Memoir of a Hollow Man |
My name is Dave Cashen and I am a hollow man. On May 30, 2011 my life changed forever due to cancer...and this is my story. My most recent happenings appear at the top, but for my journey to read in it's entirety, it is best to begin with my first posting. To find it, scroll down the page, then click the arrow at the bottom to 'page back' until you can't go any further and you see my first post "How I Got Here". Click the link "About Me" to learn more about myself and the reasons why I felt I needed to share my story. |
My perceived notions of how important the gym was to my recovery from the gastrectomy and in gaining weight had come to light. With no stomach I never have to fear of becoming fat again, but on the flip side, I will struggle gaining weight and maintaining my energy. Although going to gym takes a heck of a lot out of me, literally, gaining muscle is the most realistic way I’m going to gain any weight and increase my energy. But, in order to gain muscle I need to be able to supply the necessary nutrients and calories to do so, and maintain it, hence the eternal battle I am posed with. It’s not only the lack of my ability to absorb the nutrients and calories needed, but also the amounts in which I’m able to consume that are the main factors to this dilemma.
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