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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:14 am
by Broken Kid
hagbard celine wrote:now, i'm not suggesting bree has anything to do with Jehovah's Witnessess, but just thought that was interesting...
Heh...I don't think it's related either, but I remember how much I dug into Jevohah's Witnesses a few months ago, finding all these possible links and interesting things and posting about it and getting all excited about it.
Ya never know!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:24 pm
by HazelButtercup
I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!). Here's some info:
Epogen is usually taken for two reasons:
1. For patients with anemia (usually with cancer or with kidney failure, and other reasons for anemia.)
2. For athletes for doping purposes. Can be used before event to build up red blood cells for very aerobic activities or during event if the event is over days or weeks. Common for bicycling because the events are often done in stages over time so athletes' red blood cell counts normally goes down after each stage. Epogen will replenish red blood cell count and it really does help cyclists. It is illegal to do this, of course, and Amgen is working to stop this.
I asked him why someone would give it to a healthy 16 year-old girl, perhaps in preparation for a "ceremony." He said they could be preparing her for a very physical event to give her body the oxygen/red blood cell count to handle it. I asked if it is possible that it could be use to prepare someone for bloodletting so they could tolerate it and replenish their blood more easily and he said, "that would be very strange, but yes, Epogen could do that."
About side effects- within a couple of weeks, Epogen should give a patient more energy. It does not take away energy. A patient would only be tired or run down because of the anemia. A healthy patient would not be tired because they took it. There are really no known negative side effects unless someone overdoses- this could cause strokes because the blood turns to sludge.
Epogen is pretty expensive. It costs about $50-$100 per shot. Most patients get 1-3 shots per week and spend about $5,000-$10,000 per year. It does not come in any other form other than injections.
He is going to watch the video and if I get any more info, I will pass it on.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:28 pm
by Killthesmiley
HazelButtercup wrote:I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!). Here's some info:
Epogen is usually taken for two reasons:
1. For patients with anemia (usually with cancer or with kidney failure, and other reasons for anemia.)
2. For athletes for doping purposes. Can be used before event to build up red blood cells for very aerobic activities or during event if the event is over days or weeks. Common for bicycling because the events are often done in stages over time so athletes' red blood cell counts normally goes down after each stage. Epogen will replenish red blood cell count and it really does help cyclists. It is illegal to do this, of course, and Amgen is working to stop this.
I asked him why someone would give it to a healthy 16 year-old girl, perhaps in preparation for a "ceremony." He said they could be preparing her for a very physical event to give her body the oxygen/red blood cell count to handle it. I asked if it is possible that it could be use to prepare someone for bloodletting so they could tolerate it and replenish their blood more easily and he said, "that would be very strange, but yes, Epogen could do that."
About side effects- within a couple of weeks, Epogen should give a patient more energy. It does not take away energy. A patient would only be tired or run down because of the anemia. A healthy patient would not be tired because they took it. There are really no known negative side effects unless someone overdoses- this could cause strokes because the blood turns to sludge.
Epogen is pretty expensive. It costs about $50-$100 per shot. Most patients get 1-3 shots per week and spend about $5,000-$10,000 per year. It does not come in any other form other than injections.
He is going to watch the video and if I get any more info, I will pass it on.
wow....
your brother invented epogen???
miles will be impressed!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:48 pm
by trainer101
Killthesmiley wrote:HazelButtercup wrote:I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!).
wow....
your brother invented epogen???
miles will be impressed!
Shhh... HazelButtercup is Illuminati - our intermediary with the biotech division. See you at the next meeting HB!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:56 pm
by Dogma72
Given the strict storage requirements and the age of the product - how much effectiveness would the drug have?
Looking at all of the open boxes, packing croutons abounds and haphazard arrangement - would this drug be any good at all? I mean, this certainly did not look like a climate controlled environment - i.e. refrigerator...
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:58 pm
by Luv2Skydive
So......maybe she really wasn't taking it after all if it wouldnt cause the tiredness and weakness she was obviously exibiting.
Maybe her dad or mom was taking it. Her mom could have needed a kidney transplant (hey, Bree could give up a kidney....she's got two!
)
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:06 pm
by Way2Curious
I was thinking....why would they need such a huge supply of it? Obviously, more people than just Bree or her parents are taking it (or are going to).
Is the entire order taking it? And how the heck are they getting such a huge supply of a prescription drug??
