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Left jugular stenosis. No stent, just baloon. Holding up well.

Simka wrote me this morning... I have an apointement in january 2011 ;) I'm actually crying of joy.... thinking about the good results you had after the ''liberazione'' ......

Barbara from Montreal

Oh! Great news Barbara! You're making me jealous! ;) When did you wrote to Dr Simka? I wrote to him on January 1st and did not get a reply yet.

Yannick

And I wrote to him in December with no response. Maddening is definitely the word for this.

good for you Barbara

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Pepe.

Yannick, i wrote to Dr Simka the 21 of december....

And I wrote on the 30th of December, so it seems he will get to me... eventually!

I wrote to him on the 22nd December. Still nothing.

Congrats to you though, Babi!

The feeling i'm testing out now is... peace... Since i know about the ''new'' (but not new because we know it is and old theory.... ) vascular paradigm ( since mid november...) I'm studying all day, from 5 to 10 hours everyday.... I'M reading about all i have been experiencing since so many years.... that now has an explaination... I'm on vacation... it is cold now in montreal... and i have no reason to go out... I'm studying from all of you here...

I'is astonishing for me to see how hight the lever of the research people here can do! I'm asking myself how i made it....since you all those years of ms.... felling so alone....
Barbara from Montreal ;)

oups... how i made it ''without you...'' i wanted to say ;(

TH Hello,

You are in the waiting list for "the liberation operation". The estimated time of the procedure is January 2011.

We will do our best to make the treatment possible earlier, but actually we receive more requests than we can manage in a proper time.

I will send you detailed information regarding date, hotels, payments etc. in a proper time

The hospital is in Katowice, the nearby airports are in Katowice and Krakow.

You should plan at least 7-days long stay in Poland (at least 3 days postop)You will get all necessary prescriptions and instructions how to use medications, as well as if and when to come for a follow-up (all these depends on the type of operation and patient's characteristics). In brief, postoperatively you should stay in the hospital overnight. The operation will not affect your mobility (it is only small puncture in the groin and nearly no pain).

We perform either balloning, or stenting, depending on particular characteristics of venous occlusion. Balloon angioplasty seems safer (lower probability of thrombotic event), but the possibility of restenosis is very high (~50%), so we prefer stenting, on condition that anatomic localization and characteristics of a planned stent looks safe. Anyway, in a case of doubt, we perform safer procedure (ballooning).



Best regards

Marian Simka, MD


is is the message i just received from Dr Simka

Congratulations, babiezuique!! Regardless of the long wait ahead for us, isn't it SUCH a refief to be acknowledged and on the list?! Brynn

I send an email on 12 december 2009, and 2 weeks later i received one back from Dr.Simka, i also am on the waitinglist for januari 2011.

And i hope, when they start treatments in Paris/slowakije it will be sooner.
I think some people from the list will have their treatments in their own country.

Brynn, i like you name... our youngst sun is called: Brynan.

I live in Holland.

Astrid

Hi
I sent my e-mail back in November and am on the wait for a March procedure appointment.
I am still waiting to hear,its testing my patients

Happy waiting to you all

Pam

Does anyone have a cost for having the procedure in Poland?

Cheers
Brian