In the US, the media seems to be largely ignoring this theory. The results out of Buffalo show that this theory has merit and needs further attention. I'd love to see a show on CCSVI. Thanks!

this would be fantastic if a show was produced on this.

The fact that many Ms'ers are being forced to go overseas for this treatment would be a good addendum to this show.

the Doctors would be the first show in history which is about a brand new discovery of a well known illness: MS

I would love to see a segment on CCSVI and MS, so many people suffer from MS and it affects everyone so differently, but there is never a clear reason why? When I was first diagnosed with MS my nurologist noticed an artery in my neck sounded suspicious, I even had an ultrasound done; however he dismissed it as not being a problem. I would love to see your show acknowledge this new research!!

CCSVI is exciting and important for all people with MS and all those who love someone with MS. I had the testing and treatment done at Stanford by Dr. Michael Dake. I have gained much from opening the veins in my neck. This breakthrough is huge and I hope to see a story about it on The Doctors. Thank you.

The research regarding CCSVI and the success of its treatment is astonishing. Correctly conducted MRI/MRV or dopplers convincingly picture collapsing of Jugular veins. Reflux of blood back into the brain, according to the research, results in iron deposits that in turn result in inflammation. Those who have had the ballooning or stenting have had the progression of their MS arrested. Many have experienced all or most of the cognitive symptoms improve or disappear. Since most people know someone with MS, I know a program regarding this lifechanging discovery would be of benefit to many. I look forward to correct, unbiased information getting out to the public. Thank you.

Don't ignore this like all the other US media. This is the real deal. Those of us who have been tested and treated are proof that CCSVI exists. Now Buffalo has released it's preliminary numbers on their research. We want this research to continue and be available to all MS patients. Thank you!

Dr. Paulo Zamboni from the University of Fererra Italy has made made a ground breaking discovery in the treatment that has been very successful in treating MS. He has been published in Vascular journals and the research stems from observations that have been made for decades. So far the only major television news story about this incredible Dr. and his work, has been on our Canadian News show W5 in a story by Avis Favro. You would be the first American show to inform and answer questions about CCSVI even though a large successful study at the University of Buffalo has released the first of their results that support Dr. Zamboni's work. Please covering this breakthrough would mean so very much to so many people touched by MS.

I would very much like to see a show by The Doctors on CCSVI and its possible relationship with MS. I have spoken with people that have gone to Poland for the Liberation Procedure. One person with whom I spoke said her double vision went aware, her bladder control came back and her energy levels improved significantly within a day of the surgery. The present MS treatment drugs only promise to slow down the progression of the disease, not reverse symptoms. If you have any further questions, I suggest you refer to the Canadian television show on this topic W5 which aired at the end of November on CTV. Any questions please contact me. *** *** ****. Kind regards, Shannon

This is a very exciting thing that we who suffer from MS are very excited about, we hope to spread the word about this new discovery, and hopefully it can conquer this terrible disease!

CCSVI has been suppressed as a means to possibly allow people with MS to regain some of their lives. It needs to be investigated and quickly. Too many folks have gone from Secondary Progressive to Primary Progressive and are living horrific lives. It's a vital, ground breaking theory that could help so many people who need this treatment.

This is the most significant discovery in the MS world for over 50 years and has the potential to change the lives of many hundreds of thousands of sufferers and their families.

This is a story MADE for TV: From the romance of Dr. Zamboni trying to find a cure for his wife's MS to the way big pharma and others with a stake in the current multi-billion dollar market that depends on MS not being a curable disease who are already visibly attempting to undermine the theory and those associated with it. This is a major scientific and medical breakthrough that will get attention sooner or later. Doctors has a chance to jump on this!

The latest blind study by the University of Buffalo's Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (bnac.net) of 500 individuals with and without MS shows a majority of MS patients were found to have narrowing or blockage of the extracranial veins causing restriction of normal outflow of blood from the brain. Non MS individuals did not exhibit this strong correlation. This provides significant scientific data to support further research into CCSVI and its effects on MS patients. These findings merit building awareness. There is plenty of material to write this story including TV news stories on CTV in Canada, BBC TV and the ABC News Affiliate in San Fransisco, CA. Thank you for considering this topic. There are many people very interested in this possible breakthrough.

