the BEST CURE-sympathotomy

david9

david9

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Just had my surgery for my hyperhidrosis in my hands, armpits, and feet. All sweating has stopped!!!! Also, there is very little compensatory sweating. Go check out sympathotomy. I got it done at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

BTW I had tried everyother treatment. They all sucked. Please dont live with this problem and go get the sympathotomy.

I am 18 years old and have had hyperhidrosis my whole life.
 
sweatyhandshobs

sweatyhandshobs

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God bless you

God bless you, well done mate i dont know you but still im really happy for you. im gonna get the sympathectomy done in a few months i hope it works for me as it has done for you. You probably are right about all other treatments sucking, however the other treatment have worked for people with milder hyperhidrosis. Mine is just too bad (sweaty hands) so antiperspirants just dont work. plus drugs u dont want to stay on them forever even if they work. i reckon acupuncture or anything will not work cause abnormal sweating is not a stress related condition.
 
4myself

4myself

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Well done david9, it must have been a huge step to get surgery, well done for taking control! :)
 
sweatyhandshobs

sweatyhandshobs

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Re: sympathotomy

Pinker said:
I might be getting this operation done on my hands... depending on the success of my Ionphoresis.

But the dermatoligist said I could only have it done on one area.. because once you have the operation the sweat is diverted to another area and if you have it done all over you could end up with compensatory set all over the place.. you get the picture.

Did the doctors/dermatoligist tell you about this?
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no the surgeon told me that "most people get SOME compensatory sweating on the chest and back, but this is easier to handle". i got very sweaty hands and feet, but im only getting operation done for my hands.
but i dont know u guys know this that most websites mention that people who get the sypathectomy done for their hands also have reduced sweating on the feet.
 
newjerseymom

newjerseymom

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Hi. Just discovered this forum, surfing the internet. I am staying home, resting as last wednesday I had the surgery myself! (as I understand they severed only the T2, no more) So far no more sweat in my hands and feet. I really was interested in the hands. In the last months also I developed a 'blushing', but not permanently, so I will see how it develops.

My problem is that I take a little bit longerthan normal to heal as I react not very well to general anesthesia, so the first 24 hours were not pleasant. After that, much better. Also, on top of this, I got a bad cold....

This morning I woke up and felt a little bit of sweat/dampness on my thighs, minimal, as I was very cold and had put the heat on my bedroom last night. I don't know if my sore throat is part of my cold or the tube the was inserted during surgery.

My best wishes for all of you, I have read some of your stories, and they moved me to tears. Gosh...here I go again (maybe becoming emotional is a side effect too). Will keep you abreast on how I develop, maybe this could be of help to you.

My surgery was a same-day surgery, and I was blessed with the most caring and nice staff to look after me, and a wonderful husband that couldnt care less if my hands were clammy or damp.
Good Luck to you all!
 
Jane631

Jane631

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Wow, its great to hear more about this surgery. Ive had HH as long as I can remember and now Im talking to my parents about the surgery. My Dr. is making me try every other solution before considering sugery, but even if these medications did work, which they dont, they are never really gonna be completely reliable and i dont want to live with them forever. I also read recently that compensatory sweating often reduces over time. If i could have this surgery tomorrow, i would, it just isnt fair that we have to live the way we do. I just want to be done with this and live my life. Thanks for talking about your surgery, its a big help. :)
 
Anonymous

Anonymous

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yeah i got it done a couple months ago. i no longer sweat from my hands. but shit man it is scary that a lot of people have had some side effects. but i was lucky to come out completely ok from it.... and im glad i got it done!!! yeah but i do advise like with all things in life there are risks, its up to u if u wanna take it...ETS could be the worst thing for u or the best thing for u.
 
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Alvinsduckie

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ETS

side effects for me didnt show up until about 14 months after surgery.


destroying the sympathetic nervous system and alzheimers (last sentences)...

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jan2002/1011218125.Ns.r.html


destroys thyroid..

www.truthaboutets.com




Sympathectomy is similar to permanently removing the central heat and air-conditioning system and never replacing it because of malfunction.

http://rsdrx.com/sympathectomy_failure.htm





brachial plexus injury--which is why im on SS disability at 38 years of age...

