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Andrea Barnett Budin · 06-28-2009, 12:53 PM

Okay then Chrisy, Glad to make you smile! I laughed myself as I typed supplement my supplements. Laughter and humor are most essential to good health!

But, seriously, ever since Taxotere my stomach has never been the same. There are soooo many foods I simply cannot eat or I suffer the consequences (doubled over w/cramping and tummy somersaults, not to mention hrs of bathroom drama).

So just about every fruit, beans, corn, nuts, squash, slaw and on and on -- are DO NOT INGEST/Verboden to me. I am thrilled to be able to add the benefits of these vividly colored foods to my body through supplements. I truly am an excellent candidate for supplements. The good old fashioned way just doesn't work for me. My gullet doesn't love all the swallowing of pills, but my belly sure does.

I am a fresh caught salmon addict (this works). But I love my vitamins, however I can get them. I would much rather have a peach or a plum or a pear. Not so sure about pomegranate. But they are all included in my supplements, w/an array of berries, blah, blah.

ELLIE -- I have read of several studies that show that stress depletes us of T cells, which are immune system boosters. This leaves us unable to fight off a host of ailments and dysfunctions. It all begins with stress I think.

And since we cannot avoid stress (though some amazingly seem to thrive on it) I find deep breathing, meditation and guided imagery to be great tools to allow me to feel joyful and One With The Universe, even midst all my unwanted realities, which clearly suck...

Andi

06-28-2009, 12:53 PM	#300
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Humor and t cells Okay then Chrisy, Glad to make you smile! I laughed myself as I typed supplement my supplements. Laughter and humor are most essential to good health! But, seriously, ever since Taxotere my stomach has never been the same. There are soooo many foods I simply cannot eat or I suffer the consequences (doubled over w/cramping and tummy somersaults, not to mention hrs of bathroom drama). So just about every fruit, beans, corn, nuts, squash, slaw and on and on -- are DO NOT INGEST/Verboden to me. I am thrilled to be able to add the benefits of these vividly colored foods to my body through supplements. I truly am an excellent candidate for supplements. The good old fashioned way just doesn't work for me. My gullet doesn't love all the swallowing of pills, but my belly sure does. I am a fresh caught salmon addict (this works). But I love my vitamins, however I can get them. I would much rather have a peach or a plum or a pear. Not so sure about pomegranate. But they are all included in my supplements, w/an array of berries, blah, blah. ELLIE -- I have read of several studies that show that stress depletes us of T cells, which are immune system boosters. This leaves us unable to fight off a host of ailments and dysfunctions. It all begins with stress I think. And since we cannot avoid stress (though some amazingly seem to thrive on it) I find deep breathing, meditation and guided imagery to be great tools to allow me to feel joyful and One With The Universe, even midst all my unwanted realities, which clearly suck... Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...