Idromed 4 for sale - Australia

[katieb]

I have an as new Idromed 4 ionphorosis machine for sale.

I noticed a definite improvement after a couple of weeks of using the machine, and I know other people love these machines, however I travel a lot and I found it inconvenient to cart it around with me - let alone having to explain to customs what it's for... I've ended up having ETS surgery which was a complete success for me, so I now no longer need the machine.

I paid around AU$680 from the UK a year or so ago but would be happy to sell for AU$500 ono, plus postage costs.

 

[pedro123]

I've ended up having ETS surgery which was a complete success for me, so I now no longer need the machine.

So it's actually possible to have ETS surgery that doesn't make your sweating worse!?!?! Wow, I thought surgery was a total disaster.

 

[Sprawling]

Some people feel ok for several months or so after ETS and then things can go down hill.

 

[pedro123]

How long ago did you get it? And what did you have before getting it. My doctor keeps telling me to consider ETS (I think he's a moron) and I tell him that I already have severe general HH, so it would be a total disaster if I got compensatory sweating. Maybe I'd grow another limp and start compensatorily sweating there.

 

[katieb]

Well thanks for the optimism there Sprawling! I'm not sure exactly why things would be expected to go downhill - why would anything change months after the procedure?

Anyway...it's been about 6 weeks since I had the sugery and everything's been great for me. My main problem was with palmar HH - which was severe to the point of dripping - so i can't comment on the effectiveness of surgery for other types of HH. I have noticed slight sweating on the backs of my legs when I get hot, but that is an IMMENSE improvement from having hands dripping with sweat all the time - and increasing with nerves, drinking coffee, etc, etc.

I also spoke with a few nurses when I was in hospital after my op and one was telling me about her neice and another about a friend who had also both had ETS and were really happy with the results.

Look, there are many reasons why people shouldn't have surgery as a first choice. There are risks involved - from compensatory sweating to reactions to anaesthetic. Every other option should be explored first. I have suffered with HH for my entire life and eventually got sick enough of it that I just wanted it gone. I weighed up the risks of compensatory sweating and decided that for me, if I started sweating somewhere else, it couldn't be as bad as my hands.