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Vitamin D3 is the natural form that the skin produces when exposed to sunlight. Then the liver converts it (to I forget what) and THEN the kidneys convert it to the useable molecule. That is why as we age a deficiency can occur because naturally liver and kidney function declines.
D2 must be converted to D3 in order to enter into the biochemical cascade described above. This too occurs in the kidney so, if your body is alittle lax in the kidney area, you might not get very much D3 to enter the cascade.
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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"
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