Monthly Visit With my Doctor

I had my monthly visit with my doctor.  He was excited that I lost 6 pounds (got a hug from him).  He's from Columbia if I hadn't mentioned it, and is Christian.  He wears his Christianity on his sleeve, which is why I picked him.  He did ask about my exercise level, and wants me to do 30 minutes 3-4 times a week.  I managed to get on my Gazelle (a glider) twice in the past month.  It's a start.  I showed him my My Plate calorie tracker app from Live Strong.  He was impressed.  I briefly told him about the military diet, but didn't go into detail beyond I had to eat specific things for 3 days, then sensibly for 4 days.

He said my Vitamin D level was down, so he wants me on a D3 supplement.  He wants me taking 2.000 mg a day, which is 2 pills.  It's OK, I stopped at WalMart and got some and they're tiny pills, at least compared to the others I'm taking.  We talked about the Tykerb, the one I had an allergic reaction to.  I told him that I just couldn't bring myself to take it again, because I have a history of my reactions escalating very quickly.  He wants me to take just 2 instead of 5 for 10 days.  If I tolerate that well, I can add a third for another 10 days, and so on.  He wants to find the dose that doesn't get a reaction.  I asked him if I get a reaction, do I drop down?  He said yes.  So if I react at 2, I take one.  I don't know if he's going to replace it with anything else.  I forgot to tell him that I raised my Laetrile to 300mg a day.  He missed on my computer chart that I was still getting the hormone blocker shot (something like Flasodex?) and was going to put me on another pill similar to Arimidex, which I had been taking before this came back.  When I mentioned that I had 2 shots to get today, he realized I was still on it and canceled the other pill.

I think that's all that was discussed.  He said he read in a journal that Vitamin D helps fight breast cancer, so he wants to make sure I have enough.  I called my mom, who is a 13 year breast cancer survivor.  By coincidence, she also had her labs done today and when I mentioned the Vitamin D, she said hers was low, too.  What was odd is that she said they never checked it before.  So I told her about the article her read.  She's a retired nurse, so she knows what all those initials are for on the complete blood count (CBC).

I tried to stay on my diet today, but I ended up splurging for dinner.  The shots I get make me feel bad for a couple days, and I didn't feel like cooking.  My husband did scrambled eggs and I had our son help with pancakes.  I ate 6, with regular syrup (not diet).  Oh well.