Animal1852
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I intern at a hospital and in particular for 2 oncologist and hematologist. Few know more about the use of drugs such as exemestane, anastrozole, femara, tamoxifen, finasteride, dutasteride etc more than these guys. In fact one of them happens to be one of the top oncologist in the state.
My notes:
In my book I have written "All patients on Femara must do the following test at every visit:
Testosterone Levels
Estrone Levels
Prolactin levels
CA 27.29
I know we emphasize how powerful letro is but this notice in every single room of the clinic drives home the point. No other drug in this class of drugs requires such frequent testing and monitoring, that is how powerful this drug is and how much it can compromise vital hormones in your body. In fact the doctor told me he prescribes it to women in post menopause only.
The other doctor is in the middle of publishing 3 clinical studies he did on arimidex or anastrozole. One of his studies highlights how arimidex showed no significant increase in testosterone. He did this because some physicians have been brainwashed by the reps of the company that it can aid in increasing testosterone levels, when in fact in over 3 dozens subjects over the course of 6 months it did not show and significant increase in testosterone. (I may actually be a co-author for this if all goes to plan
)
Other things i noted were the things he said. Among them this is what he told me today while we were casually discussing life habits of people "If it wasn't for tobacco, alcohol, high fatty and high sodium foods, I would be down by 70% in the number of patients I see a day" He says he rarely touches fatty foods or fast foods. In fact he went on to explain how severely these things sodium and fatty foods can worsen the prognosis of patients with different blood disorders and carcinomas.
I suggested to him for a case of a patient with low hemoglobin and RBC count on the use of steroidal agents. He said a single shot of iron can dramatically boost hemoglobin and induce RBC proliferation and count. Steroidal agents can be used to maintain weight and appetite during chemo. "I have had some patients on and off steroidal agents for over 10 years now". He went on to say how everything has a use and abuse and he has seen no side effects with the use of steroids properly. This means monitoring BP, cholestrol, doing frequent test of hormones etc.
Some of the first questions he ask patients is do you smoke or drink. What is your diet like. That in itself should illustrate to you the importance of those not just to bodybuilding but to your health.
On a side note, i have met with half a dozen pharmaceutical company reps in the last few weeks. I am now learning how much more of a business medicine is than I even thought before. These reps will literally do everything to get a doctor to conduct clinical trials, prescribe their drug and advertise it in their buildings. Everything from inside news on which drugs are in stage 3 of clinical trials their use, if it is a "blockbuster drug" how it works, investment in their stock, inside news on fda approval, early under the title of clinical trial for their patients (patients see this only available here they comeback to the doc), free cars, a free trip to puerto rico for the entire family for a week, a free trip to universal studios and Disney all for business reasons off course
Yes this is illegal but it is done. I ll tell you why this continues today, I gave a shot today in chemo that cost $6000 and just one day's of chemo on one patient was worth over $30000, the doctor makes over 5-10k per patient and he says dozens a week. Good thing is he actually cares about his patients unlike many others, I have seen him give the same chemo to patients who have become broke from treatment over the years, for free.
Why am I writing such a long write up? because we often talk about these things but rarely do we get a inside view on them and the use of some of these drugs we athletes, bodybuilders and powerlifters take.
My notes:
In my book I have written "All patients on Femara must do the following test at every visit:
Testosterone Levels
Estrone Levels
Prolactin levels
CA 27.29
I know we emphasize how powerful letro is but this notice in every single room of the clinic drives home the point. No other drug in this class of drugs requires such frequent testing and monitoring, that is how powerful this drug is and how much it can compromise vital hormones in your body. In fact the doctor told me he prescribes it to women in post menopause only.
The other doctor is in the middle of publishing 3 clinical studies he did on arimidex or anastrozole. One of his studies highlights how arimidex showed no significant increase in testosterone. He did this because some physicians have been brainwashed by the reps of the company that it can aid in increasing testosterone levels, when in fact in over 3 dozens subjects over the course of 6 months it did not show and significant increase in testosterone. (I may actually be a co-author for this if all goes to plan
)Other things i noted were the things he said. Among them this is what he told me today while we were casually discussing life habits of people "If it wasn't for tobacco, alcohol, high fatty and high sodium foods, I would be down by 70% in the number of patients I see a day" He says he rarely touches fatty foods or fast foods. In fact he went on to explain how severely these things sodium and fatty foods can worsen the prognosis of patients with different blood disorders and carcinomas.
I suggested to him for a case of a patient with low hemoglobin and RBC count on the use of steroidal agents. He said a single shot of iron can dramatically boost hemoglobin and induce RBC proliferation and count. Steroidal agents can be used to maintain weight and appetite during chemo. "I have had some patients on and off steroidal agents for over 10 years now". He went on to say how everything has a use and abuse and he has seen no side effects with the use of steroids properly. This means monitoring BP, cholestrol, doing frequent test of hormones etc.
Some of the first questions he ask patients is do you smoke or drink. What is your diet like. That in itself should illustrate to you the importance of those not just to bodybuilding but to your health.
On a side note, i have met with half a dozen pharmaceutical company reps in the last few weeks. I am now learning how much more of a business medicine is than I even thought before. These reps will literally do everything to get a doctor to conduct clinical trials, prescribe their drug and advertise it in their buildings. Everything from inside news on which drugs are in stage 3 of clinical trials their use, if it is a "blockbuster drug" how it works, investment in their stock, inside news on fda approval, early under the title of clinical trial for their patients (patients see this only available here they comeback to the doc), free cars, a free trip to puerto rico for the entire family for a week, a free trip to universal studios and Disney all for business reasons off course
Yes this is illegal but it is done. I ll tell you why this continues today, I gave a shot today in chemo that cost $6000 and just one day's of chemo on one patient was worth over $30000, the doctor makes over 5-10k per patient and he says dozens a week. Good thing is he actually cares about his patients unlike many others, I have seen him give the same chemo to patients who have become broke from treatment over the years, for free. Why am I writing such a long write up? because we often talk about these things but rarely do we get a inside view on them and the use of some of these drugs we athletes, bodybuilders and powerlifters take.
When your sitting in the waiting room next time for 2 hours, well now you know why haha.
