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Andrea Barnett Budin · 07-05-2012, 11:16 AM

I take all my supplements per my oncologist who specializes in supplements and integrative medicine. Then I google. Then I try -- one at a time, for 4 days, then I add.

I take NAC (N Aceytl Cysteine) 600 in the AM (rids body of toxins, supports healthy liver function, also seems to help muscle and joint pain) -- but hey, if it boosts my brain power, I'm in...

I also take L-Carnitine 500 X 2 (energizes, relieves muscle and joint pain). When I have more energy I find I can think better.

Co-Enzyme Q10 -- 150 X 2 (good for gums, heart, energy) and works well with the above two to relieve muscle and joint pain.

I take (per my holistic onc) NADA -- 5 mg X 2 (it's a potent anti-oxidant amino acid that relieves chronic fatigue, BOOSTS MENTAL ACUITY, support healthy oxygen-rich blood, detoxifies kidney, lung, bowels and blood stream, improves cellular energy and cell regeneration, boosts immune system). I SWEAR I AM CLEARLY THINKING WITH THIS LITTLE PILL!

Now I'm the one who remembers who that actor is, the movie no one else can recall that he or she was in, etc.

I believe all these supplements help me remember better. Now at age 67, it's a battle in and of itself, getting the whatcha ma callit to make it's way out of my mouth. So all things considered (including all the chemo and 10 yrs of Vitamin H) I'm reporting good results to anyone willing to listen.

Andi

07-05-2012, 11:16 AM	#11
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Had to share I take all my supplements per my oncologist who specializes in supplements and integrative medicine. Then I google. Then I try -- one at a time, for 4 days, then I add. I take NAC (N Aceytl Cysteine) 600 in the AM (rids body of toxins, supports healthy liver function, also seems to help muscle and joint pain) -- but hey, if it boosts my brain power, I'm in... I also take L-Carnitine 500 X 2 (energizes, relieves muscle and joint pain). When I have more energy I find I can think better. Co-Enzyme Q10 -- 150 X 2 (good for gums, heart, energy) and works well with the above two to relieve muscle and joint pain. I take (per my holistic onc) NADA -- 5 mg X 2 (it's a potent anti-oxidant amino acid that relieves chronic fatigue, BOOSTS MENTAL ACUITY, support healthy oxygen-rich blood, detoxifies kidney, lung, bowels and blood stream, improves cellular energy and cell regeneration, boosts immune system). I SWEAR I AM CLEARLY THINKING WITH THIS LITTLE PILL! Now I'm the one who remembers who that actor is, the movie no one else can recall that he or she was in, etc. I believe all these supplements help me remember better. Now at age 67, it's a battle in and of itself, getting the whatcha ma callit to make it's way out of my mouth. So all things considered (including all the chemo and 10 yrs of Vitamin H) I'm reporting good results to anyone willing to listen. Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...