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:35 pm
by childofmetis
HazelButtercup wrote:I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!). Here's some info:
Epogen is usually taken for two reasons:
1. For patients with anemia (usually with cancer or with kidney failure, and other reasons for anemia.)
2. For athletes for doping purposes. Can be used before event to build up red blood cells for very aerobic activities or during event if the event is over days or weeks. Common for bicycling because the events are often done in stages over time so athletes' red blood cell counts normally goes down after each stage. Epogen will replenish red blood cell count and it really does help cyclists. It is illegal to do this, of course, and Amgen is working to stop this.
I asked him why someone would give it to a healthy 16 year-old girl, perhaps in preparation for a "ceremony." He said they could be preparing her for a very physical event to give her body the oxygen/red blood cell count to handle it. I asked if it is possible that it could be use to prepare someone for bloodletting so they could tolerate it and replenish their blood more easily and he said, "that would be very strange, but yes, Epogen could do that."
About side effects- within a couple of weeks, Epogen should give a patient more energy. It does not take away energy. A patient would only be tired or run down because of the anemia. A healthy patient would not be tired because they took it. There are really no known negative side effects unless someone overdoses- this could cause strokes because the blood turns to sludge.
Epogen is pretty expensive. It costs about $50-$100 per shot. Most patients get 1-3 shots per week and spend about $5,000-$10,000 per year. It does not come in any other form other than injections.
He is going to watch the video and if I get any more info, I will pass it on.
You win. I asked my dad, a renal nephrologist, and he said the same thing.
Also, for the OpHeads, I asked what the cataloguing-type number for Epogen was:
yes, the NDC number for epogen it is NDC 55513 plus additional digits
depending on units per ml vial size
How big were the vials?[/quote]
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:40 pm
by Slainte
I suffer from hemochromotosis - a high level of iron in the blood - treatment is pretty much limited to phlebotomy (draining the blood) until things even out.
Side effect? Anemia
I would suspect that they have been taking too much blood from Bree becasue of the gauze on her shoulder, except that they always draw blood form an artery (arm/ankle).
Or maybe theya re indeed preparing her for someahting like bloodletting or vigorous activity.
The really scary thing was mentioned in a post above:
Why do they need so much of this stuff?
hmmmmmmm.......
Probablyh nothing, but at least I get to share my hypchondria!
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:24 pm
by Way2Curious
Slainte wrote:I suffer from hemochromotosis - a high level of iron in the blood - treatment is pretty much limited to phlebotomy (draining the blood) until things even out.
My mom is a phlebotomist (When I was younger she also worked as a dialysis tech, which is why I'm also pretty positive the Bree on dialysis theory couldn't work)....people always assume that the person who takes blood in the hospital is a nurse...many people have never even heard the word phlebotomist......
Slainte wrote: Side effect? Anemia
I would suspect that they have been taking too much blood from Bree becasue of the gauze on her shoulder, except that they always draw blood form an artery (arm/ankle).
True...under most circumstaces they use veins (inner arm, hands) or sometimes finger sticks or toes/heels for babies...but yeah they can draw from arteries too. Even still there are no veins that would be used to draw blood where Bree's bandages are either....so I'm thinking she had to have gotten injections.....so you're right.
Slainte wrote:Or maybe theya re indeed preparing her for someahting like bloodletting or vigorous activity.
The really scary thing was mentioned in a post above:
Why do they need so much of this stuff?
hmmmmmmm.......
Probablyh nothing, but at least I get to share my hypchondria!
I think it was my post you were talking about here....something is definately up with them having literally cases of a drug like that....
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:38 pm
by Pi
Ruberic wrote:I still believe that Bree's father knew EXACTLY what she was taking.
Take it from me, when you work in the medical field...you keep track of any drug you take. It is in your nature. You don't just off the cuff give your child something without fully knowing its effect. (Sad, I know).
This brings me back to another idea. If her father did know, and continued to inject it...what does that say about him? Where his loyalties truly lay?
Remember, when the parents asked the deacons to forgo the ceremony, they came back morose. I believe that her parents were all for the ceremony at first, but then got cold feet.
I am betting that a lot of this is found in Bree's still secret letter.
I like all your points. It'll be interesting to see how the meeting with dad develops, because I tend to agree. I've been suspicious of Bree's father ever since Bree said he knew nothing about web cams. It just didn't make sense coming from somone in the medical field. Between, Daniel commenting that the parents always changed their minds inexplicably and I dunno.. just a few well timed coincedences of Bree talking about her parents after she's done something questionable... like the Grillz video...or after she's expressed her frustration or...bleh. It just seems possible that not only was Dad aware of what he was giving Bree, but also that he's been watching.
