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Re: Interesting to see what this famous Doc uses for his own PCa
Liliana- oncologist do give it with blood thinners or atleast tell patient aspirin with it is a must. Back in 1905's they were in effect dumb and didn't know better....gee...go figure...they missed that one.
Now the real reasons many docs don't prescribe it (my theory-of course with merits): 1) docs make no money on this at all (make plenty on LHRH drugs) read about the lawsuits via Google they lost for briberies, kick back etc...paid out hundreds of millions and never slowed down sales to this date. Do you know what these drugs cost??? Plenty of $$$
2) if a patient ever did get a DVT (deep vein thrombosis issue) or a blood clot and especially if they suffered or died....the doc cannot prevail in a court of law, as the old DES garbage from 1950 era will be shown as factual presidence of known risk factors. (Journal Article Nov. 2003-mentions 1-mg has been found to be safe)
3) If alot docs start prescribing this and enough patients see the results and discuss the beauty of losing those side effects from like LHRH or other heavy side effect drugs....what might happen to the cash cows I mentioned (the profit stream). Those guys are lobbying to make compounding drugs illegal so that we cannot have that choice (I heard such news), all types of compounding drugs. Take our choices and keep those prices and profits high...great gig for those sob's.
4) patients are told it will kill you or you will turn into a woman overnight...yada...yada...yada..
ask patients whom use this what there take is on it.
Like the side effects of LHRH don't make you feel like less than a man???????? Pullll-ease I cannot tell you how much better I feel in comparison to that stuff. I wouldn't continue using it if it were not decent and uneffective, but it is. I could dump it down the road...if I believe it is the thing to do. It is nice to have choices in the mix, alot docs limit those choices, only onco-docs might consider prescribing this.
(see my Mentors journey herein- Rob Parsons- under radiations area)