CCSVI has been the front page story of the Toronto Globe and Mail and has been featured in the CTV newsmagazine show called W5, and yet the U.S. media has been strangely silent on the topic. For more information, the episode of W5 can be viewed at this link: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100208/ms_zamboni_100208/20100208?hub=WFive

My husband was already treated for a very narrow jugular (it went from .5mm to 10mm after angioplasty!). Unfortunately he also has other vein issues. We would not have thought of this if it wasn't for Dr Zamboni and Joan Beal....now neurologists think my husband doesn't have MS...well MAYBE he has CCSVI!!

We need your help. If your in the UK Please sign our petition http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/CCSVINOW/

Please don't ignore the importance of this discovery. It could be the answer to changing the lives of MS patients like myself.

Please look into this for us! I have had this beast for 32 years and have the last 10 years become SPMS, It may be too late to help my sister,also has it, and I but we both have children and grandchildren that we worry about coming down with this monster. PLEASE!

While it's true that we can't say CCSVI surgery is a cure for MS (too much unknown/unstudied as of now), it has been confirmed as a newly recognized vein condition by the International Union of Phlebology since Zamboni's work, AND there have been replicable trials confirming that there's a high incidence of this condition in people with MS. This much is undeniably, factually upheld and even the skeptics must admit as much. What we don't know on the subject is vast, of course, BUT what's so exciting to people with MS is that this area is a brand new one related to MS disease and it may well lead to more break-through research! The various factors relating to MS have been a mystery for over two centuries; now we have a large new piece of the puzzle. This may well be the beginning of a very hopeful and encouraging story with many individual happy endings, and as such is well worth exploring as a video piece!

I have MS and I was tested and treated for CCSVI at Stanford Hospital by Dr. Michael Dake in June 2009. Testing showed that I had a stenosed internal left jugular vein for a length of over three inches. Two stents were inserted into my vein - immediately the blood flow was corrected from my brain . I have noticeable improvements since having the procedure such as reduction in headaches and facial pain, less spasticity in my left leg, disappearance of lower right back pain and better dexterity in my left hand. My hope is the research of CCSVI progresses rapidly so that the other 400,000 people in the US with MS might be able to stop the progression of their disease. No one is saying this is a cure. Further information may be gathered at: http://www.fondazionehilarescere.org/eng/index.html http://www.ms-mri.com/

Hallo Cah, good Idea! Nice Greetings

My wife has had MS since 1994 and she is now 38. This procedure will open the doors wide open for her and others with the same affliction. The problem here is that North America is moving a lot slower than the rest of the world. Countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and India are not only doing the scans for research but are treating those with stenosis using balloon angioplasty (venoplasty) and stenting for further research with amazing results! As a result I'm taking my wife to one of the above countries for treatment as her time running out. North America MUST take a better stance and reevaluate exactly what they are doing as balloon angioplasty is routine and done many times a day in hospitals throughout Canada and the US. Hopefully "The Doctors" will take the same position on this subject and create some awareness. Thanks, Rob.

Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency is a Breakthrough in Multiple Sclerosis, from the research and studies of Dr. Zamboni of Italy. I find it so hard to believe that "American Media" .... has not shared this with the "American people". I hope that the message of CCSVI is carried to the "American People" ... Who have a right to know, through your work. Please watch the following link www.ctv.ca/w5/ Thank-you, Have a Nice Day.

CCSVI and MS would be must-see TV. There are so many fascinating personalities involved. An interview with Dr. Zamboni or Dr. Zivadinov would be delightful. An interview with any of the MS patients who have had the liberation surgery would open a lot of eyes to an amazing breakthrough.

My brother and I are from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada and we both have RRMS. We both were scanned for CCSVI in Vancouver and we both have it. We need Liberation Treatment ASAP. There are no Doctors treating this in Canada. We cannot afford $80 000.00 US. Please help us by having this on your program in the hope of fastreacking research and TREATMENTS. We both have young children who we want to enjoy without fatique, pain, weakness... You can make a huge difference in our lives and many others. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

this is a great made for TV story because it is about fifty years of research gone astray. There was a doctor Tracy Putnam, Harvard MS Society, 1936) who stenosed the veins in dogs and produced MS lesions in their brains. that was the proof of CCSVI and MS being related. We stopped looking in that direction until now, with Zamboni. because we had anti-inflammatory therapies that suppressed the symptoms, and we did NOT have imaging technology to prove the existence of these lesions in MS patients. We missed out and millions have suffered, including Richard prior, anette funichello, michele obama's dad, amy winehouse's mom, and jk rowling's family too.

ignoring this is a tragedy

This CCSVI theory needs attention. Please don't ignore us. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the US, and 2.5 million worldwide.

