Hi Lisa,
Ihad the same problem as you have two years ago , i was dieing from pain in
my hands and feet and it took a while till they found the right diagnose .
once the verdict was made the vasculair doc said the treatment was simple ,
STOP SMOKING !
I was on morphine for the pain some six months or so , i stopt smoking and
slowly heald .
Now i feel better , good as before ? better ! much better than i ever was
before! i feel great and have a better apreciation for life itself and all
its possibilitys .

"as if any of us asked to get this junk" you wrote , yes we did by making
the choice to smoke , i was never forced to did you ? as an adult we make
are own choices in life , so choose the way out of the disease and stop
smoking , be patient and heal day by day , good luck and i hope i was able
to give you some hope and my english is readable enough to understand;-)
Marnix. www.rivers-of-imagination.be
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From: "aquamonkey65" <aquamonkey65@...>
To: <beurgersdisease@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:43 AM
Subject: [Beurgers Disease] New to this site


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> I must say I could sit & cry right now. I am happy to hear of other
> peoples stories with Buerger & Raynards. I became ill with these
> disease in NOv. 04. I thought I had the flu which was going around.
> After several monthes of dr.'s & tests they finally came to a
> conclusion. I had thrown a clot to my finger & nobody seemed to
> care, nor know what to do. I am in the process of quitting smoking.
> It's tough after so many years. But sure beats the atlernative!!! I
> am 39 yrs. old. I went from being a very active, healty person, to
> flat on my tush. I was told by one dr. that I was very fortunate
> that I did not loose my finger. I am being treated currently with a
> low dose of prednisone, asprin & a blood pressure medication. I
> have been looking in to these diseases a little more & am wondering
> about a more alternative way of medication as well as the modern.
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> Any feed back on herbal vitamins???
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> I guess I too am wondering, do you ever get to feeling like
> your "old self" again. I am a scuba diver & my husband worries so,
> if I'm going to be able to still enjoy this sport. Does anyone else
> dive? What are your feelings, if so.
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> My dr. too treats me poorly, due to the smoking issue. As if any of
> us asked to get this junk. Oh, yes, pick me. Right.
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> Thanks so much for listening.
> Lisa
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