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Any Briviact experiences to share?

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@santosha
Hi Chris,

Thank you.

TCM & western medicine are not practised by the same institution in Singapore. This is what made Taiwan so interesting since both are. I’m afraid I cannot recall much of the bacteria much. I’ll see what I can get out of him during my next consultation with him come June. I’ll be heading to Taiwan for my initial scans after, wanting them to do and draw their own conclusions instead of what I will be telling them what I know from my specialists here.

The ketogenic diet which you had tried seemed promising and I’m also interested. Although for any culture which has carbo e.g rice forming the most significant part of a meal e.g Indians & Chinese, practising it can be a challenge.

I was surprised Briviact wasn’t a newly known drug to my specialist, but it’s only after mentioning it myself then he put me on it as well. I guess the patient pool here just isn’t huge enough for the specialists to put patients on different drugs.

May all turn out well for you.

Cheers,
Louis

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Chris Gautier, Volunteer Mentor | @santosha | Apr 26 9:38am

@louissc
Hi Louis,
I realize I may not have expressed myself clearly — I have not yet started the ketogenic treatment at the British Hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is still something I am actively researching and considering.
At my appointment this week with my neurologist in São Paulo, I brought the topic up for discussion. Thankfully, he is a very open and caring doctor and did not take my initiative as a sign of dissatisfaction with his care or treatment. He asked some very thoughtful questions, which I will look into further using the materials the Hospital Británico shared with me — and he also asked me to share those materials with him.
Regarding your comment about medication availability in Singapore, I felt something very similar in Uruguay. Here in Brazil, we have far more medication options, largely because Uruguay's small population — just 3.5 million inhabitants — limits what is commercially available there.
Since Briviact supply appears to be scarce in Singapore, would importing it from Taiwan be a viable option for you? And how are imported medications taxed in Singapore?
Chris

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