dave

Thanks for the reply Scott - all sounds very positive for you! 95lbs weight loss is amazing! I’d be over the moon to lose about 20lbs to get down to around 14 stone. Hopefully I’ll get to talk to my consultant soon, I had a pet scan on Monday last week so am due some results in the near future. I started back on carnivore today , I’ll stay on it until I’ve spoken to the doc and see what he has to say. Thanks again!

Hi all! I have recently had a melanoma removed from my parotid gland and have been put on pembro immunotherepy for a year to make sure its all dealt with. I have just turned 50, I want to lose a few pounds and also give my body the best chance to keep the ol' cancer at bay. A few weeks ago I thought I would do a test run with the carnivore diet for a week and was very strict with it for the full 7 days. I cant lie, after 2 days I was getting bored of eating just meat and eggs but I set the goal and followed through with it. I did lose a few pounds, probably just water weight but I'll take that anyway - I was only having 2 meals a day but both were very filling. When I stopped the diet I noticed immediately how bloated I felt going back to bread and pasta etc. So I wanted to check in with all you who have stuck to it with a couple of questions if that's ok? Does anyone have any knowledge of the effects of the carnivore diet whilst on immunotherepy, if any at all? My original oncologist (he has now retired) just said to eat 'normally' and I have yet to speak to his replacement for any advice. I am not sure when that will be, hopefully very soon. Unfortunately the chemo/immunotherrepy nurses cant give any advice on these matters- they couldn't confirm if I was immuno compromised when getting a live vaccine for my dog let alone offer any information on this subject. Would a keto/carnivore diet in itself be of benefit for me with regards to either preventing the return of or fighting existing cancer? Also, how do you chaps deal with the monotony of meals? What sources for recipes would you recommend ? I am in the u.k. and decent cuts of meat can be very expensive so any pointers on cheaper meats would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give! Dave