CCSVI - My Journey Comes to an End
by Enjoying the Ride
from the post:
Dr. Siskin and I both agree that I fall into that one third or so of MS patients who show no positive benefit from CCSVI treatment. His ultrasound examination on Tuesday revealed that I no longer have poor blood flow in my jugular veins; I no longer have CCSVI. Yet, I’ve seen zero improvements in my condition in the 16 months or so that I've been treated (March of 2010 by Dr. Sclafani and March of 2011 by Dr. Siskin).
In fact, my condition has continued to deteriorate at about the same pace as it has for the past 10 years. Dr. Siskin politely and reluctantly discharged me from his care.
03 07A quick aside for some of the more seasoned CCSVI readers – I realize that the ultrasound test does not measure blood flow through the azygos vein. However, both Dr. Sclafani and Dr. Siskin thoroughly ballooned the azygos, even though there was not strong evidence of a restriction.