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Re: Vitamins after bc?
Well at the risk of sounding like I know everything...my naturopath said 2000 IU or UI a day via pill form. If you take more you need to have a blood test periodically to check that you aren't getting too much. You can ask for a blood test to check your vitamin D levels before you begin, and during to see if you're at the right level.
Interestingly, women who have been dx with bc have been found to have low levels of vit D.
That's my 2 cents worth.
dianne
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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