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15799428 tn?1443463427

Prostate Cancer Medication

Hello, everyone! It’s very nice to meet all of you. I’m 63 and am about to begin some prostate cancer treatments. The doxorubicin they’re prescribing me seems manageable price-wise. They’re telling me that I should also look into Viagra to go with the doxorubicin. My issue is that I’m not making a lot of money, right now, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to how I can save some money. Unofficially, my Dr. suggesting looking into alternatives such as “generics” and gave me some reassurance that Canadian pharmacies might be a good option but I’m very nervous about getting into something I know nothing about and risking my health. Does anyone happen to have any insight about this, or has anyone ordered from any of these sources? Please let me know as soon as possible. Feel free to message me privately if you prefer that to posting publicly. Thank you so much for your time, support, and allowing me to join such a great group of people for my own education.
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15799428 tn?1443463427
Good news! I went with a company called “CanadaPharmacyRX”. Just type “CanadaPharmacyRX” into Google and the site is the first result. Their prices were really great, they offered to increase my order for free, and on top of everything else, they gave me a coupon code to save myself even more. I don’t know how long the coupon will last but feel free to use mine if you can (an additional 20% off). The coupon they gave me is “CPRX20”. Once I receive my order, I’ll share my experience but I feel really good about it and even read about them through my research on some of the other forums. Hope you all are having a very blessed day and I’m VERY grateful for all of your help and information!
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15799428 tn?1443463427
I had a couple of people send me some information and did some research on my own, which I’m currently reviewing. It seems like I might be able to save some money from one of these online places. I don’t have too many chances at this. I’ve narrowed it down to four places that I’m considering ordering from. My favorite one, so far, is a place in Canada that offers “trackable shipping”, allows me to order online with my credit card, and is offering me some free samples and a discount code for my first order. Just wanted to share my progress so far.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi, depending on the type of treatment you undergo will determine what type of reaction it will have with erections.
I had 45 radiation treatments which kind of screwed up my sex life but a friend of mine had the seeds and seems to be doing quite well sexually.
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15439126 tn?1444443163
Yes indeed watch out for Canadian pharmacies if you're not in Canada -- I like and trust them as I'm a resident but I'd be Extremely Dubious about any online pharmaceutical outfits regardless of the country they're in (as I think they may be very poorly regulated and so are a gamble for quality and safety).  eg. I'd not deal with either Canada or U.S. online pharmacies without someone I trusted having already tried and been satisfied with them.

Such meds are risky if you've a dodgy heart condition.  Your doctor thinks you're a good candidate?  Then (if needed), sounds like they'd be worth a try.  Yes, they're Very Expensive (can be an appreciable difference between pharmacies' pricing so it pays to shop around locally).  Ask about Cialis instead of Viagra [Viagra's got a 4 hour window and needs to be taken on an empty stomach, Cialis has a 36 hour window and can be taken with or without food].  

One money saving tip is to get the maxium pill size (usually the same or about the same price as the lowest dose size) and then see if a fraction (1/4? 1/2?) of that still does the trick.  They can be tough to split so a mortar and pestle (or at least a pair of pliars) can be used to crush them, and then split the crushed pill into portions to take.

You're 63 and about to have prostate cancer treatments?  Have you obtained a referral for a second opinion?  ((the treatment can prove worst than some versions of the disease imo and at 63, if your family history suggests this, you may die of natural causes before the cancer becomes a major concern))
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