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Reviewer: Balarina@ol.com, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)
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Currently having very low calcium levels. Is there anything I can take to improve this condition? I am taking 1000mg of calcium daily.
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Reviewer: Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Reviewer: momma285, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have taken this shot once and the day of I felt a pain in my neck on the way home from my Doctors office. The next day I could not turn my head left or right it was the worse pain I have felt since my cancer returned. Not only that It made my legs,hip,jaw hurt and it makes my whole body throb in my chest and lower back and and now I can`t lift my left arm and I have night sweats as if someone p
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Increased tiredness on and after treatment for short period. Bone and CT scans have shown significant regeneration of bone tissue and inhibited tumor growth when combined with Afinitor (everolimus) for the past 4 months.
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Reviewer: Paula, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I typically have a headache or tired for a day or two..but nothing to really complain about. Using it to strenghten the bone for cancer that has spread there. Have no way of really knowing if helping, but can't hurt.
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