May 1, 2018 PDI Newsletter
Greetings to all PDI and DCI Warriors,
Welcome to this May 2018 Peyronie’s Disease Institute newsletter. Let’s jump right into it; there is a lot to cover.
This month we explain in detail a very important topic for those folks who have made early progress that never continues (good progress starts early but it stays small and stops; it starts but goes nowhere.) This newsletter will explain what to do to get your progress moving again. But first I must tell you how my 50th wedding anniversary will affect shipping next month.
Product shipping
My dear patient wife and I are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary next month. I first met her when we were in the same kindergarten class. We have a great group picture in which she is sitting in the front row with pigtails, and I am sitting behind her wearing a bow tie and my big ears are sticking out. I still remember how she scolded me in third grade, “Teddy Herazy you’re nothing but a big show-off.” (She hates when I remind her of that.) We grew up two blocks from each other, and even went to the same high school together. To say that I have known her all my life is hardly an exaggeration. Now, just a blink of the eye later, she tells me we have been married for a long time. I don’t believe her. Love you, Babe.
In the middle of May we are going away for a little celebratory trip. For this reason the NHE LLC office will be closed from May 16th to May 19th and all orders that come in during that time will be shipped on Monday, May 21st. If you will be running low on your therapy product inventory around that time, please order them a bit earlier to keep your therapy going. Try to get your order in at least by May 12th or sooner. Don’t let my 50th wedding anniversary interfere with your DC or PD treatment.
Variable Dosage Pattern Search – VDPS
People have asked questions about a term that was first used by JFXXXXX in the April 2018 newsletter. In that issue he coined the term “dosage pattern” when he wrote, “As I switch my dosage patterns around a bit to see which combinations work best I can pick small differences on the scar surface to one dosage pattern that is not there when I use a different dosage pattern.”
What was he referring to when he mentioned “switching his dosage pattern around?”
When JFXXXXX says dosage pattern in this way he refers to an important treatment concept I explained to him during a telephone consultation. This particular treatment strategy I developed and shared over the past 10 years or so, and it can work wonders. I have freely explained how to do it, but I never ascribed a name or title for this particular technique. JFXXXXXXX made up a name, but I will modify it for him. I think it is more accurate and descriptive to call what I am about to describe as a Variable Dosage Pattern Search.
The particular strategy of doing a variable dosage pattern search will be new to most of you. But if you have read and studied the two-sided DCI/PDI information sheet titled, “Outline for Natural Self-Treatment,” you already know how to use the specific step-by step process of following a pattern of gradually increasing dosages of your enzyme (Group 1) and internal support (Group 2) therapies. The variable dosage pattern search is an important extension or progression of this idea. You know how to slowly and methodically increase your dosages while evaluating for changes in the size, shape, density and surface features (PD scar) or degree of adhesion (DC palm lump). But, after you have done all the dosage increases that you want, and only a small change has occurred, what do you do next? Do you stop? Do you have surgery? It is very common for people after 1-3 months of this standard DCI or PDI Alt Med to see improvement, small or large. For some there is not enough change to make them happy, and for others their progress is good but it stalls; they stop making improvement for some reason and nothing further happens after a good start. They find the PD Alt Med treatment worked to get the scar reduced a little bit and some of the curve is gone and even some lost size is returned, but it is not what they hoped for. They want more. Or the DC Alt Med treatment worked to get the palm nodule softer and smaller but it is still there, and they can straighten their fingers better, but it is still not possible to wash the face. They want more. So what should be done next? It is not time to quit. Now you can begin using a variable dosage pattern search.
It is reasonable that a slightly good plan that caused some small changes to happen, can be modified and improved in some way to perhaps result in even greater changes. I will explain this for the first time to the DCI and PDI general readership.
Now that I have used the term Variable Dosage Pattern Search several times I will now just call it VDPS for the rest of this article.
For a rough idea of what a VDPS is, think of simply experimenting or switching around the current dosages of your current Group 1 or Group 2 therapies in a particular way that is meant to reorganize the treatment plan that helped you a little, to try to make it more effective so it can help you more. This juggling and reorganizing is a simple method of increasing the dosage of one of the products in a therapy group (either Group 1 or Group 2) while at the same time reducing the dosage of the others in that same group.
VDPS = increase one and reduce the others.
VDPS = make one the star of the show, reduce the others to a minor role.
