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A question for those of you who have completed the CCSVI procedure with Dr. Dake: How long after surgery did you wait before meeting with your GP to start monitoring INR?

I'd like to know so that I can schedule the first appointment with my GP in advance.

It sounds like most of you were being tested at least once a week unless there were problems, right? With an ideal INR level of between 2.5 and 2.8?

While I haven't had the CCSVI stent procedure, making an appointment with your GP in advance an keeping them in the loop seems like a good idea especially considering others' experiences.

My GP hosts a weekly call-in medical talk show on public radio here in Santa Cruz that is podcast on the net and has a fairly large following. She is in a good position to help spread the word assuming the CCSVI experience of one of her patients is positive.

Am J Clin Nutr. 1991 Sep;54(3):438-63.
Omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and development.
Simopoulos AP.

Several sources of information suggest that man evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fatty acids of approximately 1 (JL note: i've read 1200mg O6 per day and 1100mg O3 so a smidge more O6 is okay) whereas today this ratio is approximately 10:1 to 20-25:1 (JL note: i did a 3 day diet diary analysis for someone and even that relatively good diet had an O6:O3 ratio of 6:1 - 11.1 depending on the day), indicating that Western diets are deficient in omega 3 fatty acids compared with the diet on which humans evolved and their genetic patterns were established. Omega-3 fatty acids increase bleeding time; decrease platelet aggregation, blood viscosity, and fibrinogen; and increase erythrocyte deformability, thus decreasing the tendency to thrombus formation. In no clinical trial, including coronary artery graft surgery, has there been any evidence of increased blood loss due to ingestion of omega 3 fatty acids. Many studies show that the effects of omega 3 fatty acids on serum lipids depend on the type of patient and whether the amount of saturated fatty acids in the diet is held constant. In patients with hyperlipidemia, omega 3 fatty acids decrease low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol if the saturated fatty acid content is decreased, otherwise there is a slight increase, but at high doses (32 g) they lower LDL cholesterol; furthermore, they consistently lower serum triglycerides in normal subjects and in patients with hypertriglyceridemia whereas the effect on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) varies from no effect to slight increases. The discrepancies between animal and human studies most likely are due to differences between animal and human metabolism. In clinical trials eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the form of fish oils along with antirheumatic drugs improve joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; have a beneficial effect in patients with ulcerative colitis; and in combination with drugs, improve the skin lesions, lower the hyperlipidemia from etretinates, and decrease the toxicity of cyclosporin in patients with psoriasis. In various animal models omega 3 fatty acids decrease the number and size of tumors and increase the time elapsed before appearance of tumors. Studies with nonhuman primates and human newborns indicate that DHA is essential for the normal functional development of the retina and brain, particularly in premature infants. Because omega 3 fatty acids are essential in growth and development throughout the life cycle, they should be included in the diets of all humans. Omega-3 and omega 6 fatty acids are not interconvertible in the human body and are important components of practically all cell membranes. Whereas cellular proteins are genetically determined, the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition of cell membranes is to a great extent dependent on the dietary intake.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

i bruise. wow, do i bruise. wiped out twice on the ice at work recently and my knees are black and blue!

i have a high dietary sunflower oil and seed intake, plus my supplement.. and the omega 3s.. maybe that has something to do with it :)

but seriously j, how could you be on that much omega 3 and not be bruising. what's your e complex intake?

mark, i only got lettuce and some herbs growing out there this season (really should get those planters inside today, given the subzero weather). really nice salads, i love tabbouleh :D

hope to do better next year!

JL