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Andrea Barnett Budin · 01-18-2016, 01:35 PM

Hi Sonjabegonia!

And ALL...

Just posted a new thread -- 2016 UPDATED SUPPLEMENT LIST

Sorry I didn't get to alphabetize it. It's a project getting all my ducks in a row.

I buy 5 or 10 supps and then try 1 for 3-4 days. My body will tell me if I can stay on it or not.

Then I proceed and add another and so on.

After I am all done -- which takes kind of forever -- I retry the ones that were rejected by my body. Sometimes, I am good to go. Most times, nope.

I give the bottle to someone who might be able to benefit from it and bite my lip and toss it in the garbage.

There was one Lycopene or something like that. The new super food supplement. Well my body can't handle it. I gave it away to my hairdresser who was delighted.

I can't seem to metabolize fruity things. IBS is very demanding. And you don't want to end up with 2-5 hrs of bathroom drama, often in the middle of the night! So I obey...

Here's to your good health, my Sisters.

Check out the new thread please...

In my old thread -- WHY I TAKE SUPPLEMENTS THREAD -- which you may also be interested in -- I mention my list is on the Survivor's page. Do I have a clue what that means? Tried to search for it, but failed.

So -- here's my gift to you -- 2016 UPDATED SUPPLEMENT LIST must read...

Hugs,
Andi

01-18-2016, 01:35 PM	#19
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	Re: Boosting Your Immune System - share your ideas Hi Sonjabegonia! And ALL... Just posted a new thread -- 2016 UPDATED SUPPLEMENT LIST Sorry I didn't get to alphabetize it. It's a project getting all my ducks in a row. I buy 5 or 10 supps and then try 1 for 3-4 days. My body will tell me if I can stay on it or not. Then I proceed and add another and so on. After I am all done -- which takes kind of forever -- I retry the ones that were rejected by my body. Sometimes, I am good to go. Most times, nope. I give the bottle to someone who might be able to benefit from it and bite my lip and toss it in the garbage. There was one Lycopene or something like that. The new super food supplement. Well my body can't handle it. I gave it away to my hairdresser who was delighted. I can't seem to metabolize fruity things. IBS is very demanding. And you don't want to end up with 2-5 hrs of bathroom drama, often in the middle of the night! So I obey... Here's to your good health, my Sisters. Check out the new thread please... In my old thread -- WHY I TAKE SUPPLEMENTS THREAD -- which you may also be interested in -- I mention my list is on the Survivor's page. Do I have a clue what that means? Tried to search for it, but failed. So -- here's my gift to you -- 2016 UPDATED SUPPLEMENT LIST must read... Hugs, 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...