WEIGHT LOSS????

[MPN123]

Just diagnosed. Has anyone noticed any weight loss with ET??? Eating well, lost a few pounds.

[Swede]

No,I gained 15kg in 5 minutes when I started medication....and they stick to me like super glue

[clubdino]

I wish.

[linphy]

No haven't lost, I have gained

[Mica11]

I gained weight too, about 20 lbs. Managed to lose 15 again but the last 5lbs are sticking like glue!

[Wyebird]

How I wish that would happen to me. When fatigue sets in I don’t eat healthily. I just go for convince foods. Often biscuits. Then the weight just piles on making me more depressed.

[Tiff84]

I lost weight while I wasn't on medication. I began Pegasys, and now I've gained it all back it seems

[Helena303]

I lost weight before I was diagnosed. That was mainly my iron had been low for over 4 years. I had iron infusion in November just after I was diagnosed wit Et CalR last November. My weight was still low. But over the last 4 months I’ve put on nearly one stone.

[Helena303 in reply to Helena303]

Plus I’m no longer low in iron. Probably why my weights fine now.

[Jlah]

Yes. Lost over 15kg in 10 months and still losing. Drs just say it is because I’ve had a serious illness and not to worry. Easier said than done. Plus side I’ve gone from a size 14 to 8. It could just be the shock of the diagnosis and possibly changing diet. I agree with the advice on eating biscuits. Cheers me up no end. Good luck.