On 3/18/2008
chelo wrote:
I am currently half-way through my post-operative chemotherapy for rectal cancer - FolFAX 8, or whatever number - I'm on treatment number 5 of 8. In the last two weeks, I have lost four pounds - from 104 to 100. I feel like my appetite is good, it is just that I cannot eat a whole lot of food at a time. I am active, I walk my dogs for 45 minutes twice a day - a necessity, or they go crazy from lack of exercise. I like all kinds of foods - I keep a jar of peanut butter handy for the occasional high-calorie munch a couple of times a day, I drink Ensure Plus or Boost Plus a couple of times a week, and I try to eat five or six smaller meals a day.
If anyone has any good suggestions I'd appreciate them! I cannot leave off walking my dogs - it does wonders for my mood, prevents depression, and keeps the dogs sane (as well as keeping them convinced that thei Pack Leader is NOT sick, and they obey me well). I just need some tips on getting fatter!
Thanks,
Consuelo
HOME MADE EGG YOLK MAYONASE
Hi,
It’s good you’re still exercising, this is a great help against cancer. Mayonnaise as an emulsified fat enters the blood more readily. It’s the very best thing I’ve found to stop weight lose and give back some energy. Homemade because you want to avoid all the commercial chemicals.
Use half and half OLIVE OIL and CANOLA OIL no other oils!
If you add pure vitamin C to a little water you can use this instead of vinegar. The advantage is you can get a lot more vitamin C into you instead of it just passing through as diarrhoea. This form of vitamin C goes straight to the liver and cleanses it. Fantastic. Not only good for cancer patients, but also very helpful for chronic fatigue. This solution also needs salt to take away a metallic, fishy taste.
After I’ve made this into a heavy hard mayonnaise (to get the vitamin C on the “inside” of the oil and not the other way around), I then mix a spoon full (or more) into a glass of water, and mix well. Pretty good!
Stephen (Australia)