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        <title>If You Are Considering Having ETS....</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[ This MUST be ADDRESSED BY EVERYONE ON HERE ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div>
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    <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">DON&#39;T COMPLAIN ABOUT HH UNLESS YOU HAVE DONE THIS TEST.</span>
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    Listen to me guys. This has to be re-evaluated as a possibility. For those who have NOT gotten their TOXIC METALS checked out, you MUST. As someone else on
    here was saying, under the name hhgone I believe they are called, this may be in response to a heavy metal toxicity. You do NOT need to have amalgam... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:32:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Christiana had a radical surgery for high blood pressure which is no longer performed today...!? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ This is another picture of Christiana, a little older, in her Tower. In her forties, Christiana had a radical surgery for high blood pressure which is no
longer performed today. In the surgery, the sympathetic nervous system is severed.
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It took her some time to recover, but for the rest of her life she suffered side effects from the surgery.
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<a target="_blank"... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ETS for blushing - Hi from Germany ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hello guys, let me introduce myself first. I am male, 29yo and living in Cologne/Germany - so sorry for my poor English (still tryin&#39; to improve it :-) )
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Since my teens if suffer from social phobia and blushing as well, sometimes very intensive, sometimes less - but this problem attended me for about the last 15
years. I went through a lot of shit, using creams/gels, relaxing methods and psychotropics, but nothing helped me for a longer period. I found a great site
describing my... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (atomic)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:49:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 8 Year Follow up from ETS surgery ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <div>
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  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Operation date: 1/15/01</span>
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  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Patient name: WetBoy</span>
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  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dr. Nielson and staff, since you said you&#39;ve done 8 year follow ups on patients I
  thought I would forward you my 8 year follow up from <span>ETS</span> Surgery.  This is my life post ETS and... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ETS surgery for sweating or blushing ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3613/t/ETS-surgery-for-sweating-or-blushing.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I removed my post. I sounded so stupid complaining about my flushing. I just want it to stop. I will just have a crappy life, always hiding....never able to
relax. I know it is not an allergy. unless of course I&#39;m allergic to people. Certain things people say trigger it. I watched the video&#39;s you guys
posted, they were very insightful. It&#39;s scary, I will sit back for a while and think. I&#39;m going to try medication first. Maybe I&#39;ll post some
pictures of my condition. I... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Step Up Approach To Curing HH ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ i thought this website was very helpful in putting into perspective the treatments one should go to before deciding to have ETS as a last resort. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hyperhidrosis.ca/palmoplantar.htm">http://www.hyperhidrosis.ca/palmoplantar.htm</a> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:41:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hyperhidrosis = anxiety or vice versa? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hello all as I continue researching about hyperhidrosis it becomes harder for me to gauge how severe my condition is compared to other people&#39;s. I know
a lot of you have gone through the ets procedure, but I am wondering before that if you guys can explain how hyperhidrosis effected you and what the main
reason was that led you towards surgery. It seems that for me when I go out in public or an uncomfortable with my surroundings I start sweating and then i
think about this sweating and... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:51:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ETS of only T4 for Palmar HH ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone.  Iam considering ETS for my severe hand HH.  My surgeon will clamp either the T3 and T4 or the T4 alone.  I have read that this (T4 alone)
significantly cuts back on the CS, but maintains the level of hand dryness.  Has anyone else had only the T4 clamped?  If so, how are your results and your
level of CS?????? ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:10:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Read this is if your considering ETS. There is another minor surgey option ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Ok I&#39;ve posted this else where on the forum but in case anyone does not go to that section please copy and paste the link below
<br>
http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3374
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It is about my experience and having the option of ETS but going for Pulse radio frequency sympathectomy instead
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 06:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Inside the heart of an HH sufferer ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3342/t/Inside-the-heart-of-an-HH-sufferer.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p><font size="2">I don&#39;t remember exactly when my HH physically manifested itself. I do remember, however, that back in grade school, I noticed my new
white socks would turn black by the second month into the schoolyear from being stained by my black school shoes. I do remember when I was just a kid, getting
home from school, my mom would pick up my school shoes to put them in the closet, and she&#39;d look at me wondering &quot;Why are the insides of your shoes so
wet?&quot; I do... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ETS-C ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3337/t/ETS-C.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Has anybody had the reversible ETS-C procedure performed where a clamp is used? If so, who are some of the best docs for this? Thanks ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (choop26)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:30:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ just about to have ETS ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ You don&#39;t need my story it sounds like all of yours, suffice to say i&#39;ve been desperate a number of times, i&#39;ve tried most things from hypnosis to
Robinul. I am 30, live in the UK and up until a couple of hours ago was anxious but excited and optimistic about finally ridding myself of that incapacitating
demon that has hampered and hindered my life to date, no longer will i piss sweat out of my face unstopably for no apparent reason at hugely inconvenient
moments. Now what&#39;s... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (horatio)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:13:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 28 - Questions for anyone who had ETS - good and bad! ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3271/t/28-Questions-for-anyone-who-had-ETS-good-and-bad-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Hello all,
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<br>
I&#39;ve been considering getting ETS for about 2 years now.  When I first read about it back in 2004 it wasn&#39;t a well known procedure.  It seemed they
were still making discoveries in the way the procedure was done so I put it off and dealt with Drysol and embarrassment.  Lately I&#39;ve taken a greater
interest in it as I have insurance and have almost had it with my embarrasing situations. 
