Not enough people have this disease to warrant much
research. My sister-in-law who has it is being given
heparin and another blood thinner. . .I don't know if
it is due to this disease, but she has had two masses
- one in her right abdomen which was removed twice in
the last 6 weeks leaving an open wound, and now has
one in her thigh. She is in surgery this a.m. to get
her 12th surgery on her legs . .she is loosing both
knees today. She smokes like a stack and won't quit .
.another story. . .second hand smoke is just as
harmful . . She is a wonderful person, but can't
quit smoking. And now we are watching her die.

--- calichitown <calichitown@...> wrote:
> I have been dating someone with Buerger's Disease
> whom I love very
> much. Their leg was amputated approximately six
> years ago, and until
> I read this site, I really did not realize how
> horrible a disease
> this really is. The person I am speaking of never
> smoked and still
> developed this disease, does anyone have any
> information regarding
> this disease? Is it hereditary or genentic, is it
> associted with or
> can it also be caused by diabeties? Has anyone
> actually tried any
> blood thinner other than cumadin, and does this
> disease attack any
> internal organs? Does the pain every do away? Are
> there any medical
> trials being conducted? Who is the spoke's person
> for this horrible
> disease and what kind of research in being conducted
> and where is it
> being conducted. This is a good site to vent-but
> those suffering
> from this disease need a cure-and that will only
> come from research.
> Is anyone interest in starting a writing campaign to
> Congress and the
> Senate regarding additional funding to help finding
> a cure for this
> disease?
>
>




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