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if you trust your onco, why not try it? your doctors work for you and if you don't like the affect you can stop. I took effexor for a few years, worked great, when I felt I didn't need it anymore I was luckily able to just stop. That was almost 2 years ago and I felt I needed help again a few months back and now take citalopram which is again very helpful, good luck to you, sometimes we all need a little help, hugs

my internist agrees with you and this info, my level was tested at 11 she prescribed a 1.5 mg softgel once a week for 8 weeks ( I think equals 50,000 units) and will test the level again next week, I have lost over 50 lbs in a year, I think losing the fat may have depleted my vit d and I have avoided the sun for years now, I really think I am feeling better..My sis passed from multiple sclerosis which is now being linked to low vit d also, as is Crohns disease which is in my family , when my sis was 1st dx her neurologist remarked that Central New York is one of the cloudiest parts of the US and MS is more common for this reason, that was 33 years ago! this seems to have been along time coming unfortunately

my migraines started the summer after giving birth to my youngest son ( dx with cervical cancer at that time) I was 32 . At 45 I went through natural menopause which seemed to exacerbate my migraines, asked for HRT which I took for 2 weeks for hotflashes but had even more migraines so that was stopped. Tried the meds you take when attack starts but didn't help. At 50 I developed shingles out of the blue and migraines were unbearable. I was given nifedipine (a calcium channel blocker used for high blood pressure although my pressure is always low) this has cut my migraines down to maybe 10 in a year I am so happy to say. I was dx with stage 2 cc 6 months later and stage 1 bc the following year. This doesn't seem logical that migraines indicate a less than average chance of bc in my case.

I had a partial mast, had that zinger kind of pain and was told was my nerves trying to reconnect  from the surgery. I still have a zap on occasion after 4 years. Hope she feels better soon, time does help. 

I was told that once you have had shingles you cannot be vaccinated.  I suggest to anyone who has not had this painful disease to get the shot, shingles are horrible, the pain can last for months.

Tracys husband Phil posted today in recurrance and metastatic disease part of forum that this sweet lady and wow Mom and wife has passed, I am sure many here would like to leave him a message there, he is an amazing man and Tracy1964 was a truly wonderful lady, this disease has no mercy, God bless Tracy, Phil and their family

thanks! was a good explanation

Hi Sandy, I wear a prosthesis to fill out my bras since lumpectomy, alone my affected breast looks OK but definately not a pair at all ( my surgery was to the smaller side already) . I have read that after rads is more difficult for PS due to skin, but not absolutely impossible. I was 52 when dx with bc and still don't regret having a partial mast 5 years later, yes dealing with the prosthesis can be annoying, but I am a big baby and want NO more surgery. If you feel strongly about this you should try talking to a Plastic Surgeon. Good luck with whatever you decide.

I  would consult my onco, depending on your age you might want to get immunized for shingles, good luck to you.