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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / October 2004Unexpected weight gain or loss?
Just wondered if any other RRP patients experienced unexplained weight loss or weight gain after the surgery? I had lost about 20 lbs. the year before when I had gall bladder problems. After that surgery I put back on about 5 libs., but kept the rest off without dieting or doing anything special. After the RRP the weight all came back. No change in diet. Still walking for exercise, same as now. In the last five or six weeks I have lost about five lbs. again, but this is after going on a diuretic for high BP, so that may be water weight (although my doctor says no). Thank you. David S. David, No, and I haven't heard of weight gain as a side effect of RRP. Are you sure your level of exercise is the same? I had a tough time of it and found every move painful for weeks. jimhoney > Just wondered if any other RRP patients experienced unexplained > weight loss or weight gain after the surgery? I had lost about 20 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thank you. > David S. >Subject: Unexpected weight gain or loss? >From: ButtercupsDad@dog.net [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thank you. >David S. ? I LOST about 20 # during RRP. > Just wondered if any other RRP patients experienced unexplained > weight loss or weight gain after the surgery? I had lost about 20 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thank you. > David S. I stayed within 5 lbs and two years later I'm still at the same weight. Dale J.  SignatureEmail: dalej2@mac.com Part of my intestines didn't wake up for a week after anesthesia. I lost 21 pounds. All came back, and then some, over the next few weeks. Recently, cut my carbs in half and lost about 30 pounds. SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (3 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non illegitimi carborundum > Just wondered if any other RRP patients experienced unexplained > weight loss or weight gain after the surgery? I had lost about 20 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thank you. > David S. >Part of my intestines didn't wake up for a week after anesthesia. I lost 21 >pounds. All came back, and then some, over the next few weeks. > >Recently, cut my carbs in half and lost about 30 pounds. I had an RP 3/31/04 (Gleason 6, PSA 4.5, nerves spared, age 63). It took a little over 2 months to get back to normal strength. At one point, about 3 weeks post-op, I found I felt more energetic after eating lots of carbohydrates--pies, bagels, cookies, etc. For a short period I could wolf down food like this and not gain an ounce. Then my metabolism returned to normal. 'Nog |
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