--- In beurgersdisease@yahoogroups.com, "carolyn_fassler"
<L82work@p...> wrote:
> I was wondering if quitting smoking actually stops Buerger's Disease
> or if it only slows it down. I am thinking of making an honest
effort
> to quit again very soon because it seems like each day brings new
> aches and pains.
>
> I was reading some of the past posts and noticed that others have
> trouble healing and with bruising, which is something I can totally
> relate to.
>
> I must have had this disease for years before being diagnosed. Last
> summer I had an ulcerated finger which I thought was due to
gardening
> without gloves. Then my dermatologist thought I had a wart
underneath
> my fingernail. It was incredible how much better I felt after the
> doctor cut the nerves in my finger.
>
> I frequently find myself short of breathe and break out in a
terrible
> sweat doing simple things, like bending down to pick something up;
it
> totally frustrates me. Do others have this problem? I often wonder
> if I will become permanently disabled and if so, how long does it
take
> to go from bad to worse?
>
> Any information would be appreciated...I want to learn all I can
about
> this and I want to beat it eventually!