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Becky · 08-08-2013, 05:35 PM

I know I must not process D well. I have to take 5000iu daily to be at 49 ng/ml (USA measurement). It is good since the low end of optimal is 30 ng/ml. But I don't want to take more to get it to the 50's or 60's. I just had it run and haven't gotten the results yet. Maybe its higher because its summer. So, RB is right (as always), you have to get tested.

I have three daughters and made them all get tested. One was only 8ng/ml and is at 40 now and she, like me, takes 5000iu per day. One was at 30ng/ml and she takes a multi vitamin 200 iu and once a week takes a 2000iu. She hasn't gotten retested because she was at an okay level to begin with. My third daughter tested at 49ng/ml so she was fine. My husband was at 32ng.ml and takes one 2000iu per week. Everyone who was fine to begin with didn't get retested to see how this regime changed their numbers and they were winter numbers.

08-08-2013, 05:35 PM	#5
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Vitamin D & Breast Cancer 50% - 70% risk reductions - authoritative must watch vi I know I must not process D well. I have to take 5000iu daily to be at 49 ng/ml (USA measurement). It is good since the low end of optimal is 30 ng/ml. But I don't want to take more to get it to the 50's or 60's. I just had it run and haven't gotten the results yet. Maybe its higher because its summer. So, RB is right (as always), you have to get tested. I have three daughters and made them all get tested. One was only 8ng/ml and is at 40 now and she, like me, takes 5000iu per day. One was at 30ng/ml and she takes a multi vitamin 200 iu and once a week takes a 2000iu. She hasn't gotten retested because she was at an okay level to begin with. My third daughter tested at 49ng/ml so she was fine. My husband was at 32ng.ml and takes one 2000iu per week. Everyone who was fine to begin with didn't get retested to see how this regime changed their numbers and they were winter numbers. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"