Boost, as you’ve discovered, doesn’t taste good to a lot of people. If that is the case, Ensure probably won’t taste better to you, but if you want to try it, I recommend the vanilla and the chocolate only, and only refrigerated and shaken well.
Better than either Boost or Ensure from a flavour perspective, and easier to obtain and store, are packets of Carnation Instant Breakfast. CIB is palatable in chocolate, vanilla, AND strawberry flavours (chocolate and strawberry are the best), and you can mix them up with whatever fat content of milk you feel you can stomach (though I wouldn’t suggest going below 1% butterfat for both caloric and taste considerations).
When you can manage a solid, nuts are probably your best bet right now. Keep macadamias, cashews, and almonds on hand and grab a handful when you can – there’s a lot of bang in them for your buck, so to speak.
Try to continue eating something at regular mealtime intervals. It doesn’t have to be a lot – a couple of pieces of cheese and a few crackers will suffice – but the chaos tends to be exacerbated if you give up the routine of mealtimes. And I hope like heck you feel much better soon.
:rolleyes: Right, because one puff and you’re doomed to be a no-good slacker fit only to be imprisoned for your heinous crime.
And if she can get it prescribed it’s not illegal.
Wait…what?
(I’m pro-marijuana, dude. But I’m also pro-cancer-patients-not-going-to-jail, not to mention specifically pro-ivylass-not-going-to-jail, 'cause I like her a lot. If Marinol is what she can get legally now, that’s what she should use now.)
I agree, but there are methods that in the spirit of trying to help a fellow Doper that should be discussed.
I can’t recommend weed unless you smoke anyway. If you don’t smoke and have access to solid cannabis, then try this:
Get a spoon, with a wooden handle preferably, it’ll get hot. Break up a load of hash into the spoon, and pour some booze on it - anything 40% or above will do - brandy works well, it doesn’t have to be good stuff. Heat the bottom of the spoon with a lighter until the contents start to bubble. You might need to add a bit of booze to keep the reaction going without setting the hash on fire, but the end result is obvious when you see it starting to happen. You will end up with a thick paste. The paste will happily disappear into any kind of fatty thing that you are able to get down your neck - a creamy coffee, a smoothie, a yoghurt, whatever. It will bring back your appetite. It will also get you ridiculously stoned, so you’ll want to have your favourite music on hand, a warm and comfortable bed, and plenty of tasty snacks…
This is not any kind of medical advice. I am not a doctor. I am not your doctor. I am not subject to the laws in your jurisdiction. Use at your own risk.