I got sick of seeing Dr. Nielson portrayed on several local news reports as a hero for his "miracle" surgery, so I sent this e-mail to the
reporter...
Mrs. Mouton,
Mrs. Mouton,
First and foremost, I want to thank you for being a survivor. You overcame cancer and that is a battle that I could not fathom. I also enjoy your
reporting; however, your network has run multiple stories on the local Dr. Nielson and his "miracle" ETS hand sweat "cure" surgery.
I was a patient of Dr. Nielson's and had my surgery back in 2001. At first, I just had problems with the compensatory sweating side effect, but now
I feel that this surgery has ruined my life. There are so many side effects associated with this surgery that far outweigh the benefits and are not
disclosed to patients. It's surgery on your nervous system which controls a lot more than just hand sweat. I now suffer from dizzy spells, chronic fatigue, skin problems,
hair loss, thermoregulation dysfunction (your bodies inability to control it's temperature),
heat intolerance, gustatory sweating (heavy sweating while eating), and back pain just to name a few. I would encourage you to look at some of the
other news reports from other stations on this matter and the forums I have posted below before running another glowing story on him. Not everyone is
happy with what ETS surgery has done to their body and the proof is in the links listed below. Several people on the forum are former patients of Dr.
Nielson's.
Sincerely, Wetboy
