My Experience With ETS Has Been Awesome after 4 Years
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 12:41 am
I'm a 50 year old male from the Silicon Valley, California and I've never been more happier and confident after I had my ETS surgery back in 2013 at Stanford Hospital. My condition was more severe than most people with palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis. My palms literally dripped when I faced them to the ground and my feet and armpits sweat just as much. I was a prisoner for decades and now I have been set free to do anything I want, shake hands and be close to people without the worries of repulsing them with my extremely sweat-drenched palms and soaking smelly feet. I've been able to finally study and play piano once again after quitting at 12 years old because the sweaty palms just made the experience a living hell for me AND the piano instructor (oh I remember the look of disgust each time she comes in contact with the piano keys after me). I can go on and on about the many things I could have done or things in my life I could have done better without this horrible and disgusting condition.
After doing extensive research about ETS and having read numerous reviews, complaints, and recommendations from people from all sorts of forums, support groups, YouTube, etc, I consulted with several thoracic surgeons throughout California (including Dr. Reisfeld, with whom I was unimpressed) and finally decided to have the procedure done at Stanford Hospital. They have world class, experienced and extremely knowledgeable thoracic surgeons who are able to pinpoint exactly which thoracic nerve controlled which part of the body. The first question they asked was "which 2 problems bother you the most?". Obviously, palmar and plantar were the real problem. So, I chose to have the palmar and plantar nerves severed and my surgeon was able to do both pairs in one single operation. Everyone else required a separate operation for the other pair (feet or palm). Mind you the plantar fix is done through the lumbar region by the other surgeons,including Reisfeld, and even they couldn't guarantee the effectiveness of ELS procedure! WTF?!...Stanford surgeons were able to do both the palmar and plantar fixes by ETS from the same incisions the size of a pea on both sides!! INGENIOUS! My armpits don't even sweat anymore, (which really never bothered me although they also used to sweat profusely, but since the nerve controlling palm sweat also controlled the underarms, it was an added bonus!).
After the procedure, I did experience compensatory sweating around my abdominal area and legs which usually occurred when I'm asleep. But it went away after 3-4 months. Now, I sweat normally when I exercise and experience flushing when eating spicy foods but that doesn't bother me one bit. Those things happen to normal people and I'm just EXTREMELY HAPPY that my sweaty hands and feet are no longer a problem, burden and embarrassment in my life! It definitely opens up new opportunities for me. THE FEELING OF LIVING WITH CONFIDENCE IS COMPLETELY AMAZING AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!
After doing extensive research about ETS and having read numerous reviews, complaints, and recommendations from people from all sorts of forums, support groups, YouTube, etc, I consulted with several thoracic surgeons throughout California (including Dr. Reisfeld, with whom I was unimpressed) and finally decided to have the procedure done at Stanford Hospital. They have world class, experienced and extremely knowledgeable thoracic surgeons who are able to pinpoint exactly which thoracic nerve controlled which part of the body. The first question they asked was "which 2 problems bother you the most?". Obviously, palmar and plantar were the real problem. So, I chose to have the palmar and plantar nerves severed and my surgeon was able to do both pairs in one single operation. Everyone else required a separate operation for the other pair (feet or palm). Mind you the plantar fix is done through the lumbar region by the other surgeons,including Reisfeld, and even they couldn't guarantee the effectiveness of ELS procedure! WTF?!...Stanford surgeons were able to do both the palmar and plantar fixes by ETS from the same incisions the size of a pea on both sides!! INGENIOUS! My armpits don't even sweat anymore, (which really never bothered me although they also used to sweat profusely, but since the nerve controlling palm sweat also controlled the underarms, it was an added bonus!).
After the procedure, I did experience compensatory sweating around my abdominal area and legs which usually occurred when I'm asleep. But it went away after 3-4 months. Now, I sweat normally when I exercise and experience flushing when eating spicy foods but that doesn't bother me one bit. Those things happen to normal people and I'm just EXTREMELY HAPPY that my sweaty hands and feet are no longer a problem, burden and embarrassment in my life! It definitely opens up new opportunities for me. THE FEELING OF LIVING WITH CONFIDENCE IS COMPLETELY AMAZING AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!