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Becky · 12-01-2006, 12:19 PM

Dear Jean

I am taking flaxseed oil (but not the kinds that have a high lignan content). The oil is fine but the ground seed should be used with some caution (the oil is a great source of short chain omega 3s - ALA). My husband is religious by putting a tablespoon or two on his cereal every other day (on the off days he uses raw wheat germ which I do use). I use ground flaxseed once per week (by putting it into our Sunday pancake breakfast batter). I am very careful on flaxseed because of being ER+. I rarely eat soy but I do have it now and then. Both of these foods are good for you in many ways so I try to use them a little bit and would never take a soy supplement. I do know the flax oil is fine (as long as you don't buy the ones that are high lignan enriched).

12-01-2006, 12:19 PM	#3
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Dear Jean I am taking flaxseed oil (but not the kinds that have a high lignan content). The oil is fine but the ground seed should be used with some caution (the oil is a great source of short chain omega 3s - ALA). My husband is religious by putting a tablespoon or two on his cereal every other day (on the off days he uses raw wheat germ which I do use). I use ground flaxseed once per week (by putting it into our Sunday pancake breakfast batter). I am very careful on flaxseed because of being ER+. I rarely eat soy but I do have it now and then. Both of these foods are good for you in many ways so I try to use them a little bit and would never take a soy supplement. I do know the flax oil is fine (as long as you don't buy the ones that are high lignan enriched). __________________ 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"