In the following explanation please understand I have intentionally been repetitious about certain points and ideas to make sure there is no misunderstanding or confusion; repetition is for a reason.
The VDPS is done to only those therapies in one therapy Group. Enzymes are in Group 1, and all the other support therapies are in Group 2. This means that you will be doing a VDPS only with your enzymes or doing a VDPS only with your internal support therapies, but you do not mix them together in this technique. Got it? You decide to either work a VDPS change with the 2-3-4 enzymes you are using, or a VDPS change with the 4-5-6 internal support therapies you are using. You do not just mix them up and start increasing things here and there. Got it?
As a review, here are all the therapies being used by DCI and PDI in their appropriate Groups:
“Group 1” – any enzymes you are taking, such as: Inflamazyme, Neprinol, Serretia, Nattokinase 1500, Fibrozym, Bromelain 5000
“Group 2” – any of the internal support therapies you are taking, such as: MSM, PABA, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinol), Quercetin-Bromelain, (do not increase to more than a total of 4/day0, Vitamin E (do not increase to more than a total of 2-3/day), Vitamin C
“Group 3” – any of the external therapies you are using, such as: Moist heat, Gentle manual stretching, DMSO with vitamin E and Super CP serum, Ultrasound, Genesen acutouch pens
To begin this discussion, altering or manipulating your dosages in a VDPS is an advanced treatment technique. It is suggested only for those people who have started to make positive changes (reduction of size, shape, density and surface features of the PD scar or increase of the DC nodule range of movement), but their progress has either stalled, greatly slowed down or is so slow or minimal that more aggressive measures are needed. Do not start treatment using VDPS.
Abruptly changing or manipulating the dosage patterns using the VDPS technique is not a small or casual step to take; VDPS shakes things up pretty well. You have to be sure of what you are doing, and you absolutely must keep notes and records of what you plan to do, how you will do and what have done, as well as what happened to your DC/PD tissue after you take each step; it can be a complicated process. It is easy to forget what your dosages were when you started, what did or did not work that written notes are essential. Notes keep you on track.
Which of the two Groups – Group 1 (enzymes) and Group 2 (internal therapies) – do you start with? Either one; it makes no difference. If applying the VDPS to all the therapy items in one Group does not increase your tissue change, then simply apply the VDPS to the other Group.
What you increase and decrease in a VDPS is determined by what is already in your plan. You will not add any new therapies in the VDPS; you will change the dosages of what you are currently using. Just take your current dosages in either Group and apply the VDPS concept to it.
Once you get the idea, VDPS is really rather simple. The best way to explain how to do it is to just show you a sample VDPS to see what is done and how it works.
As an example only, let’s say that today you are using the following four Group 2 – Internal Support therapy products, and you have been working your plan for 8-12 weeks now. Your dosage totals are getting a little high and you just do not want to increase them much more, even though your fibrous tissue stopped changing a few weeks ago. So this is the current dosage of Group 2 therapies that worked for a while and now nothing more has happened:
MSM/Fundamental Sulfur – 8/day
PABA – 8/day
Acetyl-L-carnitine – 10/day
L-arginine – 6/day
If you add up the total daily dosage of these four therapy products (8, 8, 10, 6) you will see that your dosage of Group 2 therapies is 32 total pills per day. With the VDPS technique we will keep that total of 32/day the same, but we will change the way we get to that number; the total dosage will stay at 32/day, but the dosages will be switched around by significantly increasing one of those numbers and slightly reducing the other three. One goes up a lot, and three go down a little, so that the end result is the same total of 32.
How much you increase the one and how much you decrease the others is up to you. I think a good idea is that you want to make the dosage increase large enough for the one therapy item you are increasing so that you definitely emphasize it for the next 10-14 days. In this way you can assess how your tissue reacts to a sharp raise of that one particular therapy product in your bloodstream. If the item to be increased in your current treatment plan is relatively low, and the idea of doubling it does not seem excessive to you, then double the dosage. If the item to be increased in your current treatment plan is relatively high, and you feel you could not double it, then you might consider increasing it by half, or a little more or less than that. The idea is to give this one therapy item a good increase that will prove to you that it is now the primary therapy item of that group you are working with; it is the star of the show for the next 10-14 days, and if it does not produce a good result you will go on to the next item in that group. Emphasizing it either helps you, or you go on in your search.