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/thoracic/thoracic.htm



CONCLUSION: The results of endoscopic sympathectomy deteriorate progressively from the immediate outcome


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...ve&db=PubMed&list_uids=99149604&dopt=Citation
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snowball

snowball

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david9 said:
Just had my surgery for my hyperhidrosis in my hands, armpits, and feet. All sweating has stopped!!!! Also, there is very little compensatory sweating. Go check out sympathotomy. I got it done at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

:?: How much does it cost to take this surgery?? :?:
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floods

floods

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I had the surgery and its been about 3 years and my hands are just as bad as they were before the surgery, iam so upset and i called Dr Garza (Houston) about a year after because thats when they started to sweat again and all he said was "sorry buddy", i was like wtf, he said to come in and he could give me another surgery or some shyt. I told him no and asked him what he could do for me, he precribed drysol and still to this day im wiping my hands my pants every 5 seconds, this really pisses me off because i paid so much for the surgery and got no results, i remember dude saying that surgery was like 99.9% sucessful...BS! Anyone else have Garza in Houston contact me please, id like to hear about.
 
Therover

Therover

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david9 said:
Just had my surgery for my hyperhidrosis in my hands, armpits, and feet. All sweating has stopped!!!! Also, there is very little compensatory sweating. Go check out sympathotomy. I got it done at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

BTW I had tried everyother treatment. They all sucked. Please dont live with this problem and go get the sympathotomy.

I am 18 years old and have had hyperhidrosis my whole life.
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I'm glad to hear your doing well. It seems that the worst of the possible side effects occur well after you've recovered (see above posts). I've been considering having the proceedure myself but then I see all the complaints about irreversible damage as a result, and I'm not sure how much credance to give them.

Can you be sure to keep us informed about how your doing? I'd really appreciate the insight.
 
yamilrx

yamilrx

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Re: sympathotomy

sweatyhandshobs said:
Pinker said:
I might be getting this operation done on my hands... depending on the success of my Ionphoresis.

But the dermatoligist said I could only have it done on one area.. because once you have the operation the sweat is diverted to another area and if you have it done all over you could end up with compensatory set all over the place.. you get the picture.

Did the doctors/dermatoligist tell you about this?
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no the surgeon told me that "most people get SOME compensatory sweating on the chest and back, but this is easier to handle". i got very sweaty hands and feet, but im only getting operation done for my hands.
but i dont know u guys know this that most websites mention that people who get the sypathectomy done for their hands also have reduced sweating on the feet.
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I just had mine done 2 weeks ago T2-T3 and yes it is true that the reason why they just do one area is to prevent CS. I was also told by the surgeon who works with my father that the foot sweating is really not improved b/c of the T2-T3 severing but merely a decrease in anxiety from sweating less in the hands.
 
jeff123

jeff123

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I am glad to hear that this has worked for many of you. I myself have axillary hyperhidrosis and will never have this surgery performed.

I have seen the British doctor with the most experience in the ETS surgery - some 23 years - and he very much directed me towards botox treatment.

As I understand it, the risk of compensatory sweating for the ETS surgery performed for hyperhidrosis of the hands and feet and face is less than that for axillary hyperhidrosis as the nerve must be cut at a different point.

Whatever your condition, I would really, really not go into this lightly. I am really happy to hear so many benefitting, but this operation could make your life ten times worse.

I myself had an operation to remove the hair bearing tissue under my arm pits to reduce the sweating and it worked absolutelty brilliantly for about 3 months and then came back again. I hope this isn't also the case with ETS.
 
mazegate

mazegate

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PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ENDOSCOPIC TRANSTHORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY

Think about what you're doing when you have sympathectomy. You are having an entire section of your nervous system removed. Obviously, that is NOT natural. It takes the body a while to adjust to this, which is why alot of ETS patients report side effects many years later, if not immediately.

Depending on which nerve-ganglion section is cut/cauterized/clamped (T2, T3, T4) and how YOUR body reacts to it- you will have compensatory sweating (too much sweating on your lower body) and NO ability to sweat on your upper body. How severe either of these bizarre side effects will effect you is anyone's guess. You could sweat buckets on your legs, buttocks, stomach even in mild heat. You could have ZERO ability to sweat on your head and face, even in extreme heat.

Are these potentially adverse health risks worth your trivial problem of excessive hand sweat or facial blushing (by the way it does NOT work for most facial blushers and usually makes it worse by causing more prolonged facial flushing). Also note that yes your hands will no longer sweat, but they will now be extremely dry. So dry that it's uncomfortable. Kind of like you always have that chalky feeling on your hands. And in the winter, it's brutal.

In my opinion, this surgery is not much different from the game Russian Roulette.

Examples of side effects not felt till a couple years after the ETS surgery:

Chest pains
Sharp pains in the heart
Constant headaches
Urinary incontinence
Severe acne
Severe dandruff
Trouble breathing
Stuffy nose
Dry burning eyes
Chronic fatigue
IBS
 
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