How do you eat during chemo when everything tastes bad?

I find that fruit was easy to eat and also eat a lot of ice cream.

Thank you , has your wife had any chemo? God bless you

That's so awesome Lemon Heads worked for you. Nothing really worked for me but what I did notice was if my stomach was empty, i felt more nauseous. I focused on protein diet (even though I had no appetite i made sure I still ate a little) and in the end, it got better. My mom would make me bean based protein drink (home made and it's easy, you can buy the soy milk maker and takes less than 10 minutes). Every single meals were tough but I made sure I ate something even though it was not easy, didn't want to be more nauseous. I learned my lesson after cycle 3, when the time I barely ate and drank, , then ended up at ER (where my neck lymph nodes were severely swollen and painful). After cycle 5, still nauseous but did/felt better than cycle 1-4. I forced myself to drink lots of water (and oddly, it had to be in a glass cup only) and home made soy milk and ate varieties of what I could eat.

Protein consumption (Mainlyeggs, salmon, tofu and chicken thigh); Homemade soymilk.

Vegetable consumption: Carrots, Broccoli (sometimes I can't stand looking at it but during recovery week, I try to eat it), watercress and spinach. Oh! and I make a simple homemade tomato juice (and I put a little of honey/brown sugar).

Lots of varieties of fruits and soup!

Exercise: I try to walk everyday whenever I can.

I’m doing much better and my body is responding well to treatment. My doctor prescribed the patch like is worn on a cruise to prevent seasickness. It’s been a miracle for me 🥰

Hello @bnjncrew

As it has been a while since you last posted, I was wondering how your husband is doing. Will you post an update when its convenient?

We lost Bob on November 5th. He put up a strong fight for 2.5 years when he was originally told he had 6 months. I thank Dana Farber for giving him those 2 extra years and the opportunity to have quality time with his family and especially his three grandaughters. I thank you all here for the inspiring posts and support.

I am so sorry for your loss, @bnjncrew. I know that you provided him with a lot of support and I'm sure he appreciated that kindness. Please accept my condolences.

If you would like some more support, we have a support group on Connect for Loss and Grief, here is a link to those discussions,
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/loss-grief/
As this loss is so new, how are you doing?

So very sorry to hear this news. So you mind sharing what happened?