RE: Re: Indian pharmacies...

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xenophonami:

Have you looked into a vacuum device ??

Two reasons maybe three.

A lot of insurance carriers cover the cost.

It will give you an erection.

It is therapeutic in as much it exercises the tissue. A therapist at our "Man to Man" meeting said after surgery or radiation it should be used several times a week. Not necessarily for sex but to rehabilitate the penis.

It may take a bit of practice. If you pump toooooo much you end up with a purple baseball bat that isn't enjoyable for either party (dispels the myth that "bigger is better") Using the pump and applying the ring only takes a couple seconds but those seconds sometimes can dull the "moment"

What ever good luck on your problem

Henry

To: ProstateCancerSupport From: xenophonami@...Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 16:58:05 +0000Subject: Re: Indian pharmacies...

Alan, thank you for your quick and helpful response.I went to the sites you listed, and as you said, one doesn't ship to the US. The other two charge a lot more per pill than my copay, and that's before shipping costs.Here's the more complete situation. I used Muse, Tri-Mix injections and Viagra before. Muse caused erections but the burning it gave me wasn't very "romantic". Viagra had no effect at all. The injections I don't like because I have very little "real estate" to inject properly. I was never pornstar-sized exactly, I lost a lot of length with the RARP, and there's a large surface vein; also it's where I can't see it well with or without my glasses. Besides, if I regularly inject such a small area, I could risk significant scarring. The Cialis response, while small, is real and encouraging. My insurance limits all such drugs to 6 per month. The copay is not horrible but there's no way around the rationing. I know if I could get more, it would work better.I wish that I could enjoy sex without erections. I could please my wife, but I am left with such a short shaft that without getting hard, there's no fun in it for me. If anyone wants to share some more pharmacies, ideas or anything else relevant, I welcome hearing from you."Forgive me for just jumping in, especially when most of the time I am more of a lurker here, but I have a question."No forgiveness required. You are certainly welcome to ask, and your question and its answer are probably of interest to a lot of others as well."My drug plan is now imposing a copay on my Cialis that I am not sure we can afford. They also limit me to six per month, less than my urologist would like me to be taking, and really irritating to deal with just when I am beginning to see the tiniest (and I mean tiniest) signs that it is working for me. I want to know what kind of experiences others have had with Indian pharmacies, which ones, and what kind of costs I can expect. You don't have to answer here and clutter up the group with something I think has been covered before, just send me a backchannel message. Thanks for any help, guys."I have used:http://www.alldaychemist.com/ http://overseasrxdrugs.com/I was satisfied with both of them.A poster in another newsgroup mentioned:http://www.planetdrugsdirect.comWhen I ordered from alldaychemist, they would not ship Cialis to the US, only generics for Viagra and Levitra. I don't know the reason but I would speculate that India has no drug patent agreement with the US but does with Australia, where I believe Cialis was patented.Prices depended on quantity ordered and on whether they were running a promotion. I got 20 mg generic Levitra tablets for a little over a dollar each in a special sale. Typical prices were about $2, but you'll find current prices on the website.It seemed to me to work just the same as the American brands - same side effects, same (small) positive effect on potency. Packaging was reasonably good and looked like it came from a drug factory, rather than someone's kitchen.Shipping is slow and expensive, so the best deal is to buy a sizeable order since I think the shipping price is about the same for 10 pills or 50 pills.I always bought the biggest doses I could get and then cut them with a pill cutter (you can get one in a drug store). 100 mg of Viagra gave me a headache and seemed to work about the same as 50 mg, but the cost of 100 mg is much less than double the cost of50 mg pills, so I bought the 100's and cut them in half. If you want to use them daily, you may want to cut them in quarters or even more.Best of luck with the problem. ly, my wife and I have discovered that sex without penetration can be just as terrific as sex with it. Things change, but we've adapted. Life is still good.Alan

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Cialis never worked for me & personally, the pump is a waste of time. All I ever needed / need is a strong elastic band and a sense of humor #;-}

 

Henry, thanks for the suggestion. I have looked into vacuum devices and they are not " what the doctor ordered " in any sense of the term. They are not good for penile rehab because all they do is mechanically draw blood into the penis and don't have any effect on the physiology; the various drugs cause the arteries to fill the penis and then clamp themselves down to maintain an erection. The pump needs a ring to keep the blood in. Since Cialis is starting to have an effect switching from a physiologic method, a drug, to a simple mechanical method could simply wipe out any gains I am making. I could be kidding myself about the Cialis, though. I am more than two years out from the surgery, and if I were going to regain function on my own, the two to three year window is a very likely time for it to happen. In either case, I will stick with what seems to be working for me and not mess with success, however limited.

- Dave

" Forgive me for just jumping in, especially when most of the time I am more of a lurker here, but I have a question. " No forgiveness required. You are certainly welcome to ask, and your question and its answer are probably of interest to a lot of others as well.

" My drug plan is now imposing a copay on my Cialis that I am not sure we can afford. They also limit me to six per month, less than my urologist would like me to be taking, and really irritating to deal with just when I am beginning to see the tiniest (and I mean tiniest) signs that it is working for me. I want to know what kind of experiences others have had with Indian pharmacies, which ones, and what kind of costs I can expect. You don't have to answer here and clutter up the group with something I think has been covered before, just send me a backchannel message. Thanks for any help, guys. "

I have used: http://www.alldaychemist.com/ http://overseasrxdrugs.com/ I was satisfied with both of them. A poster in another newsgroup mentioned: http://www.planetdrugsdirect.com When I ordered from alldaychemist, they would not ship Cialis to the US, only generics for Viagra and Levitra. I don't know the reason but I would speculate that India has no drug patent agreement with the US but does with Australia, where I believe Cialis was patented. Prices depended on quantity ordered and on whether they were running a promotion. I got 20 mg generic Levitra tablets for a little over a dollar each in a special sale. Typical prices were about $2, but you'll find current prices on the website. It seemed to me to work just the same as the American brands - same side effects, same (small) positive effect on potency. Packaging was reasonably good and looked like it came from a drug factory, rather than someone's kitchen. Shipping is slow and expensive, so the best deal is to buy a sizeable order since I think the shipping price is about the same for 10 pills or 50 pills. I always bought the biggest doses I could get and then cut them with a pill cutter (you can get one in a drug store). 100 mg of Viagra gave me a headache and seemed to work about the same as 50 mg, but the cost of 100 mg is much less than double the cost of

50 mg pills, so I bought the 100's and cut them in half. If you want to use them daily, you may want to cut them in quarters or even more. Best of luck with the problem. ly, my wife and I have discovered that sex without penetration can be just as terrific as sex with it. Things change, but we've adapted. Life is still good. Alan