Loving Food Again
By TaxiLady
@Ghostlady (2423)
United States
July 14, 2026 3:59pm CST
Had my normal breakfast this morning. Hot Oatmeal with Dark Chocolate Chips and a 10oz Coffee. OMG...it was soooo good. Having trouble with taking the Prednisone. Gets stuck in the back of your throat, so my Aunt told me to put the pill in pudding and swallow it. Didn't have pudding, but did have Oatmeal...Oatmeal works, too. 
Had pepperoni and cheese on Ritz crackers for lunch. Thinking about making my Shrimp Altredo tonight for supper. YUMMM! 
Had pepperoni and cheese on Ritz crackers for lunch. Thinking about making my Shrimp Altredo tonight for supper. YUMMM! 6 people like this
6 responses
@Ineeddentures (39929)
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14 Jul
The Prednisolone will be stimulating your appetite
It's good for that.
And my bet is , depending on the dose, that you will gain some weight and muscle mass.
It helps in loads of ways.
My wife was in a really bad way and the doctor prescribed it to help with her breathing and it really worked and she eats even better than she did before, and she ate well even then
Great to hear that you are loving food again
It's a really good sign
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@Ghostlady (2423)
• United States
15 Jul
Doctor's do not want to give me Prednisone due to my diabetes, but when I am on it, not only is my Blood Sugar lower, where my legs and feet swell, they are back to normal. I LOVE prednisone. But you are right. What little bit I lost from Tues thru Sun is back on, I am sure. LOL I ate half of small Watermelon this afternoon and really don't feel very full. 
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@Ineeddentures (39929)
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15 Jul
@Ghostlady
Oh It reduces the swelling in my feet and ankles
My wife gives me some of her prednisolone
Works wonders
I put on 6lb in a week the last time I was using it
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@Ghostlady (2423)
• United States
16 Jul
@Ineeddentures I lost 7 pounds, since Tuesday. Mostly water I am sure. My belly was so hard and tight, but now today!
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@MarieCoyle (60848)
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15 Jul
I am sure that you are glad the nausea is gone. Did they give you a list of foods you should avoid during chemo treatments? They did that for my friend...she was upset because she couldn't have certain things, but she's used to it now.
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@Ghostlady (2423)
• United States
15 Jul
No they did not...well..they did say something about spicy food which sucks as I still have a bag of my Mexican Street Corn Tostitos. But only because it you toss it up it might burn a little. Plus, I saw where you might get mouth sores..So far so good. Might eat them before my next treatment while I am feeling good. I will be asking tomorrow when I see my Oncologist. Thank you for mentioning that.
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@FourWalls (88025)
• United States
16 Jul
Glad you’re not mortal enemies with food right now. Also glad that you can get the prednisone pill down.
Praying for you! 
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@wolfgirl569 (138152)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Jul
Glad you found a way to take the pill.
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