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Folate level & B12

Nana442
Nana442 CSN Member Posts: 30
in Anal Cancer #1

Anyone have a high folate level?  B12 was in normal range,  I'm 6 week post treatments.

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  • eihtak
    eihtak CSN Member Posts: 1,473 Member
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    Nana442...

    Hi...I was just the opposite. When first diagnosed my folate level was very low and I had severe anemia as a result...it stayed low for a couple months post treatment and then gradually bounced back up. Folate (folic acid) is part of the Vitamin B family so it makes sense that yours may be high if you are starting to eat healthy again. I've never heard of someones folate being too high and causing a problem (though I'm no doctor) but rather its a sign of healing and that your immune system is on the rebound in the right direction!

    katheryn

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  • Nana442
    Nana442 CSN Member Posts: 30
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    eihtak said:

    Nana442...

    Hi...I was just the opposite. When first diagnosed my folate level was very low and I had severe anemia as a result...it stayed low for a couple months post treatment and then gradually bounced back up. Folate (folic acid) is part of the Vitamin B family so it makes sense that yours may be high if you are starting to eat healthy again. I've never heard of someones folate being too high and causing a problem (though I'm no doctor) but rather its a sign of healing and that your immune system is on the rebound in the right direction!

    katheryn

    Thank you, I needed to hear

    Thank you, I needed to hear that!  

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  • Wisteria83
    Wisteria83 CSN Member Posts: 160
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    Folate

    I'm still taking prescription Folate after one year post treatment.  I don't know if it helps or not, but I'll keep taking it because it can't hurt.

     

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