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Andrea Barnett Budin · 09-15-2016, 02:01 PM

On my way out and caught this. Hi all.

I never touch vitamin A or K. Too much bad stuff associated with it. And you know how many dozens of supplements I take daily (since 1998).

I take D becuase as we age (and maybe when on chemo) our organs demand more D3.

I ask to have my D3 tested w/ev 6 mnth bld tests. Doc includes in the list with tumor markers and all else. I also request B for B12.

Turns out for me D3 is normal but way low.

So I now take 10,000 daily.

At once time they recommended 50,00 a wk and had a pill made of that mg. I always decline to take large dosages. Better to spread them out, according to my integrative oncologist.

i.e. I take 150 mg co enzyme q10 -- 2 x a day vs 300 all at once.

ALWAYS KEEP WELL HYDRATED ! ALWAYS , ALWAYS , ALWAYS.

8-10 glasses of water a day. Soda doesn't count.

BE WELL...

Love,
Andi

09-15-2016, 02:01 PM	#60
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 On my way out and caught this. Hi all. I never touch vitamin A or K. Too much bad stuff associated with it. And you know how many dozens of supplements I take daily (since 1998). I take D becuase as we age (and maybe when on chemo) our organs demand more D3. I ask to have my D3 tested w/ev 6 mnth bld tests. Doc includes in the list with tumor markers and all else. I also request B for B12. Turns out for me D3 is normal but way low. So I now take 10,000 daily. At once time they recommended 50,00 a wk and had a pill made of that mg. I always decline to take large dosages. Better to spread them out, according to my integrative oncologist. i.e. I take 150 mg co enzyme q10 -- 2 x a day vs 300 all at once. ALWAYS KEEP WELL HYDRATED ! ALWAYS , ALWAYS , ALWAYS. 8-10 glasses of water a day. Soda doesn't count. BE WELL... Love, 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...