Terry, I think the part where you mentioned, "my side effects are now managed and I have a decent life now," is the best part of all. It's such a positive sentiment. I agree with you 100%. We are fortunate to have the QOL we do. I often think that despite the fact it is scary to have cancer, if you have to have something, maybe CML is the thing to have.
It's hard to put weight on, isn't it? I never would have thought I would ever have a problem eating! Like I said before, I tended to eat anything and everything, because I was desperate to put on weight. I am 5'3" and have always been around 145-150lbs. Around 8 months ago, I was down to 115lbs. I dropped from my one-time size 12 to around a 2 or a 4! Now I am about 140lbs, but it took me awhile to put the weight back on, probably about 5-6 months. Not only was losing the weight a worry, I had to buy all new clothes. Anyway, some of the things that helped me put the weight back on were not really 'health' foods, but contained a lot of calories. I ate ice cream, milkshakes, nutribars, bacon and egg sandwiches (I survived on those for what seemed like forever!), fruit smoothies, cookies, etc...in addition to small breakfasts of toast and homemade eggnog, and typically a 'meat and potatoes' supper. If you can stand to eat protein bars or drink protein shakes, they are good for you, as they often contain some vitamins and minerals. What is the hardest thing you find about eating? For me, just the smell of food made me feel ill. Looking back, it's hard to believe how disinterested I was in food, as my appetite has come back virtually full force. Hopefully that will happen for you, too, in time. I still get the occasional stomach upset, unfortunately, and like Allyson said, acidic fruits and foods can be hard on the tummy. I also find spicy food and greasy food hard to tolerate. The things I liked best could be thrown in a blender and swallowed as a drink. Something wet and cold is always nice. You've probably tried a lot of these things, but I just thought I'd mention them. Terry, you have a really positive attitude. I really admire that you are honest about your CML experience and sum up your ideas about it so well. This gives the rest of us info about CML that isn't provided anywhere else. Thank you for that! Chrissy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