How much you decrease the others is also up to you. I think a good idea is that you want to make the dosage decrease significant enough that it will compensate for the increase you have made for one you are emphasizing. After all, your dosage totals should be the same as they were before, so you must decrease each of the others. But if you have 2-4 others in the group that will be reduced each reduction does not have to great for any one of those being reduced. When you set up all your dosage reductions make sure that you are not taking any one therapy item down too low; do not reduce the dosage down to just 1-2 pills per day of any one therapy item being reduced. The idea is to make the necessary reductions, but not too low; make sure your tissues still get enough of all of them to do you some good.
Which therapy item in a Group you start with is not really important because you will eventually increase each one – one at a time. It will take perhaps 6-12 weeks, and in some cases longer, to go through the whole list of several therapy products in a Group, but eventually you will do the VDPS increase/decrease pattern with them all – but one at a time. VDPS strategy is to go heavy on one, and lighter on the other three, for perhaps 10-14 days to see if that change encourages the immune response in a slightly different than your earlier dosage pattern. Of course, as usual I will remind you it is essential to monitor the fibrous tissue carefully during this time for changes in the size, shape, density, as well as surface features of the PD scar tissue or degree of adhesion of the DC nodule. In this way you will immediately know if your VDPS suddenly causes your body to start reducing the fibrous tissue in a better or faster way.
The first example of VDPS changes to the above Internal Support Therapies might look some like this for the first 10-14 days:
MSM/Fundamental Sulfur – 16/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
PABA – 6/day
Acetyl-L-carnitine – 6/day
L-arginine – 4/day
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 32/day in this example.
In this VDPS the MSM has been doubled the other three have been slightly reduced.
If no tissue changes occur after the above plan modification, the next VDPS changes might look some like this for the second 10-14 days:
MSM/Fundamental Sulfur – 6/day
PABA – 16/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
Acetyl-L-carnitine – 6/day
L-arginine – 4/day
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 32/day in this example.
In this VDPS the PABA has been doubled the other three have been slightly reduced.
If no tissue changes occur after the above plan modification, the next VDPS changes might look some like this for the third 10-14 days:
MSM/Fundamental Sulfur – 6/day
PABA – 6/day
Acetyl-L-carnitine – 16/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
L-arginine – 4/day
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 32/day in this example.
In this VDPS the Acetyl-L-carnitine has been increased by 6/day to 16/day and the other three have been slightly reduced.
If no tissue changes occur after the above plan modification, the next VDPS changes might look some like this for the fourth 10-14 days:
MSM/Fundamental Sulfur – 6/day
PABA – 6/day
Acetyl-L-carnitine – 8/day
L-arginine – 12/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 32/day in this example.
In this VDPS the L-arginine has been doubled the other three have been slightly reduced.
Note:
- Cost of doing these changes will average out to be the same as your original dosage, because some 10-14 day cycle costs will go up, while in other 10-14 day cycles the costs will go down.
- These higher dosages are only used for two weeks or less, and should not result in stomach or liver problems since the times are relatively short. Please be aware of possible reactions that might occur and handle them as you have been instructed in the information you received with your first order, titled “What to do if you have a ‘Reaction’”.
- The above dosage changes are only examples. Each of the therapy items that were increased could have been increased more or less than what was shown. Each of the therapy items that were decreased could have been decreased more or less than what was shown. Experimentation and documentation are key.
- Many people are unsure of where to start. With VDPS it does not matter where you start. You will eventually do them all as you search for a dosage pattern that reduces your fibrous tissue.
- Even though I just wrote, “you will eventually do them all,” that is not correct. You will stop using the VDPS strategy when you find a particular combination of dosages that reduces your fibrous tissue. If a particular combination suddenly makes your scar or lump shrink you do not need to continue doing the VDPS.
The same VDPS strategy can also be applied to the enzymes of Group 1. Again as an example, let’s say that today you are using the following Group 1 – Enzymes as discussed in either the DCI or PDI “Outline of Natural Self Treatment” discussion. Further, you have been slowly expanding your plan for 8-12 weeks and your enzyme dosage totals are getting a little high and you just do not want to increase them much more, even though your fibrous tissue stopped changing a few weeks ago. In this example this is the current dosage of Group 1- Enzymes that worked for a while and now nothing more has improved for a while:
Neprinol – 13/day
Bromelain 5000 – 8/day
Serretia – 5/day
Just as in the first example, adding up the total daily dosage of these three enzyme products (13, 8 and 5) you find a dosage of 26 total pills per day. The VDPS technique keeps that total of 26/day the same, but we again change the way we get to that number; the total of different enzymes will be 26/day, but the individual dosages will change, by significantly increasing one of those numbers and slightly reducing the other two. One dosage goes up a lot, and other two go down a little, so that the end result is the same total of 26.
