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Patient Q & A

For this section, we’ve asked a series of patients, all of whom have been treated for CCSVI, some practical questions about their treatment experience.

All patients participating in this Q & A were treated at one of various treatment centers in the United States; some received angioplasty alone, others received stents or a combination of angioplasty and stents. To respect patient anonymity, we have not included patient names. The patient responses provided here are not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather a sampling of first-hand experiences.

1 Is CCSVI Treatment Painful?
2 Did your local neurologist, the one who was treating your MS, support your decision to have CCSVI treatment?
3 What happens if I need to go to the bathroom during the procedure?
4 How long does it take to see results?
5 What does it feel like to be awake during the procedure?
6 Is it hard not to move since you are awake?
7 Can you go through a metal detector with a stent? How about have x-rays? MRIs?
8 Can you feel the stents afterwards?
9 What happens after the procedure?
10 Did the doctor have you on a blood thinning regimen?