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03-25-2007, 04:55 AM
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Calcium Recommendation
Please recommend a good Calcium plus magnesium for me to take. Should it also include Vit. D (I know I need to take Vit. D) but is the Vit. D included with the Calcim plus magnesium?
Thank you,
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
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03-25-2007, 07:08 AM
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I take OsCal plus D (500 mg of Calcium and 200iu of D). I take Magnesium separately because calcium and magnesium taken separately (ie: take a calcium at breakfast and dinner and take the magnesium at lunch) absorp better. I take 500mg of magnesium at lunch. I use GNC brand but any will do. I recommend NOT to buy an all in one calcium and magnesium.
If anyone has information that is different from this, please post as I have done alot of research on this and not mixing the Ca and Mg (taking together at the same time).
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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!
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03-25-2007, 10:55 AM
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Thank you Becky. I did buy Oscal plus D but is has 500 mg. of calcium and 400 IU of D. The bottle does say to take twice daily also. It is a tablet to swallow though and not a chewable. At least I don't think it is chewable. Also, the Magnesium only came in 250 mg. tablets. I was looking for 500 mg. tablets but there was none. So two at a time it will be at lunch.
Thanks
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
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03-25-2007, 02:58 PM
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I take Viactiv, which is a "chewable" calcium, K, and D; it's like a caramel and comes in different flavors, chocolate being my favorite LOL! Each one has 500 mg calcium, 200 IU's of D and 40 mcg of K. I also take a magnesium supplement that my onc prescribed that I get from my pharmacy, 400 mg.
BUT, I didn't know they shouldn't be taken with the calcium, THANKS for the heads up Becky, I trust your knowledge in this.
I will take my calcium at breakfast and dinner and the magnesium at lunch.
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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03-25-2007, 04:31 PM
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I take citracal
1 tablet
calcium: 615mg
vit d 200iu
I should take magnsesium though
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03-26-2007, 09:54 AM
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Calcium citrate is better absorbed than calcium carbonate by approximately 22% to 27%, either on an empty stomach or co-administered with meals. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com fficeffice" /><o ></o>
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