He is on a clinical trial.Don eats several bites of oatmeal with half a piece of toast in the morning. Lunch is up to half a bowl of campbells chicken noodle soup,and evening maybe a half sandwich blt. In between dream cycles maybe 7 red seedless grapes. He does take a centrum vitamin.Does anyone have some ideas or recipes on shakes we can make that is full of nutrition? Also, constipation is a horrible expereince,stool softeners,milk of magnesia,metamucil do not work :(Waiting anxiously for a reply,please help. Priscilla wife of don.
Have you consulted a nutritionist, Priscilla? I have metastatic breast cancer, have had thoracentesis 4 or 5 times in the past year, had lost about 30 pounds, but now juicing has made a big difference and I have gained back about 12 pounds. My naturopath got me started juicing -- half carrot juice and half blended greens in spring water (about 2/3 cup each). In addition to dandelion greens I add half a turnip, a whole onion, 4 or 5 garlic cloves, and various other greens which may include spinach, cabbage, kale, and/or broccoli. I add 1/2 t tumeric, 2 T cod liver oil, 1t flax seed oil and then I swallow 200-400 mg Co Q10 with it. During the day I swallow vitamin C -- up to 2 grams daily.
A year ago I was half dead. In 6 months after beginning the above regimen, I was driving again. I'm iffy right now because I had a bad reaction to my drugs, but am hopeful I'll get back on track. Good nutrition is a must for all cancers. I hope Don will respond to juicing.
Good luck to you and Don
MaryLynn