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Re: [PFOSupport] Re: FDA Approval

Kim- Here is a link for you:
 
It gives basic information but from there you can research further into the links.  I found I have had more headaches since my closure.
 
Please understand that I am more concerned for you well being when I speak about smoking---I included the info on my father for you to understand that he never quit---and he had many heart issues that were"repaired" but it didn't mattter because he continued to smoke.  I wish for you that you find the courage to quit and find something to replace that addiction. 
 
Denise

kimsstay <cornerstone@...> wrote:
Denise,
thanks for the input, it really sounds like you have been thru a lot
for someone so young. I have no intention of participating in a trial,
there is no way I would be involved in a study where I might get the
'placebo'. See my reply to Dirk with regards to smoking. After losing
a parent because of smoking, I totally understand how you feel about it.

I am only interested in finding out where the PFO closure surgery is
in relationship to FDA approval. Also, wondering if there is any kind
of movement to make the surgery accessible to people BEFORE they get a
stroke?
Kim

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Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:47 pm

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Hello, I am a new member who just found this site. I was diagnosed with a PFO this summer but the cardiologist and my internist pretty much blew it off as no...
kimsstay
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Jan 13, 2007
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You have to have at least one stroke before they will close the PFO, or be having TIA's. I also have pvc's and the surgery only made them worse. Have you...
Violet Flame 11
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Jan 13, 2007
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Kim, I have had a PFO closure using the CardioSeal device. I was able to get around the study because I want to have children and can't be on bloodthinners....
Denise
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Jan 14, 2007
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Believe me, if you are serious enough to put a piece of metal in your heart to improve your health you better be serious enough to quit smoking first. I know...
Dirk
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Jan 14, 2007
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... Dirk, thanks for the reply and the tip on the website (quitnet.com). I have been trying to get up the nerve to quit but haven't quite gotten there yet. It...
kimsstay
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Jan 16, 2007
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Denise, thanks for the input, it really sounds like you have been thru a lot for someone so young. I have no intention of participating in a trial, there is no...
kimsstay
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Jan 16, 2007
1:55 am

Kim- Here is a link for you: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/4000/4025.asp?index=12953 It gives basic information but from there you can...
Denise
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Jan 16, 2007
2:53 pm

Dear Vi, thanks for all the info and for sharing your story with me. Of course I need to quit smoking, that is pretty much a given. I just have to screw up the...
kimsstay
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Jan 16, 2007
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It's hard for me to say if the surgery actually helped my migraines, as I am allergic to the nickel in the device. The nickel is making the auto-immune...
Violet Flame 11
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Jan 16, 2007
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Hi there, I would just like to say that my headaches have gotten much better since the surgery BUT the aura's got much worse - especially right after. I am...
Amy Brogna
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