Gaining Weight

There was some dramatic weight loss last week when I couldn't eat properly. 

I was twelve stone pre-radiotherapy.  I deliberately got rid of a few pounds to 11st 9lbs but then the involuntary weight loss kicked in and I went down to 11st 2lbs, which is about where I was when my treatment started in the spring.  Remember that I put the extra weight on in readiness for the scheduled operation.

After 11st 2lbs I slid gradually to 10st 12lbs but then there was a dramatic loss to 10st 3lbs when it became very difficult to eat.

What was particularly worrying was the speed of the loss over a few days.  It makes you wonder where it will end.

Thanks to my magic milkshakes I am now back up to 10st 8lbs.  So, rather than sitting here saying "weight loss stemmed" I am feeling good that a few pounds are going back on.

I had to reach for the oral morphine in the middle of the night but that is only the third dose this week and the only pain killer that I have taken.

There are plenty of negatives around too, but I am not interested in those for the moment.  What I have summarised is the progress and that is a good thing.