Vitamin and supplements

Ctine70
Ctine70 Member Posts: 150
in Breast Cancer #1
Hi everyone,
Hope you are all doing well and enjoying the weekend.
I was wondering if anyone can give me an idea of what types of vitamins and or supplements I should be taking while on chemo.
Right now I take none which I know isn't good. I asked the nurse and all she could tell me was that it's ok to take but couldn't really suggest what to take.
Any ideas are welcome thanks
Hugs Christine

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  • MAJW
    MAJW Member Posts: 2,510 Member
    #2
    Vitamins...
    Christine....my oncologist has told me not to take any kind of vitamins or supplements or anything with green tea while on chemo...they don't want me taking anything that would make my immune statement "perk up"....so the chemo can do it's thing....but each doctor is different....Personally I wouldn't take ANYTHING without asking your oncologist first...better safe than sorry....

    Hugs, Nancy
  • Ctine70
    Ctine70 Member Posts: 150
    #3
    MAJW said:

    Vitamins...
    Christine....my oncologist has told me not to take any kind of vitamins or supplements or anything with green tea while on chemo...they don't want me taking anything that would make my immune statement "perk up"....so the chemo can do it's thing....but each doctor is different....Personally I wouldn't take ANYTHING without asking your oncologist first...better safe than sorry....

    Hugs, Nancy

    Thanks Nancy
    Thank you Nancy I will check with my doctor when I go in on Monday
    Hugs Christine
  • ksf56
    ksf56 Member Posts: 202
    #4
    Ctine70 said:

    Thanks Nancy
    Thank you Nancy I will check with my doctor when I go in on Monday
    Hugs Christine

    Christine
    My oncologist told me the same thing as Nancy's. He said that the anti-oxidiants in most vitamins can counteract the chemo as well as the ones in foods and drinks like green tea and so forth. I sure didn't want to block any of the drugs we were using to fight cancer.

    Good luck!
    Karen
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #5
    Ask your DR
    Only your Dr/staff can know what is right for you.

    I was told NO multi-vit/min. no soy, no green tea, no grapefruit or pomegranate, no anti-oxidant suppliments (including garlic but fine to cook with fresh garlic). But I was given clearance for my individual vit/min. Being osteopenia for YEARS pre IBC, I was told to keep taking my calcium and vit D, also given permission for mega doses of D as I've been on it for years fall/winter/spring for my SAD, and as I 'feel better/like taking' my Super B was told that was OK also. About 1/2 way through Taxol I developed problems keeping K levels (potassium) above dangerous so it was added in mega doses. K levels are still a bit of a problem to keep up even almost 3 yrs out but it's better and my body 'whispers' to me now when I need to increase for a while.

    Winyan - The Power Within

    Susan
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #6
    Ctine70 said:

    Thanks Nancy
    Thank you Nancy I will check with my doctor when I go in on Monday
    Hugs Christine

    Christine, I didn't have
    Christine, I didn't have chemo, but, I did have rads. My rads oncologist said no to any vitamins or supplements. You don't want any cells in your body, especially the cancer cells that might still be lingering around, to get healthy or stronger due to the vitamins.


    Hugs, Jan
  • Ctine70
    Ctine70 Member Posts: 150
    #7
    survivorbc09 said:

    Christine, I didn't have
    Christine, I didn't have chemo, but, I did have rads. My rads oncologist said no to any vitamins or supplements. You don't want any cells in your body, especially the cancer cells that might still be lingering around, to get healthy or stronger due to the vitamins.


    Hugs, Jan

    Jan
    I never thought of that, thanks
    Hugs Christine
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #8
    survivorbc09 said:

    Christine, I didn't have
    Christine, I didn't have chemo, but, I did have rads. My rads oncologist said no to any vitamins or supplements. You don't want any cells in your body, especially the cancer cells that might still be lingering around, to get healthy or stronger due to the vitamins.


    Hugs, Jan

    That's what I was told too
    That's what I was told too Jan, so, I didn't take any either.


    Lex

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