Re: Re: Ladies can you help me with this??? Ester

April 10, 2008

Thanks so much for your reply. I appreciate it. It is so comforting to

talk to someone else going through it. Being only 36 I never would have

dreamed

of having to deal with all this. I have actually been going through it all

since 29 when I had the hyst but I can't deny the symptoms anymore and my

hubby deserve a wife conditioned wife.

I saw the DR yesterday afternoon. He said my level was a 9 and he had never

seen anyone that low. He said he would like it between 40-50. He said no

wonder I'm in such pain all the time, my bones are worse then his. (he's

probably early 60's). 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

As far as the estrogen stuff goes, we talked more about it last night and I

think I am gonna do:

--Viville Dat 0.025mg apply new patch every 3 1/2 days (not excited about

having an Estrogen patch on)

--Vagi Fen insert 1 tablet daily x 14 days then 1 tablet every 3 1/2 days.

The ring thing freaks me out a bit and I really don't want infections.

He wants to see me back in 6 weeks were we will re-evaluate everything. My

bones will take 2 years to recover and hopefully feel better.

Does this all sound reasonable?

Hugs and Hope-

36

CML 5/13/05

Gleevec 800mg until 8/07

Spyrcel 100 mg since 9/07

Wife and mother of 3 (12,9,7)

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