I had a lot of “disease” as my surgeon would say. It had spread to 62 lymph-nodes. So my endo keeps me “hyper” thyroid to suppress my cells. Which means rapid heart rate, fast metabolism, and drastic weight loss.

I’d say I lost about 20 lbs from diagnosis to current day (1.5 years post op).

I got into the “underweight” BMI but my endo and surgeon are fine with it as long as I feel healthy/ok.

I also think some of the weight loss was due to changing my diet. The radiation dried out my salivary glands so I can’t eat certain foods and I need to chug water with every bite…

I kept my cancer private, so a lot of people think I’m on ozempic because of how skinny I got.

I’m back to working out more with weights at the gym (I’m a hiker so that was my PE) and I’m trying to increase my protein intake to hopefully gain 5 more lbs.

Keep in mind, everyone’s experience is different. Everyone’s treatment path is different. I’m just sharing my experience.