Cancer Diet

Unexplained weight loss is one of the warning signs of cancer. One of the many doctors I have seen in the last two months (it has now been two months since I found the nothing-to-worry-about-lump-in-my-armpit-that-led-my-GP-to-find-the-real-cancer… I do need to think of a better name for that innocent lump of misplaced fat. Perhaps Eric, or Pete) told me this is because as soon as cancer starts forming, your body tries to fight it. Even with a small tumour, your body will consume enormous amounts of energy as it tries (and fails) to stop the errant cells expeditiously reproducing. 

On top of this, it also takes several weeks for your body to recover from surgery and healing also requires extra energy. Not knowing about this may lead some people to think that they still have cancer after surgery when the weight they initially gained post-op starts to fall off again. While this may be alarming, it is advisable not to panic about it, especially in a shop queue when you see a Take A Break magazine sporting the ‘real life’ story about the woman who lost 13 stone with cancer.

Finally, there are a few side effects to chemo and some of them may put you off your roast dinner. Nausea, vomiting, diahorrea, constipation and mouth ulcers would fall into this category I’d imagine. And maybe even hair loss, because some people are a bit funny about finding a hair in their dinner. So it’s best to get as healthy as possibly before you start. And also to lay down some surplus fat cells to help feed your body on the days you are gargling with salt water/shaving off what’s left of your hair and seeing if you can do one-handed push-ups off the back of 3 chairs like Demi Moore. 

What? So I can eat whatever the fuck I like and it doesn’t matter at the moment? And I won’t get fat? And you’re even saying clotted cream is OK? 

Silver Linings.