1 week after the CCSVI angioplasty

Last week on June 23rd I had the CCSVI procedure. It went seamlessly. Nice folks in the clinic. My friend Lara and my husband Ozzie came with me. Which was good because I was very anxious and a bit scared it being a serious medical procedure.

Long story short, they found two "mild" stenosis, one in the left jugular and one in my Asygous vein. I'm told mild is 30%. The doctor treated both with angioplasty.

I'm glad they found what they were looking for and I'm glad they treated it. Also as the doctor who treated me said, " We have seen people respond even when the stenosis is a mild one. "

There were no miracle "Youtube" Recoveries. So I will hold off on making a post video as yet. Maybe in a month?

I did not and have not yet, as of 1 week later, felt any clear improvements. I have some maybe's but maybe's could be placebos because I am so desperate to see improvement.

List of maybe improvements:

-Fatigue? maybe a bit better (but it is 20 degrees cooler outside that always helps)
-That buzzing sensation down neck gone ( but over the years that has always come and gone.)
-Sweating....... I seem to sweat easier. (I'm a sauna taker, before procedure I didn't sweat easily it took a long while and some times several trips in. Last night the sweat kicked right in.)

So as you can see it is pretty slim. However I want to say that initially when I discovered CCSVI all I hoped for was the possibility of halting progress. I am dealing with what I have now. Knowing that I won't get worse would be fabulous!

Only time will tell.... and maybe progress is slow in coming. I certainly hope so.

I also want to thank all my wonderful friends and family for supporting me during this adventure....... because it certainly has been an adventure. I am so lucky to have a community that backs me up.
xxx's
~retta