Yes I'm still around. I credit azilect with how good I am. I can do anything I want to do....
Parkinson's for almost ten years. Doing exceptionally well. However, my blood pressure is very erratic. High one minute, ten minutes later it's low. No blood pressure medications help. When it's high...
I am on Medicare. Azilect price now in the gap $775 for 90 days . Any comments?...
Wow! This is an old post. I now get Geritrex Benzoin Compound Tincture from Edgepark product PH2540383. Same as Friars and is available in the US. Also covered by Medicare. So cheap that doesn't...
Happy My BP is always highest first thing in the morning.. Within an hour of taking sinemet, a Parkinson's disease medicatio, my BP is normal. ....
I take azilect, ropinirol, and sinemet. My BP is always high first thing in the morning. Within an hour of taking sinemet alone my BP is normal....
I have been dealing with erratic blood pressure for a couple years. It can be very high in the morning and very low in the afternoon. Anyone else have this problem?...
I have Parkinson's and also have an ileostomy. For the last couple years I have been dealing with erratic blood pressure. The worst was 162/102 AM to 65/40 PM same day. Usually not that bad. Anyone...
I am scheduled for an MRI with contrast using Gadolinium as the contrast agent. Has anyone had this done? I am concerned about the possible long term side effects. Gadolinium can leave deposits in...
Sandie The Benzoin tincture Christine is talking about it Geritrex Benzoin Compound Tincture. Please read my recent post to Willetta about it....
Wallets I have posted about a product called Geritrex Benzoin Compound Tincture for a long time. It is a first aid product that helps heal and protects your skin. Here's what I do when I change....
Entire colon. Not rectum....
Nazareth Do you clean the stoma area with soap? Do you use adhesive removers? Powder? Anything else? I clean with only water and paper towel. Dry with hair dryer. Leaves no residue. Apply BCT with a...
Christine I do still have my anus. My colectomy was November 2007. It has not given me any trouble. I had surgery to correct prolapse and retracted stoma. That was in the first 1 1/2. years after my...
Christine Did you try the tincture without the Eakin seal?...
I use a Wahl cordless electric beard trimmer. I remove the wafer and shave. I use Geritrex Benzoin Compound Tincture so there is no gooey residue to deal with. I just use alcohol to clean the cutters...
Ucwhat Yes that's the right BCT. As for sense of smell, I lost my sense of smell 35 years ago. It is often the very first symptom of Parkinson's disease, which I have had for 9 years. With good...
I smell nothing at all. .....of anything....
BCT has never failed me since I started using it about seven years ago. Dan...
I have an ileostomy. If the area is hairy you need to shave it off. Apply BCT and dry with hair dryer about 5 seconds. The wafer will stick immediately. Try my method. Water,paper towels and BCT....
BCT does not smell. This is what I do. After removing the wafer clean with only water and paper towel. No soap, adhesive removers, powder. .nothing. Shave with an electric beard trimmer. Clean again....
Anyone in the UK use BCT?If so,where do you get it?...
Ucwhat Have you tried what I have suggested many times on this forum? Paper towel, water, BCT..? Dan...
Pink Script is not required. It is now available from Edgepark. PH2540383 is the product number. Dan...
Still don't know the symptoms....
How do you know you are dehydrated?...
NOT I won't comment on Tom's post or yours. The 70% alcohol content is not the important ingredient. The manufacturer is important. There are other manufacturers of BCT but the ingredients are not...
Alex1 I credit Azilect for my lack of progression too. Dan...
And they remember your name....
Danny I probably didn't think to mention it before because I am 100% Polish (and proud ). Glad I am Polish because we don't have to wait for the weekend! How often are you called "Danny Boy"? Dan...
NSSG It only stings for a few seconds on open skin. Thats all. Danny Why do you wait until you have some open skin or irritation to use BCT? I use it on every change so I don't have any problem. Dan...
Thanks for the post Tom. BCT may not fill gaps but it will protect the skin....
Gordon If you read my post I have no idea where Deepak came from. It should say Edgepark. Less is better!! Forget the powder and rings. Get some BCT and try my method. . Dan...
Gordon Here I go again. You need Geritrix Benzoin Compound Tincture. It will heal the skin and protect it. When you change clean with only water and paper towel. Nothing else. Soap and adhesive...
blueglas Found it on Edgepark. At drugsdepot. com the number is c2540383. Thanks Dan...
SELF Really! !! Very bottom line on your post says "takedown 11/20/15" What? Dan...
Just talked to Edgepark. She could not find Geritrix. Do you have a number to order by?...
Dolphin Friars Balsam Compound Benzoin Tincture is what I started with. Cannot get it in the US any more. Try the Tincture without the Eakin seal. Leaves no residue to get off. Dan...
Blueglass Thanks for letting us know about Edgepark and BCT! DAN...
Wonder what "long term " is. I have used it consistently for seven years with nothing detrimental. The nurses I have talked to never heard of it. It comes off with the wafer leaving no residue. I'm...
Dolphin What do you want to know about BCT? Dan...
Dolphin I agree that the pain you have is probably from open skin around your stoma. My stoma is sometimes out and often retracted. I rarely have any irritation around my stoma, even when it is...
Shaw I'll see you at the meeting in Cadillac! Dan...
Anybody from the Cadillac Michigan area? There is a support group meeting next Wednesday in Cadillac....
UC Whatever you put on your skin, if it burns your skin is irritated or raw. BCT does not burn on healthy skin. Not recommended for long term use......by who and why? Dan...
UC What reasons? Dan...
Katie Benzoin Compound Tincture is a first aid product. It helps to heal and protects the skin from poop. It dries sticky. I do not use soap, adhesive removers, powder, seals, etc. Soap and adhesive...
Nssg What is the diameter of the adhesive part of your wafer? I wear a convatec convex two piece. The wafer diameter is 3" not including the tape edge. Dan...
Katie The Benzoin Compound Tincture is a first aid product. It will help to heal your skin. I forms a waterproof film on your skin that will protect it from the wafer. Kelly is right. It will burn...
I wear a convatec with a clip. Like hogholio I cut the end of the bag off. I leave just one inch for the clip. Don't need that extra two inches....