In case anyone makes it this far, wanted to illuminate the picture on the first page just a bit. That was taken before the surgery, not afterwards. You should be seeing one jugular vein coming down there, not all those branches (called collateral veins). After the stent placement in precise locations, those "extra" veins dry up because the blood is flowing where it is supposed to go! In ONE vein. That means you don't have this blood turbulence wherein some gets through and some backs up or "refluxes" into the brain where it's not supposed to go. This is the start of the process (according to the current theory of course) wherein the body does all the wrong stuff for all the right reasons, and you "get MS".
During the follow up next month, I will have that very same shot but I guarantee you it will look totally different! I'd also like to echo something Lew has said, which was my reasoning for pursuing this further: Can't hurt fixing narrowed veins coming off the brain! That's at the worst of it. In varying degrees of "better", I feel like I "got my brain back" and it's getting better every day. You can't tell me that one month ago, I was barely functioning midday until about 9 pm (and it was bad), to overnight just bouncing off the ceilings all day and no, I'm not on ANY drugs. :)
All that within the course of a few weeks is all the proof I need for my own life and quality thereof.
Mark Miller
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I think that this is amazing and remarkable. While I am not running to Stanford to get it done, I am anxious to learn more. There is a certain logic to it. Will the effects last? I sure hope so.
Great reporting. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Michael
Hey I hope so too!
She's done a spectacular job on the topic btw. :)
Thanks so much...Mark and Michael!