I live in Singapore, some searches I have done show 2 procedures which public hospitals here offer - Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Sympathectomy and Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathetomy (ETS). Are they any different? I am more inclined to go for VATS since it sounds like a more local fix to the problem, rather than experiencing side effects like ETS. This is what the website says,
I am wondering does anyone knows anything about VATS or has experienced it who would be happy to share your experience. I am currently taking TCM for this. Started the course in October and got slightly better (dry hands and feet most of the time) but it could be because of the much cooler weather from Oct to Jan. First week of Feb, I stopped the course since I thought the "fault has been righted" but the sweat came back with vengence by 3rd week of Feb and the condition looks much worse than before; I drip sweat occassionally then, all the time now. I will give myself another 2 to 3 months for TCM because they are not cheap. At the same time, I will try to fix an appointment with the hospital to speak to the doctors there.VATS sympathectomy is an operation done via two 5mm incisions on each side of the chest. The surgeon divides the nerve supplying the sweat glands in the hands.
I intend to wait till end of the year to decide whether should I take the plunge into surgery. If the condition started last year, hopefully, it is not chronic and I hope it goes away. During the next few months, I intend to take a break from work since it doesn't look good to work in such condition and see if the decrease in responsibility and stress help.
I would like to hear from people who had (or people they know) been through VATS or had heard about, study about it. Thank you and be well.