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julierene · 09-06-2006, 08:05 PM

Congrats on quitting smoking cold turkey! It took my dad SO many years to finally be able to quit, and it was cold turkey for him that finally worked.

The Fish and Flaxseed oils are Huge... I also get VERY bad stomach upset with them. So I try to take them during my meals. I find that it upsets my stomach less if I surround it with other food. If I take one on an empty stomach, I pay for it so bad that I won't take one for about a week because it just revolts me that much. I burp fish or flaxseed smells mixed with something sulfer smelling to the point that I cringe every time I take them - and every time I belch that smell I about HEAVE! Even tums and rolaids won't even help in the slightest.

I take so many supplements that I feel sometimes that my stomach HATES them. So I can't ever get on a regular schedule with them. I figure if my stomach hates them that much, maybe I can get away with taking less since I'm probably taking doses 500% of what I actually need. Think I can take 500% worth and be good for 5 days? LOL!!! (kidding, but hey... I do what I can)

Good luck with it! Hope the tip helps you. Julie

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julierene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 327	Congrats on quitting smoking cold turkey! It took my dad SO many years to finally be able to quit, and it was cold turkey for him that finally worked. The Fish and Flaxseed oils are Huge... I also get VERY bad stomach upset with them. So I try to take them during my meals. I find that it upsets my stomach less if I surround it with other food. If I take one on an empty stomach, I pay for it so bad that I won't take one for about a week because it just revolts me that much. I burp fish or flaxseed smells mixed with something sulfer smelling to the point that I cringe every time I take them - and every time I belch that smell I about HEAVE! Even tums and rolaids won't even help in the slightest. I take so many supplements that I feel sometimes that my stomach HATES them. So I can't ever get on a regular schedule with them. I figure if my stomach hates them that much, maybe I can get away with taking less since I'm probably taking doses 500% of what I actually need. Think I can take 500% worth and be good for 5 days? LOL!!! (kidding, but hey... I do what I can) Good luck with it! Hope the tip helps you. Julie __________________ Jan04: Bilateral Mastectomy at age 28 Initial DX: Left Breast: IDC 2cm, Grade 3, HER2+3, 0 Nodes +, ER/PR-. Right Breast: Extensive DCIS ER-/PR+; Stage 1-2a Feb04-Apr04: 4 AC, dose dense Aug 04: 4 Taxotere Dec 05: Bone and Liver METS; Stage 4. Carboplatin/Taxol/Herceptin. DX with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Apr 06: NED, maintenance Herceptin Apr 07: CA1503=14; masses in liver; Xeloda/Tykerb Nov 07: NED, Tykerb maintenance Sept 08: Liver mets again, on Tykerb/Xeloda again, CA=19 and 27 Nov 08: Progression, Tykerb/Gemzar, CA=25 Dec 08: Progression, Herceptin/Navelbine, CA=40, 57, and 130 Jan 09: Progression in bone, recession in liver, Herceptin/Carbo/Abraxane CA=135 June 09: CA27/29=24, chemo break Sept 09: Progression, CA=24, waiting on clinical trial (4 weeks no treatment) Nov 09: now have brain mets, trial "on hold", getting 14 WBR treatments starting 11/2/09 Dec 09: possible start on p53 trial Last edited by julierene; 09-06-2006 at 08:10 PM..