Hi Jenny,A lot of people like to use protein supplements like sustagen to help maintain their weight. The other suggestion is lots of smaller meals rather than 3 square meals a day. If you're having real trouble maintaining weight maybe ask your doctors to refer you to a nutritionist. There are nutritionists who specialise in nutrition for cancer patients. ... View more

Good Morning Pierreau. Thankyou for your kind comments and for taking the first steps to post in this forum. I note on your profile page you describe yourself as a survivor. I'm looking forward to the valuable advice you'll be able to offer the users of this forum. ... View more

Hi Margaret, Welcome to the website. Sorry I've been a bit slow to respond. I'm glad to hear you've had lots of positives along your journey mikey ... View more

Welcome to the forums butterfly Thank you for making the first post and I'm glad to hear you're recovering well. Hopefully now that you've started the discussion some more people will be encouraged to pop their heads up and ask questions. ... View more

Gday Alex, welcome to the forums. I can imagine that news must have been a big shock to you. Especially the yo-yoing of different diagnoses. As far as I am aware, we've not had anyone join up to these forums with this type of cancer. Perhaps now that you've put the word out someone will respond. Let's hope so. You will find many people going through similiar situations to yours who will be able to offer advice and support though. I wanted to let you know about Cancer Council Connect, the Cancer Council's peer support program that puts you in touch with a carefully trained volunteer who has had a similar cancer and treatment to you. The volunteer can provide practical information, hope and encouragement when you need it most and this support is available free of charge to anyone with a cancer diagnosis in NSW. I would encourage you to contact the Cancer Council Connect team on 13 11 20 (press 3) to discuss your diagnosis and ask about the possibility of being put in touch with one of our volunteers in the Cancer Connect Program. ... View more

Hi Oldman,Welcome to the forum. There's some good information available on the Cancer Council website which should give you a broad overview of what to expect.http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/html/patientsfamiliesfriends/typesofcancer/bowelcancer/downloads/und_bowelcancer.pdfThere's also a forum on this website specifically for people with bowel cancer. Hopefully we'll have some people who can share their experiences and give you a better idea of what might be ahead for you.Good luck! ... View more

Hi Annie, welcome to the forum and thanks for being the first to post in the brain cancers' forum. I help to moderate the forums on this website.I can't say I have personal experience with GBM or other Brain tumours but I'm always happy to listen. Hopefully more people will start posting here now that you've taken the first step.Best wishes, mikey ... View more

I'm glad the avatar is back tizz. It is a very noble fruit helmet. ... View more