Good on him!! Keep it up!! My oncology dietitian agrees with regaining and maintaining weight. She also says that nothing has been proven regarding the concept that 'sugar feeds only cancer cells'. In fact, she said that sugar feeds ALL cells and provides our energy -- and she does not advocate changing ones diet just because one has cancer!!
Unfortunately I got a bit of bad news on my oncology visit today -- my regular doctor is on holidays and so I had to see a substitute, and he discovered that I now have osteonecrosis of my jaw! I assumed that this meant jaw cancer, but he said no, it means bone death of the jaw. Unfortunately he says that there is no 'treatment' apart from giving up Aridia (I did this over 12 months ago after being on it for 2 years), stop smoking (I never have smoked), brush your teeth after every meal ( I only brush once or twice a day) and take antibiotics if there is pain! Apart from this, my blood work looked really good -- my paraprotein is down to 8.5 -- it was 90 at its worst -- and I'm still neutropenic, but hey, thats been the case for months so I just avoid all situations where I might come in contact with people who are ill. Sorry about all of this rambling, but you did ask and I needed to tell someone!! That's the beauty of this board!! Thanks for caring -- I'll take a look at this Issels site now and let you know my reactions!! Take good care and keep him eating!! Cath