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I&#39;ve been reading a lot about anxiety and depression after the... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (JimSoCal28)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Don't Sweat It ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/3192/t/Don-t-Sweat-It.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Link to Pharmacy Times
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Here is a small portion of the article (bolding added by me)
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<strong><em>Don&#39;t Sweat It: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Hyperhidrosis</em></strong>
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The <strong>most invasive</strong> procedure for treatment of hyperhidrosis is the surgical division of the sympathetic chain in an effort to permanently
interrupt sympathetic innervation to an area of the body. The sympathetic fibers innervating the palm and axilla arise... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Dripping Silver)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ looking for advice ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/2210/t/looking-for-advice.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ i have sever hands and feet hh cs, i was considering ets surgery but dont want to regret the procedure or will be pissed if other parts of my body sweat, i need so adivse on what i should us to control this shit, it drives me nuts no not know what it is to have dry hands and feet, i am miserable, do's no glow tea work or ditopan or robinul really work, here is my number were yalll can call me 210-779-6116<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :meds --><img... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:43:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New Here ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hey everyone,<br>I've thought about getting ETS recently and was about to contact a doctor for that performs it before stumbling onto this site. In the past few 2 hours or so this site has really been a huge eye opener and I'd like to thank all of you for delivering a perspective that seems to be neglected elsewhere, it's much appreciated...<br><br>Anyway I have palmar/axillary HH which I had botoxed several months ago. It actually does a fair job on armpits, but only a minor improvement in... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:09:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Questions ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ok i got this from some website.<br><br>What is ETS?<br><br>Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been used in the treatment of palmar (hand), plantar (foot) and axillary (armpit) hyperhidrosis, facial blushing, reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and chronic abdominal pain.<br><br>and there's also<br><br>What is ESB?<br>ESB, endoscopic sympathetic block, is similar than ETS with clamping technically. This means that the sympathetic nerves are compressed with clamping to block their... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (kohana827)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cause of hyperhidrosis, my post ETS story, freedom from hh ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/2215/t/Cause-of-hyperhidrosis-my-post-ETS-story-freedom-from-hh.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I had severe hyperhidrosis along with neurological symptoms such as arhhythmia, rapid heart rate, migraines and muscle twitching. I went through all the regular treatments including robinul, klonopin, drysol, and botox without luck. After fifteen years of going to various specialists, I had the ETS surgery done. It went well but after 2-3 years the hyperhidrosis and Raynaud's syndrome began to return. <br><br>In my case these symptoms were caused by allergies to wheat and dairy (Celiac... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:51:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ TRY THIS BEFORE YOU GET ETS !!! Worth a shot... ]]></title>
			<link>http://etsandreversals.yuku.com/topic/2216/t/TRY-THIS-BEFORE-YOU-GET-ETS-Worth-a-shot-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ I just want everyone to know that I suffer ( or suffered ) from excessive sweating of the hands and feet. <br><br>I was about to get ETS surgery.. They put me to sleep and everything.. I woke up and thought it was over with.  I SURVIVED! - was what I thought in my head.  Turns out the surgeon comes in and says &quot;I'm terribly sorry, but our staff did not order the right equipment for this procedure.. We will have to do it next week&quot;...<br><br>Well, I was fucking pissed, folks.... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ DO NOT HAVE THIS SURGERY!!! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ In a nutshell, my life is over.  I used to be a healthy, fun-loving, outgoing, athletic young woman with a million friends and dates and a great job teaching little kids.  I had ETS surgery by Evil, Evil Dr. Nielson in texas (and his evil office mates Peggy and Sheryl) convinced me to have this CRIMINAL surgery. <br>Well... here is my &quot;life&quot; now ...I can't breathe - serious lung problems from the lung being &quot;partialy collapsed&quot; - I saw a pulmonologist who told me evil... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 05:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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