Betsy has replied to many of us that got through.

The home page for the physician involved is at:

http://www.eatonhand.com/handworld/hours.htm

Sorry about the previous blank post, it seems that today my fingers are made of cement.
Has anyone attempted to contact the Dr. mentioned by Betsy? My mind keeps going "How great!", but my mind keeps asking the nagging questions, "Can he really perform NA legally?" "Will he slip out of sight when deluged by the hordes of DC patients requesting NA?" "How will insurance pay for a non-FDA approved procedure?" I keep telling myself that Betsy got lucky as she was scheduled for 'surgery' yet he performed NA. I want to believe, but I'm skeptical at best whether this will turn into an NA site for those of us who want it. As much as I am looking forward to a European vacation, just going to Florida would be fantastic. But.........
Someone please tell me I'm being overly skeptical. As I was waiting until next year for my NA, I hope that someone contacts the good DR. and keeps us informed.

Len

Sean, control your enthusiasm!!

Tom,
The way I interpreted it was that her doctor agreed to
perform a fasciotomy instead of fasciectomy initially. Pre-
sumeably an open fasciotomy because he wasn't sure if he
would use stitches or let it heal from the inside. Between
the time she gave him information on NA and when the surgery
was actually performed, he researched NA and agreed with
many of it's benefits. I think she quotes him as saying he
performed a "needle fasciotomy". I have wondered many times
if NA isn't a fasciotomy performed with a needle vs. a scal-
pel. There seems to be little difference to me. This is
simply how I interpreted Betsy's story. She was nice enough
to give me her telephone no. and I haven't had a chance to
call, but plan to this weekend. I'll email you after talk-
ing with her.
Mary Beth

Jim h,
What was your opinion of Betsy's procedure? Didn't you communicate with her?