Which enzyme we begin with to increase is not important because we are eventually going to increase each one – one at a time. VDPS has us emphasizing one of this group of three, while at the same time lowering the dosage of the other two. The VDPS strategy is to go heavy on one, and lower on the other two, for perhaps 10-14 days to see if that cannot support the immune response in a slightly different way that will be more effective. We will try to modify a slightly effective plan to try to make it work better for you. Of course, as usual, it is essential to monitor the fibrous tissue carefully during this time for changes in the size, shape, density, as well as surface features of the PD scar tissue or degree of adhesion of the DC nodule. In this way you will immediately know if your VDPS suddenly causes your body to start reducing the fibrous tissue in a better or faster way.
With the above enzymes as an example, the VDPS changes might look some like this for the first 10-14 days:
Neprinol – 19/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
Bromelain 5000 – 4/day
Serretia – 3/day
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 26/day in this example.
In this VDPS the Neprinol has been increased by about 50%, and the other two enzymes are moderately reduced.
If no tissue changes occur after the above plan modification, the next VDPS changes might look some like this for the second 10-14 days:
Neprinol – 9/day
Bromelain 5000 – 14/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
Serretia – 3/day
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 26/day in this example.
In this VDP the Bromelain 5000 has been increased by a little more than 50%, and the other two enzymes are moderately reduced.
If no tissue changes occur after the above plan modification, the next VDPS changes might look some like this for the third 10-14 days:
Neprinol – 10/day
Bromelain 5000 – 6/day
Serretia – 10/day < Increasing this one only, decreasing the others in this Group
Notice that the total number of daily pills is still 26/day in this example.
Notice something interesting in this example. Serretia was increased in this VDPS to 10/day, and Neprinol was decreased but it was also the same dosage of 10/day. This is because in the starting current plan the Neprinol was taken at the highest dose and Serretia was taken at the lowest dose, so that reducing Neprinol and increasing Serretia took both to 10/day.
In this VDPS the Serretia has been increased by doubled, and the other two enzymes are reduced moderately.
The same benefits and strategy concepts that apply to the Group 1 (Enzymes) and Group 2 (Internal Support Therapy). You are not so much trying to increase overall therapy, but you are shifting and emphasizing different therapies in a systematic way to determine if you can shake things up a bit for your benefit.
I suggest that you use the VDPS strategy on one Group at a time; working with a large shift in both Group 1 and Group 2 at the same time is a lot to deal with. By doing VDPS with only one Group at a time you will know which change is responsible for any tissue improvement that occurs.
If a particular VDPS change results in a positive or favorable tissue response (reduction), then you have a choice to make. You can either continue with that plan modification and it is now your new treatment plan, or you can further modify it a little to see if you can create an even faster or greater tissue response. Again, your call.
I have never before committed these VDPS ideas or procedure to writing. This explanation makes sense to me, but it must make sense to you. If you do not understand any of these steps or ideas, please, please let me know immediately so you are sure to do VDPS correctly.
As with any information or suggestions you find on the DCI and PDI website, please consult with your treating physician for approval and further advice about these ideas so you know they are right for you. Please let your doctor know what you are doing so she/he is informed about your Alt Med treatment. Information provided by Natural Health Education LLC, DCI and PDI should not be construed as personal medical advice or instruction. Statements, information and opinions expressed throughout the entirety of this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration nor are all of the materials or products presented herein intended to treat, cure or prevent disease.
Well, that was a lot of detail for an old man who is about to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary! This new information for the readership will hopefully do a lot of good. If you have questions, please ask.
Remember: If your therapy products are going to be running out around the middle of May, please place your order at least on or before May 12th. The NHE LLC office will be closed from May 16th to May 19th and all orders received during that time will be shipped on Monday, May 21st.
Stay focused to your plan and be successful. Please send any questions you have for me to answer at info@peyronies-disease-help.com
See you in June.
TRH
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