Steroids, I feel like a balloon!

Hello everyone

Toning me and DH got invited out to eat with some friends.
Well, when I went through the closet to find something to wear, I truly began to notice how big I am getting. Nearly all my clothes are getting tighter or they just are plain not fitting anymore.
I guess taking the steroids every week now with the Chemo has really caused me to balloon up Is this what they call "swelly belly"?
It really is depressing me, I have always had a little weight problem, but never like this. I get short of breath now too with exeration, so exercise is probably out. Any suggestions.

Sugar

actually , I think 'swelly belly' was supposed to refer to post-op abdominal swelling, but the post-steroids thing works for me, too!

You know, I never really noticed the bloat from steroids while I was getting them. It was only after , when I looked at my new drivers license picture (nice, right, to have to get a new license picture taken while in the midst of chemo and wearing a wig!?) that I notice just how 'cherubic' my face is. Yep, steroid bloating.
Another bonus courtesy of chemotherapy!

The good news: Chemo has a very important job to do. So a little bloating was the least of my complaints. And, well, I'm still fat. THAT didnt' go away after treatments!

Just an FYI: Let me tell you...if I knew THEN that I was going to gain back ALL the weight I lost post-surgery I would've been much much more attentive to what I was eating during treatments...because now I have the 'freshman 15' that is really being stubborn about hitting the road.

Comment re steroids "balloon" effect - it does go away! My DS needed steroids for several months when he was 3 for ITP (immune thrombocytopenic purpura). He was on 60 mg. daily for a while and his face was so bloated he looked like a pumpkin, and kids at his preschool even commented on it. But when he was off the steroids, the bloating went away completely - and he never had any ill effects from it later - he's 23 now. so as unpleasant as it is to get that "balloon" look . . . this, too, shall pass . . .
Blessings - and I hope your chemo and steroids do wonders for you!

(((Sugar)))))

Hated em, hated em, hated em........ for me, the steriods caused achiness even before chemo started. Also, they made me feel jittery and gave me a good case of insomnia....

Remember, it is all a temporary thing. I gained weight during chemo, so I attributed it to the steriods increasing my appetite!

Keep us posted on how your next treatment goes....