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Cheer - you might very well be right (I really respect everything you have done for ccsvi and the advice you gave me!) but I was looking at the one portion of the article you quoted - " On the other hand, while assisting the structural integrity of veins and valves,...". I might be wrong a...

The key is whatever brand you buy you want at least 50-60 mg of Aescin as part of the extract. Most directions will then tell you to take 1 of these twice a day. My wife bought a bottle (I think 100 pills) at GNC for around $12, I'm sure you can find them cheaper elsewhere. Her leg vein expert defin...

Can't seem to find info anywhere as to what I might be doing wrong, but how the heck do I change my default time zone? I go to 'your account' and then to the time zone line and set it to gmt+4 (I think thats EST), but it keeps reverting back to the default GMT+10. I have tried hitting the 'save avat...

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Great research links!
BTW, I didn't mean this as an alternative to surgery but rather as a supplemental treatment. It appears that the CCSVI problem is a little more complex than some spider veins!

My wife just had some varicose veins fixed up. The doctor suggested she start taking 'horse chestnut extract', that it is tremendous for veins and he feels even works as good as the compression stockings that she is also supposed to use. Just wondering if it might not be a bad supplement to use.. &q...

Has everyone stayed on an MS drug?

Also, has anyone had any adverese effects from the procedure?

Does the MRI cd help you, or do you need an MRV?

I don't see any info the 'thejni' .org - is there another one?

If this surgery is so simple, why are only two doctors doing it?

Has anyone been accepted in to the study at the Jacobs clinic? I called but haven't got an answer yet.
Does anybody know if there is any inclusion/exclusion criteria they are using?
I want this tested, then I will check out the costs to get to Italy or Stanford!