Re: Ladies can you help me with this

[Guest guest]

I am hoping all this will correct a lot of my problems. He

said the muscle/bone pain, and fatigue that I have blaming on CML could be

related to this critical deficiency as well.

He put me on:

--Vitamin D 50,000 units weekly times 12 weeks then 50,000 units per month

thereafter

--CitraCal 2-3 tablets daily

--Boniva 150 mg one per month

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Hi ,

Sounds like you have found a good doctor! It is important for anyone with

cancer to have a good vit. D level....and there is a lot of research

related to this going on right now, some at OHSU. When my naturopath first

had my vit D level tested, it was below the normal range, I think 15. She

would like to see a cancer patient up around 80. I also did the vit D

50,000 units weekly, for 8 weeks and now I continue with 2,000iu a day and

I test about mid-range on vit D, so could take a bit more. You will also

get vit D out of cod liver oil (the lemon flavored is not bad) but not fish

oil unless it is fortified.

I am glad that you caught your bone deterioration to deal with it. It would

be great is your side effect problems would diminish with these treatments.

C.

[Guest guest]

You know, I think it must be the weather in this part of the world.

Both my 89 year old mother and I were tested for our Vitamin D levels

by our respective physicians, and we were both low. She was put on

1000 units a day and I was put on 2000 units a day. Isn't that

amazing?! I bet that vitamin D deficiency is absolutely pervasive,

particularly up here in the northern United States where we get a lot

of rainy dark winter days, and are indoors a lot. I personally plan

to supplement with it forever. I think it is a good preventive

measure to take, and as far as I know the chances for toxicity or

adverse effects is extremely remote.

Vicki

>

> I am hoping all this will correct a lot of my problems. He

> said the muscle/bone pain, and fatigue that I have blaming on CML

could be

> related to this critical deficiency as well.

>

> He put me on:

> --Vitamin D 50,000 units weekly times 12 weeks then 50,000 units

per month

> thereafter

> --CitraCal 2-3 tablets daily

> --Boniva 150 mg one per month

> ______________________________

>

> Hi ,

> Sounds like you have found a good doctor! It is important for

anyone with

> cancer to have a good vit. D level....and there is a lot of

research

> related to this going on right now, some at OHSU. When my

naturopath first

> had my vit D level tested, it was below the normal range, I think

15. She

> would like to see a cancer patient up around 80. I also did the vit

D

> 50,000 units weekly, for 8 weeks and now I continue with 2,000iu a

day and

> I test about mid-range on vit D, so could take a bit more. You will

also

> get vit D out of cod liver oil (the lemon flavored is not bad) but

not fish

> oil unless it is fortified.

>

> I am glad that you caught your bone deterioration to deal with it.

It would

> be great is your side effect problems would diminish with these

treatments.

> C.

>