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Dear Angela,
I only have a few minutes to respond, as my back injury will not allow me to sit for very long. There are many many posts on this site about diet and supplementation helpful to HER2+ BC patients. Please search for and read anythying written by R.B. He is a relentless proponent of fatty acid management, and I have come to agree with him whole heartedly on his theories, as many have been born out through recent research.
Also read about the Greek Diet, and browse the thread that was started some time ago that details the many diet and supplementation regimens of the women on this site. You will see a patern of items developing. I will list a few of them that you may Google search. Simply type the name of the item+HER2, and you will find a wealth of information. Many of the items have been found to down-regulate the overexpression of HER2 in your body. That alone will helps a great deal in the treatment of your disease. Also read a posted article under Articles of Interest, by Heblaj. It concerns the supplement curcumin. Here is a quick run down of helpful items.
Curcumin, green tea and green tea extracts, olive oil, pomegranate juice, fish oil suplements, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, vitamin D-3, oil of evening primrose, folic acid, cruciferous vegetable extract, indole3-carbinol, alpha tocophyerol succinate, blueberries and blueberry juice, dark sweet cherries, inositol hexaphosphate.
Of course, your oncologist will discuss ibandronate and other similar drugs known as bisphosphonates for treamtent of your bone metastases. Remember that you wiol no doubt have both Herceptin and Tykerb available at some point as well. The grim reaper is not always as close as he seems, but until they can cut off his head and put it on a stick, it never hurts to use as many tools as you can to fight.
And as far as your current diet is concerned, I would try to eliminate red meat, and lower your fat intake to 20% or lower of your total caloric intake. That alone is a good start. Take care.
Sincerely,
Tom
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