She is at 5"3 and 86.
I calculated her calories and it's only 1700 a day and best?
She has been eating salads for lunch, and I am going to add a slice of the sprouted bread or cooked garbanzo bean pasta.
She weighed in at 120 last November when she was hospitalized and kept losing weight to 116.? After her thoracentesis in Feb she immediately lost another 2 lbs. But maintained the same weight since.
Blood work showed her anemic and elevated tumor marker. Which the oncologist said it means nothing when they were within normal range for the last four years. So I am ignoring the results.
I just felt like if she can consume more good calories, it will allow the body to fight better?
On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 6:25 PM, Beckie
<moon47beckie@...> wrote:
I've weighed 114 for the past 10 years at 5'4". What is your Mom's height and age?? ?I weighed 135 before.? No need to to gain more weight as long as you have stopped the cycle of losing?weight. As long as her blood work doesn't indicate malnutrition.
For the information you entered:
Height: 5 feet, 4 inches
Weight: 115 pounds
Your BMI is?19.7, indicating your weight is in the?Healthy?category for adults of your height.
For your height, a healthy weight range would be from?108?to?145?pounds.
Maintaining a healthy weight may reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with overweight and obesity.
For information about the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity in maintaining a healthy weight, visit?.
BMI Healthy Weight| BMI | Weight Status |
|---|
| Below 18.5 | Underweight |
| 18.5¡ª24.9 | Healthy |
| 25.0¡ª29.9 | Overweight |
| 30.0 and Above | Obese |
We had been officially fired by our oncologist. She diagnosed my mom last November, and we have not seen her.
except when we were at ER, we were told by the ER staff that we failed to show up for follow up.
so last week, I brought my mom in and she was shocked to see us. But she literally stormed out of the room and said there is nothing she can do.
luckily we had lab before she arrived, so the tumor marker and regular CBC bloodwork done.
my mom is at 114lb but able to cook and care for herself. That is the same weight after her thoracenteses in February.? She was at 130 last May.
my question is, anyone experienced this type of weight loss and able to regain the weight?
if so, how long did it take?
what can I do to help?
thanks.
the protocol with total calories at barely 2000 doesn¡¯t seem to be conducive to weight gain. After all one meal with grains at night and all she had was about 1/3 cup at best.
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Beckie Moon
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Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
6866 E. Genesee St.
Fayetteville, NY 13066????????? 315-552-8059 (Cell)? 315-687-1000 (Home) 315-446-8291 (Office)
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