Sorry. My previous post was out of control, itself.

I apologise to everyone. I certainly cannot and should not have made ANY of those assumptions. We all feel the pressure of this disease, and I have no right to claim more of it than anyone else.

Imas and Gordon may sound alike to me, but it doesn't mean that the posts aren't sincere and legitimate - and trying to help, which is what the site should be about.

Also, the fact that I have griped about any of this certainly doesn't mean that I assume anything other than that this Dr Bourland is of the highest professional caliber, as all Doctors should be. For all I know he may be the best hand surgeon in the country.

Again, I apologize to everyone, and to those mentioned most of all. What I said was baseless and overly emotional -- and I can't demand any standard if I don't follow it myself.

Why does this Dr Bourland NEVER seem to have a phone number? Are people expected to show up on the mystery doctor's doorstep without making an appointment or is he afraid of getting calls to ask who trained him??

Mike,

It's not the FDA. It's BioSpecifics not having the investors to complete he very expensive testing required by Congress and administered by the FDA to get federal drug approval. Drug restrictions are, in theory, more restrictive here than anywhere else in the world. (assuming you don't subscribe to the Drug Company's Lobby Control over the FDA argument.) In any case, BioSpecifics, has apparently sold the technology and the prospects for Dups treatment doesn't look good from Collagenase.

It was never the "magic bullet" in any case. It simply did bio-mechanically the same thing NA does mechanically. They are equivalent in many ways. The occurrence of Dups reoccurrence should be similar therefore. Personally I'd love to have another alternative to Traditional Invasive Surgery, but it may it be in the cards. As you may know, Eaton suggests that reoccurrence after surgery may be less than after NA. This, however, will have no bearing on my appointment with Eaton for NA, now set for early next year.

I hope you're right, Mike. Collegenase offers a lot of advantages over NA besides the lower reoccurence rate - it can be used in feet & penises, for those of us who have dups in those places; also it might fix the shoulder joint problems linked to collagen build-up, that apparently are sometimes associated with dups.

Regards, also Mike

Pulling this old thread to the top for no apparent reason is the work of our troll.

Please people, watch dates, and evaluate why a thread has been posted before you get upset.