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I have a neuroendocrine tumour in the small bowel and liver lesions
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Hello @rschweer and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I appreciate you posting about your NETs journey. Your post provided the needed information about PRRT, but it also provided a glimpse into NETs treatment as well as your positive attitude.
Your six years of treatment seemed to have served you well. It is great that you have remained active. Losing 46 pounds was quite the accomplishment. Did you find it challenging to lose that much weight? How long did it take you to accomplish that goal?
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It took me about 8 months to drop the weight. I was at 223 lbs. and now at 176.6 as of this morning! I did not follow any specific program. I was told my weight was a risk factor to treatment, along with smoking, drinking heavily, and diabetes. I didn’t have the latter 3 risk factors and knew I could control my weight. I weighed every morning and reduced my food intake based on my weight. I lost weight by watching the scale and my food intake. I got down to 170 but my wife said I was looking like a skeleton, so I put on a few pounds and now stay between 175 to 180. This takes discipline and I luckily have plenty.