Concerned

Hi,... I totally agree with what you are saying,............(millions of people
smoke), but dont get this 'dreadfull' deaseas. I have just lost my son this
last yr,. after 14/15 yrs of totally agony,......amputation after
amputation,................ and the mediacal ''system'' put it all down to
''smoking'',... even after he had 'quit' for almost 3 yrs,............(of course
he started smoking again due to a lot of stress going on in his life at the
time)............ but main;y cos his health condition did'nt change a great
deal,........... he still ended up with more amputations,...........so I whish
you all the luck in the world,........... just try focusing on''stress',.....
cos I think that, that, is the main focus,.............. ????????? dont know for
sure ,.. but I think that it has a lot to do with it,...good luck, hon,........
and Bless you,..


To: beurgersdisease@...: gardell@...: Fri, 29 Jun 2007
15:46:29 +0000Subject: [Beurgers Disease] symptoms and causes of beurgers
disease




My husband has pain along with numbness and tingling in his thumb, index and
ring fingers. He says that he has spasms and a feeling of stiffness in his hands
also. Sometimes the hands become swollen and red at other times they are not.
When they are not swollen the flesh feels squishy to me rather than firm. He is
not a smoker and never has been, but he was a car mechanic and also a welder. He
is now a fabricator. I was curious if fumes could also be a cause or catalyst to
beurgers disease rather than smoking? Also are the symptoms above close to what
beurgers disease is like? Whatever my husband has is not easily given a name in
the medical arena. We have been to numerous types of medical people including
rheumatologists and neurologists. the only thing not looked at is the blood
vessels and I was looking for something which may be similar to his symptoms. I
was considering this disease, which fits closely except for the smoking factor.
He also had a sudden loss of eyesight (overnight) and I saw on one website that
there was a cerebral condition also under the beurger's disease. Does anyone
else have this condition who is not a smoker and fits the welder/car mechanic
synopsis?


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