In September 2021 I had my first chemo infusion and went into it fasting, based on what I'd read and studied. I also fasted the day after the infusion. It was a miserable experience. I've now undergone 6 infusions, and this is what I learned: the individual body dictates how cancer affects that body.

Since September, I've had almost no animal protein because I simply couldn't stomach it. Many days I couldn't eat at all unless I ate carbs. By eating as much as possible when I was able to eat, I've maintained my weight. My last infusion (6hr) was January 19, 2022, and I'm managing my side effects pretty well. Last week I started eating to ketosis again and have been able to eat (some) animal proteins.

However, next week I start a long-term 1-drug round that lasts another year. This drug alone takes only about an hour via my port but has the same side effects I've been enduring. My question (to self) is: Do I use artificially constructed protein products to try to stay in ketosis AND get enough protein to live, or do I fall back into carbs just to maintain my weight.

You see, Cancer Code and all the other books like it don't seem to take into account the fact that eating and maintaining muscle mass while having cancer is not simple. Being in ketosis is not a magic bullet, nor is fasting. There is no magic bullet.

Just throwing my facts out there. P.S. my bp is consistently low.