Thanks to all who responded. I think this has been a great discussion and some ideas worth looking in to, definitely.
Holly, "nurse practitioner" told me that adding a lot of extra calcium will not help as it just goes right on out of the body. I had heard that before from someone. Anyway......we discussed the proper dosage for someone like me who has had a total hysterectomy and is not on any replacement hormones now. I believe it was 1200 to 1500 mgs. a day.......I found a "Nature Made" brand of liquid gel filled capsules at 1200 each and I decided that would be great as I would only have to take one a day and with the other vitamins and supplements, I am sure the calcium from them will add up to enough. I liked the fact that the liquid gel filled calcium will absorb faster, too. And, I already added four garlic oil supplements......I use to take that a long time ago, don't know why I quit. Anyway, between it, the fish oil, & the flaxseed oil.......I should be oozing oil through the pores, huh? (hehehe) I have been taking the relaxer before bed and noticed I am not have the night time leg cramps.....thankfully! Will see if it keeps up. Hey, Patrick, I, too, enjoyed the chocolate milk right after I was diagnosed and put on Gleevec. My husband was always having to stop at the Convience Store so I could get my "fix" before going home. I finally realized how many added pounds it was packing on and gave it up. (smile) Thanks again, everyone. You all are such a blessing to me. Suzieq --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
