Vlasko
#1181
It was recently added to the USPS tracking system. A package is “held” until it’s processed and then either released or seized.
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I’ll expect my package to get released and sent on its way, but the AAS underground vendors have reported a recent uptick in seizures of Chinese and Indian sourced shipments, and US CBP is also hiring contractors at big ports to implement better screening processes and technology.
They’re concerned about fentanyl and other drug precursors, protecting us from these horrible Indian generics that “that place the American people at risk for their health and safety,” but probably mostly about millions of items getting through under claims that they fall beneath the de minimus threshold. $$$ must be collected.
DFW: CBP, DFW, dnata Cargo USA unveil nation’s first airside Centralized Examination Station | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
And coming to JFK Q1 2025:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-lawmakers-move-to-restrict-trade-provision-favored-by-chinas-e-commerce-giants-bcd8fd43?mod=mhp
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Depends on how much confidence you have in the same contractors that do baggage handling for the airlines. 
Maybe there’s not much to worry about. 
My package made it through customs.
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Just had a shipment denied entry to Canada. Small 200pc parcel. Reshipping it as we speak. Also have a shipment going to the USA i’ll update on aswell.
Size matters. A cautionary tale.
After many shipments from India, I finally had one seized by customs.
I ordered 40, 20-gram tubes of Retin-a cream from an Indian supplier.
By measuring the size of the boxes I had previously received, I knew the shipping box would be larger than usual.
I ordered such a large amount because Retin-A from India is so inexpensive. I have a prescription, but the copay for one tube would buy 10 tubes from India.
“(Tretinoin 0.1 cream: 48 $ for 40 creams ( tubes)”
Since it is primarily a cosmetic drug, I didn’t think that customs would seize the shipment even if they opened it. Well, I was wrong, customs seized the shipment and I got a nasty gram telling me that they would not be sending the shipment.
I was out $78 with shipping, no big deal.
No, I didn’t ask the supplier to refund my money because it was not his fault.
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Justin
#1188
One tube lasts me over a month, and I use Retin-A 0.05 on hands/lower arms too. Out of curiosity have you found better results w/ 0.1? It took a few months but I’m acclimatized to the 0.05 and was wondering if I should move to 0.1, thoughts?
You can try it. It is an individual thing. I have always tolerated 0.1% quite well. It never causes me any irritation even if I apply it on damp skin.
My daughter however cannot use any retinol products without suffering from redness and irritation.
Justin
#1190
Thanks. You might want to share that when I started it, I could not tolerate even 0.025, but I’d use face cream, then apply the 0.025 every other day, two weeks later every day. Eventually I moved to 0.5 doing the same. I do find if I miss even a few days, I get redness and peeling again, but it goes away in a few days.
I’ll try a tube of 0.5, I use it on my hands and arms as well as my face.
It seems to be a crap shoot. I guess I’ve been lucky that even my huge expensive packages have gone through. The last one will keep me in Rapamycin for several years.
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I’d like to validate a shipment from Keshavdas & Sons over off of IndiaMart.
I ordered directly from them, via WhatsApp and spoke to Navin who took very good care of me.
1MG Biocon Sirolimus Tablets - $ .58/Pill
$90 shipping to the USA.
It took roughly four weeks from ordering to get from India to the US. The length of time was largely driven by US customs as the order had arrived to ICS NY, three days after I ordered and got trapped in customs hell there.
https://www.onlinemedexport.com/
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How many tablets? $90 for shipping seems very high; typically I pay $25 to $30 for shipping an order of 300 pills
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I ordered 100 CT/1MG of the Sirolimus.
I also ordered other medications as well, my total with shipping with my other medications was $250.
The price on the sirolimus was good. Sometimes companies put lower prices on the medicines and higher on shipping. Just shop around and get multiple quotes, that is my typical approach.
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@RapAdmin
You’d never steer me wrong!
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Skilton
#1197
Hi
Further to my last post - it has taken some time but I am now back in contact with Pravin and am in the process of ordering - I will keep you posted on progress - there has been a change of email address which may not b reflected on the site contact.varunmedicals@gmail.com.
I eventually contacted him through WhatsApp using the number provided on an earlier email.
Mob. & What’s App :+91-9595453000 / 9822922559
I will post progress of this order
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Justin
#1198
The world is constricting! “I’ll just fly to Poland…” I love it.
I just got billed for a PSMA-pet prostate cancer scan. I’m on Medicare Advantage, and my “share,” is $2,840.
I could buy a ticket, fly to India and get the same scan for less than $400.
America’s system really is insane (though it does have many good points).
I like your plan of action, when you get some numbers, please share them and I think (?) the best time post-ingestion is 2 hours, not 1, there are posts here that cover that.
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Thanks for the advice of 2 hours, not 1, I read it too late for this blood test.
So I tested 2 mg Rapacan from summer-hot India (see previous messages). I did not eat before the blood test, my weight is 78 kg, low BMI.
The blood test was taken 10:16, 57 minutes after I took the two 1 mg Rapacan pills on empty stomach with result:
9.3 ng/ml (2 mg Rapacan after 57 min)
Is this result as expected? Or less than expected meaning that the batch I got of Rapacan has lost some of the effect, but can still be used but a higher dose, and if so how much, double dose?
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Justin
#1201
There’s info/graph here, read down to find the graph and data
