DIM INSTEAD OF EXEMESTANE?

mopar
mopar Member Posts: 1,972 Member
in Ovarian Cancer #1

Hi, Everyone:

Hoping you can tell me if anyone is taking DIM instead of Aromasin?  Getting tired of the myriad of side affects.  Currently in year 2, 3 more to go, according to my oncologist.  Considering taking DIM instead.  I eat broccoli, do other things to limit any estrogen, as my BC was 100% estrogen receptive and only 10% progesterone receptive.  

Any suggestions are much appreciated!

Monika

 

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  • tealnpink
    tealnpink Member Posts: 30 Member
    edited November 2016 #2
    I take arimidex instead of

    I take arimidex instead of aromasin. When I first started about 3 years ago I had joint pain an sweats. Now I have no side effects. Being er+ I have not been told I can ever stop taking arimidex. I am not sure what dim is. Is it a dietary supplement? Hope someone has an answer.

  • mopar
    mopar Member Posts: 1,972 Member
    #3
    tealnpink said:

    I take arimidex instead of

    I take arimidex instead of aromasin. When I first started about 3 years ago I had joint pain an sweats. Now I have no side effects. Being er+ I have not been told I can ever stop taking arimidex. I am not sure what dim is. Is it a dietary supplement? Hope someone has an answer.

    THANK YOU!

    Yes, DIM is the nutrient found in cooked broccoli and other foods.  It suppresses estrogen and I know of a couple of people that take it, but wanted to get another opinion.  I've tried several aromatase inhibitors, and the side affects are inherent with all of them.  I've been muddling through, making sure I take my joint supplement and other things to help the affects.  Thank you for responding!

     

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,506 Member
    #4
    mopar, to help with my joint

    mopar, to help with my joint pain which kicked in to high gear after I had chemo I asked my sister to HELP me find something to take.  She saw EGGSHELL MEMBRANE.  It is all natural and I was never told to stop when I told the doctor's offices.  I was feeling better in 3 days.  You can buy it at a Vitamin Shoppe for about $1 a pill - $30 for the bottle.  You might want to give it a shot.  Good luck!

  • takingcontrol58
    takingcontrol58 Member Posts: 272 Member
    edited November 2016 #5
    Mopar,

    Mopar,

    I am from the uterine cancer board. I am alive and cancer free-two years from my original hysterectomy.
    I was diagnosed with Stage 3b, Grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma. 2 months later, before
    treatment, i had 34cm of new tumors all over my body, and had advanced to Stage 4 metastatic cancer. 

    I take 44 supplements a day as recommended by my integrative oncologist- DIM is one of them.
    I would highly recommend it.  DIM contains phytochemicals that have powerful anti-cancer effects.
    DIM is found in broccoli, cauliflower, brussel spouts and other cruciferous vegetables. It can only
    help you since it is a natural supplement.

    I would ask your doctor about getting on metformin. This is the most well-known anti-diabetic
    drug that has numerous anti-cancer properties (it does many of the things they need cancer drugs to do).
    It also inhibits insulin growth factor-1, glucose and estrogen.  This drug has helped to put me in remission
    and keep me in remission.  The cancer industry has known of its anti-cancer properties since 2005- though
    they continue to test it on many different cancers. I was never diabetic, but was insulin resistant (pre-diabetic).
    My own gynecological oncologist gives it to many of her patients.

    Hope this helps.

    Takingcontrol58

  • LorettaMarshall
    LorettaMarshall Member Posts: 662 Member
    #6
    TakingControl~U've enlarged my vocabulary re food groups

     Hello Ladies: 

     For those that are paying strict attention to their diet, I found the various postings very informative.  I did have to look up “Taking control’s” word “cruciferous”.  And so I came across this link which is very good.  So I’ve learned something new today.

     1.  http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/cruciferous-vegetables.htm

    It mentioned lots of foods that I like.  I also checked out this link because I have blood clots in both lower legs, and am on WARFARIN for the rest of my days.  All the things I like most seem to have a high Vitamin K content. 

     2.  https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-vitamin-k.php

     I don’t eat the same amount of food each day that has a consistent Vitamin K count.  If I did, then I could adjust my Coumadin intake accordingly.  So I would just say that if one is on a Warfarin regimen, be sure the Vitamin K content in the foods listed are do not negate the Warfarin meds you take.  For instance I love Broccoli and Collards and Kale, but I’m not going to eat them every day.  And so, unless I am consistently consuming the same amount of Vitamin K each day, it will lower my INR count, and then I will really be in trouble. 

     As for me, I presented with a Stage IV diagnosis from the very start.  I’ve just started my third round of six sessions of Carbo/Taxol (every 3 weeks via mediport).  My cancer is advancing quite quickly.  Hair loss has consistently begun on Week 2 for me in each instance.  Let’s face it, we look better with hair than a bald head, but somethings have to be sacrificed for the “greater good” that of doing your best—that stopping/slowing the growth of your particular cancer.

    I went for my second Chemo today.  In another week, I will be bald, so I’m going to eat anything I want, with the exception of foods that interfere with my Warfarin count.  And while I love to cook country “comfort” foods I was intrigued by the word “cruciferous” and looked it up.  To me as a southern cook, anything—no matter how fattening—that tastes delicious is a “comfort food.”  I “live on the edge” and I find great “comfort” in cooking things that all the family loves to eat.  And that makes me feel good!  As you can tell, I’m not on a “strict diet” of any kind.  Life is short!   Cooking something from “scratch” gives me great satisfaction, and I still have the energy to cook, and I still have an appetite and that is a blessing. 

      Sounds like several of you have found something that works for you.  “I’M JUST SAYING—whatever floats your boat—go for it!” Be Happy!

    Loretta

     Peritoneal Carcinomatosis/Ovarian Cancer Stage IV (November 2012 and counting) 

     P.S.  This site lists a multitude of links that are “content specific” relative to food properties.  There are many more than the ones that I have listed.  Just take a look on the right side of the article.

     3.  https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-highest-in-protein.php

    4.  https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php

    5.  https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-vitamin-D-foods.php

    6.  https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-high-in-vitamin-B12.php

       

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