My original problem was both facial and armpit sweating that developed during ****rty, leaving me painfully shy and subject to severe panic attacks that started in highschool and continued through college. Finally found a doctor that supplied some anticholinergic and antianxiety medications that allowed me to finish highschool, and continue through graduate school. Found that wearing a baseball cap was a great way to deal with or hide the facial/scalp sweating, but it only exacerbated my premature hair loss. Discovered the soothing effects of alcohol in college and drank to excess up until about four years ago. I’m almost 50 now. In hindsight, I should have embraced my hair loss, shaved my head, and continued to use the medications although they were only moderately effective.
After the failure of a two-year relationship about 15 years ago, largely due to my social anxiety, drinking, emotional unavailability and total lack of spontaneity, I learned about the sympathectomy procedure. The surgery went fine with no immediate complications, effectively eliminating all sweating from the head and underarms. However, by the time I had returned home, I began to experience debilitating compensatory sweating over the trunk of my body, especially my chest and back. Ever since, I have had to take even higher doses of anticholinergics, along with clothing camouflage and the avoidance of social triggers, just to be able to marginally function.
Two days ago I had the Subdural Laser Ablation (SDLA) treatment on my chest and back in a last ditch effort to achieve some relief and enjoy the rest of my life. Going off the medications in preparation for the surgery reminded me just how bad the CS is without some treatment. The day of the procedure, my back and shirt were soaked (you could literally wring sweat out of each) just from a short walk to the clinic in <70 F weather.
In an effort to help others with similar afflictions, I thought I would make periodic updates about my status and the effectiveness of the SDLA procedure. Also find below two pictures of the treated areas taken a day after the SDLA procedure.
Hopefully some of you will find this information helpful.
After the failure of a two-year relationship about 15 years ago, largely due to my social anxiety, drinking, emotional unavailability and total lack of spontaneity, I learned about the sympathectomy procedure. The surgery went fine with no immediate complications, effectively eliminating all sweating from the head and underarms. However, by the time I had returned home, I began to experience debilitating compensatory sweating over the trunk of my body, especially my chest and back. Ever since, I have had to take even higher doses of anticholinergics, along with clothing camouflage and the avoidance of social triggers, just to be able to marginally function.
Two days ago I had the Subdural Laser Ablation (SDLA) treatment on my chest and back in a last ditch effort to achieve some relief and enjoy the rest of my life. Going off the medications in preparation for the surgery reminded me just how bad the CS is without some treatment. The day of the procedure, my back and shirt were soaked (you could literally wring sweat out of each) just from a short walk to the clinic in <70 F weather.
In an effort to help others with similar afflictions, I thought I would make periodic updates about my status and the effectiveness of the SDLA procedure. Also find below two pictures of the treated areas taken a day after the SDLA procedure.
Hopefully some of you will find this information helpful.