This groundbreaking discovery and paradigm shift in the possible cause of multiple sclerosis has spread like wildfire globally, yet the US press has not covered this condition. 500,000 Americans with MS need to know about this.

A new novel theory of MS that needs some exposure and discussion in public. So many people with MS know that the current treatments that focus on autoimmunity don't successfully halt disease progresssion and it would be nice if this new theory received the exposure it deserves.

I feel strongly about the impact that this new treatment could have on MS suffers that I created a facebook page and Web site You are all welcomed! Stop MS in it’s Tracks! Join this group! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=263244070698&ref=ts CCSVI in MS for Nova Scotia See our website for more information on research and developments across the globe regarding CCSVI and Liberation Treatment: http://liberation-treatment.com

How about this idea for a show? "A paradigm shift completely changes the way doctors view a disease (CCSVI and MS)" --or this-- "A major breakthrough means that the people currently employed by the illness have to deal with losing their livelihoods (CCSVI and MS)" --or this-- "People on the Internet band together worldwide to make a difference in their own healthcare (CCSVI and MS)" Lots of great ideas here and they are all REAL! Man, if this gets picked up real time can you imagine what this would do for this show??? Just THINK about that!!!

This cutting edge new therory would change the way MS is viewed, diagnosed and treated. I think this would make a fantastic show!

This is a really important story that will help a lot of people. This is a breakthrough that needs coverage and will payoff in ratings and positive press. This story is very analogous to the discovery by Dr. Barry Marshall that Helicobactor Pylori is responsible for a large percentage of ulcers and stomach cancer and is easily treated. Check out the March 2010 issue of Discover magazine, page 66. The Discover magazine story recounts the halting progression of a medical breakthrough as it pushes the medical elite to reassess their incorrect and entrenched beliefs. The same thing is happening here with CCSVI and MS and you can help break the story and be an agent for positive change. This must happen as quickly as possible. Many thanks for your kind consideration and quick action.

I was diagnosed with MS on 2004. It will be great if "The Doctors" made a show about CCSVI to help us put the word out to the people who love your show... It will be greatly appreciated from people like me who have MS and their family and friends...

A show on this issue would make excellent television! A doctor whose wife has MS searches for a cause and discovers, by serendipity, that certain vascular patterns show in one of his patients who also had MS. He followed this up with an open mind and discovered a remarkable fact, that virtually all the MS patients he checked had this same problem. He was a very well respected professor in an Italian university, but not well known in the US. His attempts at getting recognition for this discovery went virtually unhearlded until MS patients in this courtry and around the world took up the cry and demanded their doctors look into it. It turns out to be

Wow.. this would make a great show. This is cutting edge.. empirical data and everything. This whole approach to m.s. is ground breaking, paradigm shifting, and... well, rather amazing. I really wish the Doctors would do a show on this. :-)

This is certainly a topic that needs some US media coverage! The majority of the MS community nationwide is talking about it and excited about the possibility. Please do a show about this that can publicly answer more questions for those who don't know yet about this exciting discovery and to get the rest of the world excited with us. Thanks.

From all of us "MS'ers" PLEASE DO A SHOW ABOUT THIS!!!! I was diagnosed with this disease at 28..........28!!!!!! We deserve to have every avenue checked out. This is our "lives" we're dealing with! PLEASE, PLEASE PUT YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION AND TOPIC RESEARCH TO SUCH A WONDERFUL CAUSE! We are GOOD people who need some POSITIVE MEDICAL INFORMATION! PLEASE HELP!

Please talk about this. I don't care if you voice major amounts of skepticism. This is what good science is about. Follow up studies are finding a link. Whether it is a cause of MS or because of MS or if it is just associated with MS there seems to be a link. Canadian broadcasters are sharing the controversial story. Go ahead and say it is controversial. Just please share it. The National MS Society (of the US) just had a webcast last week with several doctors and scientists in attendance. CTV5 in Canada has info on their website about it. Thank-you, Andrea

Be on the cutting edge or just reporters. The news of CCSVI is making the rounds in my medical center in Houston, Texas. The public will turn to you for more medical news in the future.

I would be so grateful if you produced a show on CCSVI. There's been a strange lack of media attention over such a huge discovery, other than a recent New York Times article.

