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From  Kimberly G.  on  November 23, 2009

I have been following CCSVI for several months now. This week I should be getting examination of my internal jugulars and azygous veins. Thanks to recent news and CTV's W5 exposure, my Drs will be more willing to take action. They are usually very supportive but there have been so many blind alleys to travel before and they are wary. I hope there's some light at the end of this one,

From  Rescuenuggife  on  November 26, 2009

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From  MSGirl  on  December 21, 2009

I am outraged that the drug companies were able to keep Dr Zamboni's work quiet for so long. I have heard now, they have pressures the Italian govt to shut down Zamboni - he is no longer able to do the procedure. Multi billion dollar pharmaceutical industry can determine whether us suffers will get better or not. People need to speak out loudly and pressure the govt to do what is right!!!

From  josef  on  January 15, 2010

I am an MS patient, and a member & donor of the MS Society. It really baffles me how reactive the MS Society in Canada is. Just take a look at any other MS society ....at how proactive, vibrant, flexible, nimble, open to ideas... how they respond to and involve their members. Take for example the National MS Society http://www.facebook.com/nationalmssociety?ref=nf Yes thank you MS Society of Canada for calling for research on CCSVI but after what ??? after thousands and thousands of email and phone calls to Yves Savoie, to minister of health, after so many cries while the rest of the world is way ahead of us. I am thankful to our government for investing the money in research and trying to regulate the funding through societies but the system in place does NOT reward the breakthroughs that will someday lead to a cure! The system in place is only to care for ms patients - which is great do not misunderstand me- but if we need someone to arrange for wheeltrans and sandwiches and book rooms to talk and no action we could do it ourselves! Please MS Society of Canada, stop being the advocate and spokesperson of drug companies and start being a proactive institution that rewards innovation and will shine the way other Canadian institutions shine around the world! Just think of the ctv report and what it did! The big question remains, everyone knew about this CCSVI EVERYONE but no one dared to talked about it in Public!!! WHY ? Ask yourselves. Thank you for reading my post and I wish us all well and good health.

From  Concerned  on  January 17, 2010

I thank the MS Society of Canada for adjusting their research application timeline recently to include applications for CCSVI research proposals. HOWEVER, during my fundraising efforts at this time will be focussed on re-directing annual donations directly to the researchers (BNAC, Dr. Haake, etc.) to ensure they receive immediate funding for their work. I also suggest that others in the MS Community to the same. I would like the MS Society to report back to the MS Community in June / July to advise on who has received research money, how much, and the subject of the research. Disappointingly, the MS community is relying on websites other than the MS Society to monitor information abailable regarding CCSVI developments. Kudos to CTV for informing Canadians, and persons around the world of the subject of CCSVI in MS. Shame on the MS Society if you do not sufficiently fund immediate research into CCSVI.

From  josef  on  January 19, 2010

If you really want to make a difference organize in local groups and spread awareness and interest in ccsvi. I invite anyone around the Montreal area to join our group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=272147049088

From  unlalmutesilt  on  February 11, 2010

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From  WomanInTheWhiteCoat  on  February 22, 2010

I am a researcher. I have dedicated my work to helping endMS. I do not work for "BigPharma" and I am not some out-of-touch person in a white coat. In fact, if we happened to meet at an MS Society event, you would realize that I am just like most of you: I donate my hard-earned money to the MS Society and am very committed and passionate about ending MS. Every MS researcher I know wants to see the end to MS; we are committed to being a part of that process. As such, we are committed to doing our "due diligence" with all potential MS causes and treatments, including CCSVI. It takes high-quality, rigorous research to yield high-quality results. The MS Society has supported CCSVI research in an unprecedented way so that this research can be done. We all - researchers and the MS Society, too - want to see an end to MS. And we all want to see it as soon as possible! Sadly, many people take advantage of desperate people to make money or fame; a quick internet search yields many supposed "secret" treatments and "cures" for MS - but most are 'snake oil' (aka expensive placeboes) that are only available for outrageous prices, and yet they lack any scientific backing. Some, sadly, are outright dangerous. But desperation can drive desperate acts. Unfortunately, the tone, content - and outright hostility - of some of the comments on this board reflect the misinformation about CCSVI. These things also reflect the understandable emotion and desperation behind the intriguing but as-yet-unsubstantiated/poorly defined CCSVI research in MS. Now, I am not saying that CCSVI is "snake oil". Rather, researchers know that rigorous study is needed to evaluate the bold CCSVI claims that, quite frankly, have been blown out of proportion by the media. Please inform yourselves about the reality of the current state of knowledge - and lack thereof - about CCSVI. Here is some great information about what the MS Society and MS community are doing about CCSVI: http://www.mssociety.ca/en/research/medmmo_2009102 The MS Society has supported CCSVI research in an unprecedented way. We - the folks in the white coats - will also continue to do strive to do the highest quality research to endMS as quickly as possible. If we let hype and irrationality divide us, we all will lose. It takes a team - to support the research and to conduct the research. Divided we will fail but together we will endMS. (NOTE: I have no conflicts of interest. I am not personally funded by the MS Society. I do not have any affiliations with any pharmaceutical companies or other MS organizations aside from the fact that I regularly donate to the MS Society of Canada).

From  SBroom  on  July 05, 2010

My father was diagnosed with MS five years ago and is in line for the CCSVI treatment which is coming up outside of Canada. His MS episodes are slowly becoming worse. Loss of vision, numbness in his limbs and various body pains have erupted in the past few months. We recently had a friend with MS receive the CCSVI treatment in Costa Rica on Tuesday. We were anxiously waiting for word on her outcome from the treatment as she has been wheelchair bound for the last 5 years and is 37 years old. A few minutes after the surgery she could move her legs and wiggle her toes. Just received word today, four days later, that she is now walking. How is this treatment not a headline on the MS Society's website as it is the closest thing to a cure that has been discovered to date! Victims of this disease are walking that were once wheel chair bound, numbness and severe headaches are now a thing of the past for treated patients. The MS Society is afraid of loosing there organization, the drug companies are concerned about loosing the cash flow, this is the delay in research and treatment being allowed in Canada. How is it that less developed countries are taking intiative. This procedure is practiced everyday in Canada but to treat a different disease, what do we have to reasearch? I hope anyone with MS has the option to receive this treatment at some point in time. I am very disappointed in the doctors, MS Society and government for dragging there feet. I look forward to what the CCSVI treatment will do for my father and will continue reading success stories about this treatment.

From  Andrew Hartshorn  on  August 07, 2010

I lost complete faith in the MS Society who went all out to condemn CCSVI treatment. As far as I am concerned, for what is a relatively inexpensive, and safe proceudre, the MS Society should have backed work up immediately. There can't be any danger , with relatively low costs for every MS suffere to get this treatment.