March 1, 2013 Newsletter
Greetings to all PDI and DCI Warriors,
Welcome to this March 2013 PD Institute newsletter. I trust all my friends are well. The days are definitively getting longer so we know winter is waning, no matter how deep the snow and cold the winds.
It has been a few months since I have used the popular format of presenting a simple exchange of blended emails between one of your PD brothers and me. For those of you who are part of our DCI readership, please simply apply the ideas expressed here about Peyronie’s treatment to what you are doing for your Dupuytren’s contracture. In the following emails I discuss how to use bromelain to break down the PDI scar, but it works the same way to reduce the Dupuytren’s nodules and cords. I also discuss a very important issue concerning mind set and attitude as progress and recovery are being made – and this is obviously important no matter if the problem is DC or PD, so read on.
Since I have written back and forth to BXXXXXX several times I knew he had been struggling for some time with his PD problem. He had previously been discouraged when his PD did not respond as fast as he thought it should – like most people. You will see that when he mentions progress with the size of his PD scar – and I noticed he did not mention how happy or relieved he was that his plan was finally working for him – I brought a few ideas to his attention that I thought would be helpful to him. Since the subject to attitude and mindset is important for everyone, I now present these ideas to the general audience of DCI and PD readers. Perhaps many readers will think about your own feelings as you push on to reduce these two terrible problems and how we react, or do not react, when we make small progress as a result of our labor.
In this email exchange you will get the sense of how BXXXXX is working diligently to overcome his problem with Peyronie’s disease and you will see why he is enjoying the success he reported to me. It is obvious that he is taking his problem seriously and because of this he does a lot of reading on the PDI site. He seems to send an email to me every few months and sometimes more to discuss things that are going on in his treatment plan. The first email you will see was sent about two months ago about the use of bromelain; as you will see, the later emails go on to a different topic. I have kept both of these together, as they occurred, because both offer good information to anyone with treatment questions about Dupuytren contracture or Peyronie’s disease.
Please read this combined email thread that you find below like a back-and-forth discussion between two people talking. You will see how I occasionally interrupt the writer to offer an important point or answer a question. To understand the flow of the conversation, keep in mind that the text in black is from BXXXX and the text in red is from me.
From: bXXXXXXXX
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:22 AM
To: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc
Subject: Re: most recent update
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:22 AM
To: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc
Subject: Re: most recent update
Hi Doc
A very happy new year to you.
Just received the latest order that included the Bromelain-5000. Question: Since it is an enzyme, I presume it is to be taken between meals, as you have written many times, is that right? Although on the bottle it says to take with food, so I am confused. Can you explain the apparent contradiction?
What would you say would be a good starting dosage? I am on 14 Neprinol per day now.
Will give you a detailed update soon, will be doing scar measurements soon.
Regards
BXXXXXXXX
From: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc [mailto:herazy@comcast.net]
Sent:Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:19 PM
To: BXXXXXXXXX'
Subject: Re: most recent update
Sent:Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:19 PM
To: BXXXXXXXXX'
Subject: Re: most recent update
Greetings BXXXXX,
The instruction given on the bottle advising you to take the bromelain with your meals is not wrong, and neither am I wrong when I advise you to take the bromelain between meals. The reason both instructions are correct depends on what a person is trying to do when taking the bromelain. Bromelain can be taken either way, depending on your intention and with different results.
If you want to use the bromelain to digest the protein in a meal you have eaten, then you should take the bromelain with that meal. If you want to use the bromelain to therapeutically break down and reduce the protein in your Peyronie’s disease scar, then you would take it between meals. When taken away from food the bromelain would not encounter any food protein in your GI tract; it would eventually be absorbed instead directly into the blood stream where it would float around until it would break down any foreign protein it might encounter (like the PD scar).
For your immediate need to treat PD, please take the bromelain between meals. Use it more toward the end of the day when your stomach is more likely to remain empty for a long while.
In addition to the enzymes you are already taking for your PD, start with 3/day of the bromelain. Monitor the size, shape, density and surfaces features of your Peyronies scar to determine if this dose has a positive effect of reducing the scar in some way. If after 7-10 days there is no change, then increase the aggressiveness of your plan.
Regards,
Theodore Herazy, DC, LAc
On Feb 17, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Theodore Herazy, DC LAc wrote:
Greetings BXXXXXXX,
See below for comments…
Regards,
Theodore Herazy, DC, LAc
From: bXXXXXX
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:43 PM
To: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc
Subject: Re: most recent update
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:43 PM
To: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc
Subject: Re: most recent update
Hi Doc
As promised an update.
