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Hi Angelica. I was taking Fosamax for bones until, I had a bone density test 1 year ago and, my numbers had gotten worse. I then asked for a Vitamin D check. Well my Vitamn D level was 8-which is very low. They recommend all women now to have a Vitamin D level between 40-60. As a result of the low Vitamin D level, the Oscal Ultra Calcium I had been taking was basically not binding to the bones. Calcium needs Vitamin D levels that are adequate to bind. I started 25000 IU Vitamin D. I did this for about 6 months and now take 1000 IU Vitamin D3 2x a day and recently my Vitamin D level just reached 40:) I now for the bones do an infusion 1x per year at my Oncologists office of Zometa, instead of another pill! I had another bone density scan done last October and my numbers have improved-the T-scores on this. I do not take anything other than Vitamin E 1000 2x per day, with my Calcium for the hot flashes. My oncologists nurse, who herself is a stage 1 Breast Cancer Survivor and is also on the Femara 2.5 said, she took Vitamin E 1000 IU twice a day, and it had helped with the hot flashes. Not totally alleviated them but, has helped. I have found some relief doing this, though not a lot. But I also recently bought some moisture wicking PJ's and, something called: "Neck Buddy" which is a body cooling neck wrap to try and see if these help. The neck wrap you soak in water, take out and it swells and is cold and stays cold for 2-3 days.
I am pretty limited on trying things because, so many herbal type things have estrogen properties in them and, due to my BC being 100% both estrogen and progesterone positive, I can't use these types of things.

April 28, 2011 - 5:17pm

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