Pi
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:41 pm
by lonelyelendi
HazelButtercup wrote:I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!). Here's some info:
Epogen is usually taken for two reasons:
1. For patients with anemia (usually with cancer or with kidney failure, and other reasons for anemia.)
2. For athletes for doping purposes. Can be used before event to build up red blood cells for very aerobic activities or during event if the event is over days or weeks. Common for bicycling because the events are often done in stages over time so athletes' red blood cell counts normally goes down after each stage. Epogen will replenish red blood cell count and it really does help cyclists. It is illegal to do this, of course, and Amgen is working to stop this.
I asked him why someone would give it to a healthy 16 year-old girl, perhaps in preparation for a "ceremony." He said they could be preparing her for a very physical event to give her body the oxygen/red blood cell count to handle it. I asked if it is possible that it could be use to prepare someone for bloodletting so they could tolerate it and replenish their blood more easily and he said, "that would be very strange, but yes, Epogen could do that."
About side effects- within a couple of weeks, Epogen should give a patient more energy. It does not take away energy. A patient would only be tired or run down because of the anemia. A healthy patient would not be tired because they took it. There are really no known negative side effects unless someone overdoses- this could cause strokes because the blood turns to sludge.
Epogen is pretty expensive. It costs about $50-$100 per shot. Most patients get 1-3 shots per week and spend about $5,000-$10,000 per year. It does not come in any other form other than injections.
He is going to watch the video and if I get any more info, I will pass it on.
I am new so forgive me if I seem noobish...
My point is that many ancient rituals (like from say..I dont know...ancient egyptian cults) involve the spillling of blood, similar to the sacrificing of animals to the God that was done by early Jews.
Another thing I just thought of: Didn't Bree's parents mention something about her "Pureness vow" or something to that effect when she got busted for sneaking out? I mention this because many of those rituals I mentioned above required a virgin...and the ancient meaning of the word "virgin" was pretty broad.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:27 pm
by girlAnachronism
Some cultures consider any woman whose bare skin has been touched by a man outside her family as no longer a virgin. (Oops, I lost that ages ago). Still to get back on topic...
HB that's so awesome about your brother! I'll bet that's one thing the Creators weren't expecting!
When we saw Lucy prepping Bree for the ceremony, she had her walk around the field in a stiff fashion. Maybe the ceremony is an attempt to contact some divinity by bringing on fatigue? (When a person is tired, they are more likely to see/hear things that don't exist) Bloodletting can also bring on a similar state of lightheadedness.
On a side note, I'm a rather odd case of anemic (never felt tired but when the doctors tested my blood they saw my iron level was 8, which is dangerously low) and I take iron supplements, but the odd thing I learned from my doctor was that people who eat meat are more likely to become anemic than vegetarians...
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:41 pm
by Way2Curious
HazelButtercup...so you're brother is a scientist for Amgen.....seriously??
Anyhow, I found the drugs website, it says some things about the side effects:
"The most commonly reported side effects in clinical trials were hypertension, headache, arthralgias, and nausea."
Heres the site for anyone who is interested:
http://www.epogen.com/patient/understan ... epogen.jsp
Here is a link to the product safety info:
http://www.epogen.com/patient/safety_in ... y_info.jsp
More about side effects:
http://www.epogen.com/patient/understan ... ffects.jsp
It mentions seizures and blood clots as possible side effects.
edit: This also just stood out to me....
"It is also possible that your body may make antibodies against EPOGEN®. Antibodies can block or reduce your body’s ability to make red blood cells, causing severe anemia. Symptoms of severe anemia include unusual tiredness and lack of energy."
So Epogen itself could cause anemia...say if you weren't already anemic...
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:53 pm
by HazelButtercup
trainer101 wrote:Killthesmiley wrote:HazelButtercup wrote:I just talked to the inventor of EPOGEN (my brother!).
wow....
your brother invented epogen???
miles will be impressed!
Shhh... HazelButtercup is Illuminati - our intermediary with the biotech division. See you at the next meeting HB!
girlAnachronism wrote:
HB that's so awesome about your brother! I'll bet that's one thing the Creators weren't expecting!
Who/what is illuminati? (I'd be at the next meeting if I understood what you were talking about!)
That would be cool if Miles read this and wanted to talk to me! Miles, message me!