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@denise134
I am glad that you asked this question because after I posted I realized that I didn’t mention that but could not go back in to edit the post;

I weighed 110lbs, I was 64 years old and healthy and exercised all my life.
Oncology started me on 1650mg 2x daily. This caused severe foot issues but they kept me on that dose for two cycles with longer recovery times. I was told to take 2000mcg of B12 daily.
Then they dropped it to 1300mg and side effects were still severe.
For cycle 4 they had to drop my dose to 1000mg 2x daily and I took it for 11 days but could not take it for the full 14 days due to side effects.

Congratulations to you for being cancer free 2 years! My Liver Resection y roux was December 3, 2025 and since then I’ve been cancer free. I will have my checkup in November and hopefully December will be one year cancer free for me. Yes, bad memories and hard times for sure, but the brilliant doctors and wonderful care team always made me feel that I was in the best of hands. I’d never go anywhere else.

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@nancyschweitzer
I was 73 when diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma
Weighed 125 - surgery took 1/3 left lobe liver plus gallbladder and 10 lymph node- never heard of anyone taking a dose as high as me but after 1st 14 days of 3900 they dropped it to 3000 mg and I agree side effects still bad even 3 months after I quit