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Mom diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Need advice on helping her to eat

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 27, 2020 | Replies (74)
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Hi, Thank you for your note. Yes, we did mention it and her doctors suggest she take an appetite enhancer, megace? not sure I spelled it correctly. But now, she read the side affects of that does not want to take that. I think she's calmed down about taking the blood thinner but we can't seem to get her appetite back up so she can eat enough so she can put the weight back on. I"m not sure if she's depressed or not. My sister and I thought of that as well.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jun 10, 2020

@kj9 You and your sister are certainly trying to help your mom but I can see that this is a difficult situation. Do you think she might get less stressed about the appetite med over time as she did with the blood thinner? You might see if her PCP thinks that the appetite problem is associated with depression.

You don't mention your mom's age or her weight, but the low amount of calories would be a concern for any of us. You might contact her doctor's office again and see what they might suggest.

Will you keep in touch and let me know how you and your mom are doing?

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