I've been treated for CCSVI. On June 25th 2010 my life changed. I was diagnosed with MS in March of 1997. I went from the most physically active guy in the world to hardly being able to get out of bed in the mornings. I've taken every drug that exist for MS and none, I repeat, none has done for me what this procedure has done. Now I have a new lease on life. Now I have a chance to be the man I am supposed to be. Now I heal a little more each day. You've been given the unique opportunity to present this to the American public. There are so many of us that will testify to the amazing results this procedure provides. Will you accept the challenge and be the first in America to show how wonderfully mistaken this disease diagnoses has been?

This would be fantastic, we need all the coverage possible, CCSVI is a real health issue:-)

Please do a show on CCSVI in MS! I'm one who has had the angioplasty. I had stenosis in my right jugular and azygos veins. I feel so much better now. Please bring this to the worlds attention! You have to help people know about this treatment thank you!

Many of my friends have MS, and many of them have gone overseas for the venioplasty(form of angioplasty to correct their blood flow and drainage health problems. By doing this, lots of their other health issues have lessened and in quite a few cases have disappeared. Regardless if it later is found in unbias studies to help find a cure for MS or not.. Why not correct their blood flow issues now? I've never heard of improper blood flow or drainage being healthl for anyone. Please get vein / blood flowspeciialists on the program with you that this is their field of expertise, there are many in the USA that really know this issue and need to get their information out to the public. not people that aren't specialist's in the area..

this would be great

Finally it is being talked about!!!!!! There is sooooo much info on the internet but NOTHING is being done in the USA and in Canada. MSers have to pay a lot of money to go abroad to get angiplasty. Yes, something so simple like angioplasty- we should stop calling it CCSVI- which is really what it - is being denied just because someone has MS. This is not a new treatment- the term is simply new. A simple doppler ultrasonography of the neck veins is not allowed and being blocked in Canada- even in private clinics! Yet, boob jobs and cheek implants are ok..... To read more just type in facebook....ccsvi....and the links are endless! Thank you.

It would be great to see a show that could explain the benefits of the liberation treatment. Since the doctors here in the USA are either afraid or on the take, this show might just open the door to help people like myself with MS before it's too late.

I believe I voted for this idea when you first put it out. I am curious seeing how many votes it has why we are still waiting for you to do a program on CCSVI?

CCSVI has overwhelming anecdotal evidence. A simple angioplasty to open clogged jugular veins and azygos vein and MS symptoms are alleviated to a certain extent. Not everybody has dramatic results, but the majority of MSer's immediately feel better. Some samples are: brain fog is gone, eye sight improved, feet and hands get blood flow and turn a healthy color, tremors are better, tinnitus is improved, sleeping is better, walking is improved, heat intolerance gone, memory and word finding improved. Mass media, drug companies, MS Societies and neurologists are not endorsing CCSVI. I believe there is too much money to be lost by the companies we've been supporting for years. We have been cash cows for them. It's time to change that way of life. People first, money second. We deserve proper blood flow, regardless if we have an MS diagnosis. It is being proved true all over the world. It's time we get tested and treated in our own country. We don't have 7-10 years to wait. PLEASE HELP THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED WITH THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE BY RESEARCHING CCSVI AND BRINGING ALL THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES. YOU CAN'T DENY CCSVI.

Bring this to the forefront to save many people

I was treated for CCSVI in Egypt and the simple procedure has made drastic improvements for my quality of life. A show on this topic with people who are willing to share their experiences post procedure would be very dramatic for the general population to watch.

