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To: Edderd who wrote (7109)	4/15/1998 8:50:00 PM
From: GARRY CONNELL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

good shot dr.ed

To: Edderd who wrote (7109)	4/15/1998 9:01:00 PM
From: incomep	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

Ed: Bruce does not mean to offend you. He is a pro-knowledge type. You really have not answered the question that, in your clinic, any patient who tried viagra switched back to muse, if any. I understand that you might have not received viagra as Bradpalm1 mentioned today. The information you have is still in the border line as you mentioned before from the clinical trial of viagra. I might run to a margin call from the last two days sell-off, but I do not have any money to put in (this is the 3rd margin call I have since it gapped down). Hope you guys can see the light. Bye, our long suffered longs.

To: Edderd who wrote (7109)	4/15/1998 11:25:00 PM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

<<Many patients are happy with MUSE and use it regularly>> Ed, As you probably know, I respect your opinion more than anyone elses on this thread. Your statements hold plenty of water. I have found you to be honest and forthright in your observations. The fact that you spoke positively of Viagra tells me that you are sincere. You are the one who is on the front line dealing with impotence day to day. In the short run, stock prices are not based on solid fundamentals but on emotions. Once all the emotions wear out and vivus recovers, those who sold for large loses will regret it and those who did not buy in at these levels will also regret not having done so. To everyone else: Remember the saying "Believe 1/2 of what you see and nothing of what you read". If you think that MUSE is worthless and has no satisfied patients then I suggest that you pick up the phone and call up some of the urologists in your area. You will get varied opinions based on each doctors personal preferences. I doubt you will hear many say that MUSE is worthless and doesn't work. Also, Ed you make a good point about ED peoples responses. Those who used MUSE without success will be quick to bash it. I do not believe that the posts on the impotence thread are all real. I know that many of them are contrived by those holding Pfizer shares. Also, I am sure that many of the MUSE bashers are shorts pretending to be ED patients to get the price of Vivus as low as possible. Thanks Ed. Always appreciate your input. VLAD

To: Edderd who wrote (7109)	4/16/1998 3:24:00 PM
From: Bruce Olsten	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23519

Ed, you said "It is very important to teach the patient how to do the insertion. If they learn right the first time and it works then they will probably stick with it. Ed" I answered "I disagree. If they experience any discomfort or burning, they will opt out for Viagra once they try it successfully." You then said "I love your comment about disagreeing with the instruction of the patient. As if you had any idea! Ed" For crying out load man, I was not disagreeing with proper patient instruction. I was disagreeing with your pronouncement that they "will stick with" MUSE if they find that other methods cause less discomfort or burning. If Viagra works for the majority of MUSEers and does not turn out to be another phen-phen or ticket to blindness, they will flee from the catheter in droves. The market must recognize this.