How is your professional status after the operation?
| Answer | Numbers |
| Unchanged working conditions | 36 |
| I have been forced to get a new job due to the side effects. |
12 |
| I have become unimployed since the operation |
10 |
| I am part-time on the sick list | 5 |
| I am full-time on the sick list | 10 |
| I have a part-time pension | 2 |
| I have a full-time pension | 11 |
How is your social status after the operation?
| Answer | >Numbers |
| I am divorced since the operation | 6 |
| There is a great strain in my relationship/marriage. | 19 |
| I feel insufficient in the contact with my kids since the operation |
17 |
| Have lost contact with all or most of my friends since the operation |
24 |
How do you feel today?
| Answer | Numbers |
| Perfect | 0 |
| Some trouble, but rather good | 9 |
| Not good, but under control It could have been worse! |
41 |
| Very bad | 25 |
| Lousy, I have had thoughts of committing suicide |
14 |
Below is a compilation of some tested treatments and their estimated
effect.
The list describes how many persons that have given
each "mark" to the treatment.
| Treatment | Good | Doubtful | Poor | No effect | Deterioration |
| Psyciatric treatment | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Just to be left alone | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Antidepressive medication | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Tranquillizers | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Trombyl | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Plendil | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Edronax | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Efexor | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Acupuncture | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| Physiotherapy | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Massage | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Water physiotherapy | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| TNS | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Aluminum cloride | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Injections of botox | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ercotina | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Egazil | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cantil | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| ETS Reversal | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Note: Please note that this is a compilation of some tested treatments.
The medicines are mentioned with their swedish names, we are not familiar with
their english names. Sorry! This compilation is not a recommendation to test
the treatments. Please be aware of that the medicines and treatments have been
prescribed against several different symptoms. They might not be suitable in
your case. Always take advice from your doctor!
FfSo Main Page /
Summary content /
Before the operation
Operation - indications and alternatives /
Operation /
Information on side effects /
Symptoms and side effects /
This is how I feel today