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Vitamin Supplements After Treatment?

chriskaput
chriskaput CSN Member Posts: 109
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What vitamins are you ladies taking since finishing treatments? I haven't really had a whole discussion with my onco. about this and she really only mentioned taking vitamin D. I haven'e been able to take my multivitamin while I was in treatment (chemo/rads) and was wondering if I could go back to them. I would like to take a fish oil pill and maybe a B12.
Any suggestions would be helpful!


chris.
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  • teresa41
    teresa41 CSN Member Posts: 471
    #2
    hi
    i take a fish oil pill and a womans daily vitamin plus 2 caltrate calcium and vitamin D chews a day. i was allowed to continue all my vitamins during chemo and radiation everyone is diiferent though.


    teresa
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  • New Flower
    New Flower CSN Member Posts: 4,294 Member
    #3
    teresa41 said:

    hi
    i take a fish oil pill and a womans daily vitamin plus 2 caltrate calcium and vitamin D chews a day. i was allowed to continue all my vitamins during chemo and radiation everyone is diiferent though.


    teresa

    Similar as Teresa
    Vitamin d3 2000 - super-strength, Ca, Omega3 -fish. Talk to your oncologist they should check vitamin D level in your blood.
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  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #4
    New Flower said:

    Similar as Teresa
    Vitamin d3 2000 - super-strength, Ca, Omega3 -fish. Talk to your oncologist they should check vitamin D level in your blood.

    I take B6 too but I have
    I take B6 too but I have neuropathy.
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  • midnight10
    midnight10 CSN Member Posts: 74 Member
    #5
    During chemo just
    During chemo just Calcium/Vitamin D and glucosimine. Oncologist said every woman should take a calcium/vitamin D supplement. The radiation oncologist added a stress multivitamin and vitamin C.
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  • skipper54
    skipper54 CSN Member Posts: 936 Member
    #6
    nothing during treatments
    My MO said nothing during treatments but he now has me on men'a one-a-day and fiber capsules - no soy. Of course I was E+ so that may have something to do with his directives.
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  • DebbyM
    DebbyM CSN Member Posts: 3,289 Member
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    New Flower said:

    Similar as Teresa
    Vitamin d3 2000 - super-strength, Ca, Omega3 -fish. Talk to your oncologist they should check vitamin D level in your blood.

    I only take a multivitamin.
    I only take a multivitamin.
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  • Annette 11
    Annette 11 CSN Member Posts: 380
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    Not taking any
    Chris, I haven't taken a multi vit. since completing chemo although I have thought about it. May I suggest to you to have your vit. B12 levels checked when they give you a blood test, mine were way over the range so I have ample amount and would not want to take B12 because of overload. I requested that test by the way. My Vit. D was at a good range also but I take D a couple of times a week and get sun just to maintain it. Never took fish oil but I eat fish a couple of times a week.
    Hope that helps.
    Annette
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  • DianeBC
    DianeBC CSN Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #9
    skipper54 said:

    nothing during treatments
    My MO said nothing during treatments but he now has me on men'a one-a-day and fiber capsules - no soy. Of course I was E+ so that may have something to do with his directives.

    I take a multivitamin and
    I take a multivitamin and one baby aspirin.
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  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 CSN Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #10
    Annette 11 said:

    Not taking any
    Chris, I haven't taken a multi vit. since completing chemo although I have thought about it. May I suggest to you to have your vit. B12 levels checked when they give you a blood test, mine were way over the range so I have ample amount and would not want to take B12 because of overload. I requested that test by the way. My Vit. D was at a good range also but I take D a couple of times a week and get sun just to maintain it. Never took fish oil but I eat fish a couple of times a week.
    Hope that helps.
    Annette

    I used to take calcium
    I used to take calcium tablets, but, they upset my stomach, so, now I just take a multivitamin and potassium tablets when I get foot cramps.

    Jan
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