Well I’m back from the QXCI “treatment.” Like I said yesterday, I’d come and take my medicine if this thing was bunk. It’s really hard to form an opinion 100% either way, but I don’t feel it’s anything legitimate or worth anyone’s time.
The “practitioner,” who is a bit of a weird man, about 62 years old, strapped a few velcro bands to my head, arms, and legs, and set his computer to do its work. The whole session basically was a back and forth of me telling him about my life and him reading various “findings” from the computer as they emerged. I realize that many of these things may have been “found” after I told him something revealing about my condition or life. In fact I believe this to be the case in many instances. The guy actually knew what propecia was beforehand and was able to explain to me the mechanism(inhibiting 5AR2, and the function thereof), which was something I found impressive considering he has a rich, full head of hair. He was of the opinion that the drug may not be completely gone from my system, which I think most of us here would say is a ridiculous notion, and recommended a detoxing protocol, which I’ll probably do anyway just for my general health.
Here are some interesting things QXCI “found”:
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I have a problem in my bottom 2nd molar on the left side of my mouth. This is actually true, and I have a huge filling back there that took several tries to get right. Dentists have repeatedly told me this tooth will eventually need a root canal. This was probably the most impressive moment of the entire session. It’s perhaps possible that he saw the filling at one point and put something into the computer, but it is very difficult to see the filling unless my mouth is wide open.
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Deficiencies - zinc, DHA, GABA, Vit D
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The computer showed a “testosterone deficiency” of “101%”(lol - said it right there on the screen). He said he could not find an estrogen problem.
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He said it didn’t find anything strange with my prostate, but he did a “prostate treatment” electromagnetically. I have noticed no difference in the behavior of my prostate.
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The computer said I was at risk for breast cancer and had muscle wastage.
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The machine showed emotions I had an abundance of and the ones I was most deficient of. The most prevalent emotion was “apathy,” which I would say is 100% true. The least abundant one was “joy,” which I would also say is correct.
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The machine said I had “inflammation,” “infection,” mycoplasma infection, “low function” white blood cells, blood flukes, platelet aggregation, high blood fibrin, high environmental toxicity(the most from cosmetics(?), insecticides, and food additives), prior vaccine reactions, and chronic hypoadrenia. I find much of this difficult to believe, but of course cannot disprove it.
All in all, I think it’s probably garbage. Since my condition is getting so dire, I still harbor a small bit of hope, and will probably do some detox with a magnetic clay bath he recommended, as well as a few of the supplements, such as zinc and GABA. I’ll also do the parasite cleanse just for the hell of it, as that’s probably good for general health too.
So do I feel angry, ripped off, and ashamed? No. It was $195 for a 3.5 hour session, and I felt much better after I left, specifically because of the talk therapy component… I basically told the guy my life story and it was good to get that load off to someone, anyone, even if he may be a scam artist. In fact I have to admit, it was at least as good as any therapy session I’ve had with a “legit” psychologist or social worker. He was also very knowledgeable about supplementation and made some interesting suggestions, such as zinc monomethionate, DHA, GABA, anti-inflammatory supps for my prostate problem, and an interesting mood enhancer I’ve never heard of called Stabilium, made from a particular kind of fish extract. He also instructed me on some detox methods that may be helpful regardless of my propecia problem.
Will I see him again if he suggests another “treatment”? Probably not. Do I recommend trying this machine? No. I am not 100% sure it is a fraud, but I am highly doubtful. I never expected an immediate full recovery, but I was hoping perhaps this machine could find some root for the problem where conventional medicine could not. I am disappointed.
Referencing another discussion, does this make sites like “Quackwatch” legit? No. I 100% believe that site is a farce and likely some kind of shill for some big medicine concern. If you endlessly attack every alternative treatment out there, you’re bound to get it right some of the time. There are most certainly frauds in alternative medicine, but there is also legitimate help to be found. This is not something I would have done had I not been desperate, but, again, I am not sorry I tried.
All in all, I found the experience to be very interesting, and at the very least was highly entertained for three and a half hours. I will still likely not be seeing the urologist again. The appointment with Shippen will be canceled tomorrow morning, as I do not have the resources to spend $1000+ a month seeking treatment from someone with no track record of success after almost 10 years of treating this condition.
. I guess saw palmetto would be a “milder” alternative, but still it may come with problems similar to those of fin. The terrible irony.