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rhondalea · 03-09-2012, 07:22 AM

Ann, you already know how thrilled I am, but it's in my nature to repeat myself: Woo hoo!

Thank you for mentioning that about Florastor. I recommend probiotics (and everything else under the sun) to people all the time, and I wouldn't want to make anyone sick. (I'm now wondering if this holds true for other probiotics too--time for some research.)

As for me, Florastor is a no-go, because I have a lifelong case of slow bowel transit, and it would probably be the end of me. (And yes, I almost bought it once, but then I forced myself to do the research, which saved me untold misery.) Recently, a friend of mine recommended Syntol AMD--working great for her--and it looked terrific until I saw that it too contains S. boulardii.

This isn't really the thread for it, but since we're having the discussion, I'll put the link here anyway. Consumer Lab tested probiotic supplements, so I PDF'd the results:

http://db.tt/UtcHmf1m

03-09-2012, 07:22 AM	#44
rhondalea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 487	Re: Hail Mary Pass - dropped the ball Ann, you already know how thrilled I am, but it's in my nature to repeat myself: Woo hoo! Thank you for mentioning that about Florastor. I recommend probiotics (and everything else under the sun) to people all the time, and I wouldn't want to make anyone sick. (I'm now wondering if this holds true for other probiotics too--time for some research.) As for me, Florastor is a no-go, because I have a lifelong case of slow bowel transit, and it would probably be the end of me. (And yes, I almost bought it once, but then I forced myself to do the research, which saved me untold misery.) Recently, a friend of mine recommended Syntol AMD--working great for her--and it looked terrific until I saw that it too contains S. boulardii. This isn't really the thread for it, but since we're having the discussion, I'll put the link here anyway. Consumer Lab tested probiotic supplements, so I PDF'd the results: http://db.tt/UtcHmf1m __________________ 2/6/09 Core needle biopsy: negative; Mammos through 2010: no change 3/30/11 Pea-sized lump in left breast at site of prior biopsy; mammo negative, sonogram not so much 4/14/11 Core needle biopsy: negative for cancer 5/18/11 Excisional biopsy 1.2 cm tumor, LVI, positive margin; ER+60%,PR+20%,HER2/CEP17 5 6/15/11 BMX: Left DCIS & LH; Right ADH; SNB: 2/3 nodes: 1.4 cm and 1 mm; ALND L1&2: 0/10; Stage IIa, Grade 3 7/14/11 CT/Bone scans NED; MUGA 66% 7/19/11 Biweekly dd AC w/Neulasta; done 8/30/11 9/13/11 Transfusion (Hemoglobin 8.6); MUGA 64% 9/20/11 Start Taxol + Herceptin; Taxol done 12/6/2011; continue Herceptin until 9/4/2012 12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy! 2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17 5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial 6/19/12 MUGA 61% 8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged) 9/4/12 Herceptin done! 9/6/12 Port out! 7/11/13 Aricept 5mg for cognitive impairment; increased to 10mg as of 8/23/13; back to 5mg 12/2013 5/2014 Add Namenda 7mg 9/2014 Stop Aricept and Namenda; Neuropsychological evaluation 10/24/14 Start cognitive rehabilitation therapy