stopping ht will i recover

Radar, the fact that you have stopped HT was that the onco's decision or yours? All you have to do now is eat plenty of food over a period of time and the pounds will start going back on again. Possibly do what the bodybuilder so do and have a planned diet for weight gain, maybe see a nutritionist.

I have been on Zoladex for the last eighteen months now and I must say that to start with my weight stayed fairly normal but in the last two months I have noticed that muscle wastage together with bone thining is starting to show, I have also lost weight and I am not trying.

I am sure someone else will come along shortly with different advice and we can find a way to get you bigger.

Regards Chris/Woody

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thanks,it was the oncos idea to stop ht with 6 monthly monitoring,as far as doing what bodybuilders eat to put weight on,it does not work now with no testesterone,i cant start having weight gainers or protein powders as they have got growth in them,with prostate cancer thats the least you want,i do weight training 3xweekly and it makes no difference,it just helps to keep my bones strong,even my gp said weight training will make no difference,i also asked my gp is there anything to help me to put weight on,he said there is no magic pill. if you are thin before you start zoladex the outcome is a walking skeleton.

thanks,but i have been trying to eat healthy,you are suggesting junk food, i have cut out dairy and red meat which are not good for prostate cancer,it is not in my bones yet  t3b no mo but the foods you mention it wont take long,thanks anyway.

thanks,but do you recommend the food that elajai suggests its junk all you will get is a fat belly,the majority on here do not eat red meat and dairy. weight gainers and whey protein powders are made from milk which a lot of people here say avoid,one of the side effects of zoladex is thin arms and legs,the only place a lot of people on here gain weight is there stomach with zoladex, its hard to know what to eat to try and gain healthy weight ,elajai also stop exercising,i dont go mad but i do weight training for my bones.

I hadn't heard about the s/e of Zoladex being thin arms and legs before. I knew that there'd be some weight gain around the middle, which has occurred to me. But as to the arms and legs then what you have mentioned has happened to me too. I too use weight bearing exercises to maintain bone strength.

Re diet, I've cut out red meat and processed foods. I still have dairy intake via cheese and milk on a daily basis , partly to maintain a balanced diet and also for the calcium intake, but in much reduced quantities. I eat as well as I can but also want to enjoy what I have. I can't always control what I eat when I'm away from home and will go with the flow when I'm out. But at home I try as much as I can to eat realistically to stay healthy and also not to give this disease any further chance of destroying my life. And then I'll cave in and enjoy an enormous bar of chocolate and a few cakes ! I've stopped drinking alcohol though and I don't think I'll go back to it.

John

MILK IS NOT JUNK. MEAT IS NOT JUNK.YOU ARE MISTAKEN. EAT VEG WITH OLIVE OIL IF YOU PREFER. THERE IS NO NEED TO RESTRICT MILK/DAIRY FROM YOUR DIET. DO THE RESEARCH. EAT NUTS, FISH, ,FRUIT ,VEG, UNPROCESSED FOOD IF YOU PREFER IT. YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING UNDERWEIGHT ,YOU ARE RESTRICTING YOUR OWN DIET. USE COMMON SENSE. ELAJAI .

ALSO I SAID STOP EXERCISING SO MUCH NOT AT ALL. OH ALSO GOES TO THE GYM.

Apologies for accidentally posting twice and ""=shouting"".  Elajai (25 years in nhs including working on wards with anorectic patients).

Hi you need to put weight  on. Who told you sugar was bad for pc?  No evidence to support that.  It may cause you dental problems.  My original post was typical for putting on weight.  You cant choose where the weight will go.  Protein (meat.fish,tofu,soya reinforced with calcium) will help give energy .  I do wish you well -agree with others that a dieticians advice would help you. Meanwhile I hope you were joking about steroids or did I read that wrong?  Surely you have heard about heart problems/etc linked with steroid abuse which is why they are illegal . Good luck in future.

I read this with interest. I have just had my 2nd prostap 3 injection and have noticed I am lighter by a good few lbs without trying. The weight loss I believe, having had a background in physical training comes from the loss of muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat. I exercise regularly - even though the injections have made me tired and I lack the energy I used to have. I find i have to exercise and work before 2pm as after that I am "done in" I do believe I am starting to get an extending middle though so am tryng to continue circuits at the gym as often as I can to try and keep what little muscle I can. Starting radiotherapy is going to be a bit of a problem as the hospital is 54 miles from here so, with a 108 round trip - probably in hospital transport I don't know when I am going to find the time to exercise. I have dusted off the treadmill I had to use after my hip replacement back in 2009 so will use that I also have an old static bicycle. Think I may need to do some weight training too so will buy some weights just to do light training. Other than that I will have to try and take walks around the waiting room in the hospital whilst waiting for my lift I think!

Its funny radar my so called "ideal weight" is 11st 12lbs but i have not been that weight since I was 16. I quite happily settle around the 13st mark, eating healthily and exercising so am quite happy with that as I do not look "over weight" I don't even look stocky. Now thanks to losing muscle I am about half a stone lighter. Because I have always been fit due to all the sport I played for my job - I was a professional football, tennis, and swimming coach and football referee, and when I was young couldn't get trousers to fit around my calves! I had a bad illness in my mid thirties and I lost a lot of muscle then which I was unable to get back - but I could get trousers to fit me!. This has continued as I get older. Degeneration and deterioration of my spine has made me shorter too. So, with the hormone therapy and radiotherapy I may get down to what all the charts say is my "ideal weight" which of course is a little less as the degeneration in my spine continues - I am just going to fade away!

From what my Doc tells me I will continue on HT for a total of 3 years altogether so on the fourth month now., we will have to wait and see what the future brings. I hope now that you are off HT things will start to get better for you. It always takes longer to try and get back to the place you were before something like this. I think you are doing well and your PSA score is enviable. Keep doing what you are doing and it may be a good idea to see a dietician - ask your Doc for a referral. I think i am going to see one as my cancer centre does have one that you can consult with and I think it would be a good idea. Hope you see some difference within the next couple of months.