My husband who has had his prostate removed, radiation, chemo, hormone therapy and 5 treatments of pluvicto (this is during 8 years) is now about to either get more radiation or chemo.
He is just not eating and losing so much weight! I'm giving hime Ensure and whatever else he might eat but it's just not enough. Is the lost of taste due to treatments or the disease itself? Any suggestions?
I drink protein shake two times in day. Here is the name : Muscle Milk Genuine Protein Shake, Vanilla Creme. I also have access to nutritionist at dr office.
Please get in touch with MO and get the access of nutritionist. many times medicine side effects include appetite lost
I lost 15 lbs, twice, over the last 18 months due to PCa and treatments. You have to eat to maintain and gain weight back. Some exercise can help reignite a desire for food.
Try eating lots of small meals throughout the day. If your goal is to get the weight back eat calorie dense foods and don't overly fret about eating healthy. Pizza, burgers, fried chicken, peanut butter and anything else that can help put some weight back on are all good.
Even when I don't feel like eating I force myself to eat, I'm motivated to put the weight back on.
Is medical marijuana possible where you are?
Yes it is possible to get medical marijuana. The gummies he tried before didn’t help much but maybe we didn’t get the right kind.
I am afraid this is cachexia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachexia
I would recommend medical marijuana to help with appetite, and to eat whatever he feels any hunger for. My doctor told me ”if you only feel like eating potato chips then just eat it”.
My treatment left me totally drained and depressed. I was fit before treatment but lost 65 lbs and became pretty much bone and skin for a while. If I was to do it again, I would use marijuana (even though it’s not legal where I live) and force myself to eat protein and fatty foods as much as possible. Protein or bulk shakes would be useful as well.
Is he able to exercise? It would definitely stimulate his appetite more than any concern about what it would burn.
Pluvicto radiates both the salivary & parotid glands. They provide saliva and assist in swallowing. They also diminish the ability to taste food. He’s a bit far out from the Pluvicto to just now having side effects.
I have gone through several periods of weight loss. Not sure if they were treatment related because my treatments have been a bit out of the box, but I went to visit my brother who had not seen me in a year and and a half. I had lost 20 lbs since the last visit. The morning after arrival by the time I had gotten up, he had a 3 egg omelette with havarti cheese on the table. Something that became a routine for the whole two weeks I was there. I gained weight and realized that survival depended on eating enough. I really didn't realize how much weight I had shed until my brothers reaction. My appetite including appreciation and taste for food has come back, but it took awhile. My advice mirrors those above, simply start eating foods you remember enjoying before without worrying about fats, etc.(I did still mostly stay away from sugar) and remind yourself that getting enough nutrients is a crucial part of any successful treatment.
I'd be happy to donate ten pounds of Lupron belly fat if there were a way.
Did you ever try dexamethasone?I have been in a similar situation about a year ago.Within a week after starting taking 4 mg dexa daily my appetite returned and I regained most of my 40 pound loss in body weight.
Wow!!! No I haven’t but I will research what it is! Thank you.
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Resisting to Treatments
Postponing chemo because of radiation? 
Nalakrats Your Boys In Israel Have Done It Again - Discover Why Cancer Comes Back
Cancer Recurrence After Radiation/Chemo
