Re: shockwave treatment

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Dear Rose,

The only " shockwave " treatment I've ever heard of is

known as an ECT(Electroconvulsive therapy). It's given

to people who suffer from major depression when

antidepression medications are ineffective.

Have you been on antidepressants? Perhaps you seem so

depressed to your doctor that he thought the treatment

might help you. If the doc metions it again, ask him

why he would suggest such a drastic procedure.

I had five ECT treatments about 2 years ago. I lost

most of my memory for about three weeks; I didn't even

know who I was sometimes, and it took months to get

all of my memory back. Ususally they give you six to

ten treatments about three days apart. I only tried it

out of shear desperation and didn't get any long term

benefit from it. For the most part it's a safe and

often effective treatment for depression. But I

wouldn't reccomend it unless you've gone through all

of the different medications. They tell me that they

have solved the memory side affects by only doing it

on one side of the brain. If you are taking

antidepressants and are not getting relief, it is an

option to consider, but it is certainly not a panacea

and is definately not for everyone so don't even

consider it until you've gotten several opinions for

people you trust.

Hope your having a painfree day.

Yours truely,

Mark

--- rose Simonyi toosweettocare@...> wrote:

> does anyone know what shockwave treatment is?...i

> have

> a boulder in the head of my pancreas and it was way

> too big to be taken out when i had my ercp, but

> because of my recent surgry on something else (my

> luck

> reigned again and a small part of it popped open

> after

> the stapples were removed and now i have a very deep

> 2

> inch wide hole in my lower gut and have to have a

> nurse come everyday and clean, pack and bandage it)

> my

> three apointments to get my boulder taken care of

> got

> canceled...they told me to rebook when i'm feeling

> better, (feeling better, i don't remember what that

> is) but because i don't really know what shockwave

> treatment is i don't know if i'm in good enough

> shape

> to have it done...all i know about it is that i

> can't

> eat or drink after midnight and i need a ride home,

> and i don't know if i can have it done with this

> hole

> in me...has anyone ever had this treatment or know

> some website that will explain it to me?

>

> one more thing...when i get this outta me does that

> mean i wont have CP any more?...i doubt it myself

> becauce the cat scan and mri should that my panceas

> is

> calcified (i'm asuming it showed the outside) and

> the

> boulder was found by an ercp which is the

> inside...i'm

> really having a big problem with deniel that this is

> something that will be lifelong and hoping it will

> just get fixed and i'll be back to normal someday,

> whatever normal is LOL...hope to hear from anyone

>

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