Well, I recently did a scar update and I can say both nodes have reduced in size by a few mm each and a smaller node that was on the side of the scar has gone completely. Congratulations, good for you. Please, put as much deliberate effort as possible in feeling good about yourself, feeling good about your success, and better about your problem now that you see positive changes in your scar. Try to feel just as positive and happy to equal the amount of negativity and aggravation you allowed yourself to feel when things were not going well. I find that it is so easy for people to feel negative and discouraged when things are going badly, but when things start to improve they do not help their body or their mind by not allowing themselves to feel happy – they just find something else to feel bad about. Do not make this mistake. Allowing yourself – deliberately making yourself smile, feel relieved, feel positive, feel happy, relax a little and feel like the winner that you are – to feel good while you work with your Peyronie’s treatment plan is a big part of assisting your body to recover. You make a mistake if you notice this progress but do not give yourself the satisfaction of enjoying your success. I get the sense that you an intense kind of guy, as am I. I know how it is to be always pushing at things that are important. We work hard, and often do not take the time or opportunity to enjoy life when we should. My wife says that I am the kind of guy who never learned how to enjoy the garden after I plant it – I just keep on working and never look up and around to see the positive I have created. With PD treatment it is all too easy to constantly dwell on what is wrong, even when things are better. What I am trying to say here is that being so focused on the negative side of PD is not good for the body. So, take this occasion to lighten up and celebrate your small victory. Not enjoying your success will keep you in that negative state of mind that most guys with PD are famous for. If you want to visit some negative and nasty men, go to any one of the PD forums on the internet. Read how these men react when someone says something positive about improving their PD using the PDI method. They are so negative and bitter about their life with PD that I think they contribute to their physical problem. Now that good stuff is happening for you, please take a moment to rejoice, and try to hold onto that uplifted feeling as you go forward. The edges still have a serrated or jagged feel and the nodes are still hard and dense The edges are jagged like what? The nodules are as hard and dense as what? If you do not have an immediate answer that I can clearly understand, shame on you because you are not doing all that you can to be the expert you must be with your problem. If you do not have a clear answer for these two questions then you do not have a clear image of the condition of your PD scar. Therefore ,you are not in the position to recognize changes in the jagged or serrated edges, or the hardness of your scar tissue. Therefore, you are more likely to miss those changes when they occur, and this will reduce the effectiveness of your treatment and waste the time, effort and money you are spending. Therefore, you make your recovery less likely. With no answer to these questions you will NEVER be able to confidently recognize change when it occurs and you will have to guess about the direction of your self-treatment. Bad, bad, bad. although as I said , smaller. Still got the curvature. Curvature and distortion will always change last, after sufficient structural changes to the scar occur. Apparently you have a good size mass of tissue inside your shaft that is holding your curve tightly. You need to keep reducing the internal scar in order to see changes in the external appearance.
So doing nei gung daily, kegals, daily, abdominal massage daily.
Bromelain twice daily
Neprinol 14 a day
Vit E X3
Fundamental sulfur x8
Super CP Copper serum twice a day
Vit e oil twice a day
DMSO Twice a day
I have just run out of vit E oil (should have kept my eye on it ), However…. I remember reading about Thacker’s formula and in Thacker’s formula castor oil is used. So that crossed my mind but what also crossed my mind was olive oil. I Googled it and have included the link here, check out the medical benefits , very interesting. Has vitamin E in it and reduces cholesterol , good for the blood. Before I checked it out on line I dowsed for it and it was a definite yes. I am actually quite excited about this. What do you think ? Too radical as far as I am concerned and no documentation is available about this idea. After a lot of time, effort and money you are finally making positive changes in your scar, and you want to significantly change your plan. Does that really make sense to you? I have always said, “Do not get off a winning horse.” If your progress begins to plateau, that is the time to start making changes. Even so, I would not look for one second at including olive oil into my plan with so many other more logical and scientifically researched therapies available that you have yet to use.
It's a very stubborn thing to move, did you find it the same ? Absolutely. I wonder what more I could do to help ? Lots, my friend. You have actually done very little to explore all the changes you could make within your current plan. I suggest that you continue with the exact plan you were using that caused these positive changes to occur. First and foremost, you do not mention vitamin C. Get that going into your plan so your vitamin E (which should not be increased) can do more for you. So many people make the mistake of not using vitamin C at all, or in only a 1-2 gram dosage. Consider including gentle manual penis stretching and acetyl-L-carnitine to your plan. My feeling is to proceed and it will take as long as it takes. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. TRH
Wishing you well
Regards
BXXXXX
From: bXXXXXX
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 2:33 PM
To: Theodore Herazy, DC LAc
Subject: Re: most recent update
Hi Doc
Thanks for the positive feedback, very much appreciated. Yes, I am quite an intense guy, but I do take time to smell the flowers these days.
OK, concerning the nodes: As hard as one of those power balls (hard rubber). Not as hard as they were originally (ball bearing!)
Vitamin C : Yes been taking it from day One 3x day (forgot too list it)
OK, Olive oil stopped only used it twice. I appreciate what you are saying and yes I am on a winning horse. But I had a real feeling about it, I know its radical, it was just how the idea came to me and a sense (feeling ) of it being very good for it. What are your thoughts on castor oil, this being used in Thacker’s Formula? When the E oil comes thro I will be back with that, no fear. Shame about the olive oil, I think that’s a winner……..
OK, will watch carefully over the next month.
Regards
BXXXXX
Well that is the little discussion between BXXXXX and me. I hope you found this issue of the PDI Newsletter interesting and informative so you can do a better job of helping your own PD or DC condition.
I am sure we all wish BXXXX good luck and continued success with his Peyronie’s disease as he improves his plan and focuses on a clearer definition of the size, shape, density and surface features of the scars he is dealing with.
If you want to contact me about your problem, please send an email. Keep warm and stay focused on your treatment plans.
Regards,
Theodore R. Herazy, DC, LAc