What Does MS Mean to Me? What does MS mean to me? 10 months ago, MS meant Multiple Sclerosis and that my wife would continue to deteriorate. Just think what someone affected with MS might think of before they go to sleep. Will I wake up blind or unable to move or unable to speak? Now, MS means My Symptom and it is treatable: there is just one problem. The problem is our government says it can not do anything until the MS Society gives the go head. Now maybe someone can help the government understand that this is not Multiple Sclerosis any more! MS is just a symptom of CCSVI and is easily treated with a simple 45 minute to an hour angioplasty procedure. What Does the Label MS Mean to Canadians with CCSVI? The label MS means we will have to travel outside of our country to seek treatment for CCSVI. The label MS means we who can’t afford it will continue to worsen. The label MS means we will continue to fight our government for CCSVI to be recognized as the cause of the symptom MS. The label MS means the government is solely responsible for the deterioration of all Canadians who have been misdiagnosed with MS. The label MS means we want to know who in the government is responsible for all the unnecessary suffering. What Does MS Mean to the Government? What would CCSVI cost our government to treat? It would cost our government around $500.00 for the scan and $1500.000 for the procedure. That is a total cost of $2000.00. What is the cost per month for someone with MS? The average direct monthly cost is $1500.00 for medicine, $700.00 for disability. Now add home support, doctor visits, neurologists, MRIs, physiotherapy and medical supplies. It can be anywhere from $2300.00 - $6000.00 per month. Total yearly average Cost for the Government treating the wrong symptom per person is $36000.00 per year Total yearly average Cost for the Government treating CCSVI per person is $2000.00 per year this is if they need scans and angioplasty repeated on a yearly basis. There are approximately 60 to 80 thousand individuals with the wrong diagnoses in Canada. 70.000 x 36.000 =2 billion 520 million dollars Current plan 70.000 individuals X 2000.00 = 140 million dollars per year. Proposed plan Cost savings with proposed plan 2 billion 380 million dollars per year What does CCSVI mean to the Multiple Sclerosis Society? Should it Matter?

I would love it if you had an Interventional Radiologist on your show talking about the procedure.Know as the Liberation Procedure. Also showing MSers whom have gone through the treatment and talking about their results. Being a controversal treatment yet done daily on those without MS, it will be an education for those whom don't know about the procedure and thus showing how non advasive it is and that there is an alternative to the MS Drugs which studies have shown do not help those that have been on them. Those not using the drugs have progressed slower. This Vascular issue was pointed out back in the 1930's and brought to the forefront in the eighties and pushed aside . Finally studies are been done Mean.while procedures are being done in 47 countries showing miraculous results. There are alot of before and after videos to draw from as well as blogs from MSers whom have been through the procedure. Balloon angioplast is the simple procedure used inMSers with a CCSVI diagnose. And this Vascular Disease is just the tip of the iceberg. Other disease are being looked into , to see if they will help others besides those diagnosed with MS. This has to be one of the most exciting times for hundreds of thousand people with MS, as well as their caregivers, loved ones and friendsl. MS touches many lives and it will touch your viewers as well. Thank you and God Bless

The squeaky wheel gets the grease, the media is the best way to let everyone hear us squeak. Please " pay this foward" to advance treatment here in the US.

Here's one of the answer to the "mysteries" of MS. Maybe D. Zamboni is an instrument to begin to unlock the multifaceted disease we call MS. Let's give his hypothesis a chance and permit PwMS the chance to regain their lives..... We're tired of the shoulder shrugs when a question is asked. Why not put some faith in this approach? What's to lose? 1500 people treated already, maybe more. It just makes such sense...CCSVI.

Thousands are receiving this procedure elsewhere and receiving amazing results. This is obviously against the interests of Big Pharma and the MS Society. Many jobs will be lost as this will decrease the profitability of this disease. The procedure costs 1500$ to do, rather than 40,000 a year on meds. This issue is real and affects millions worldwide.

I have MS, diagnosed twentyone years ago, bedridden for months with a baby and a toddler but gratefully live a relatively normal solo life now, within limitations. It has a drastic affect on everybody, damages our lives and families and friends, ruins careers and destroys many marriages. I live in east coast Canada where there are many sharing this dibilitating disease, often families with numerous members. A friend's blog - "CCSVI has created a firestorm in the MS community ... Canadian television has aired numerous news pieces detailing the theory and the "liberation procedure" used to treat it, hundreds of patients have been treated for the condition at locations scattered around the world, and the Internet is full of seemingly miraculous before and after videos portraying patients whose MS symptoms have dramatically declined after undergoing endovascular procedures to address their vascular abnormalities. ... widespread disgruntlement among the MS patient population, dismayed at almost complete lack of treatment options available locally in the US and Canada." Treatment is there but not accessible. It has currently made front page news in major newspapers but those that rule us keep us bound. Please help. It could be you or yours next. CAUTION: there is no predictability!

This procedure, which has "liberated" many, many people from their MS, is just a simple angioplasty! How many people in this country get angioplasties every day? Yet I cannot get it, because I have MS. I am allowed to be on a drug for MS which may kill or paralyze me, but not allowed to consent to the CCSVI procedure. Please do a story on this!

This is such an important story that could improve the quality of life for so many of us. There has been so little coverage in the US even though a conservative figure puts 350,000 to 500,000 as the current number of those diagnosed with MS. That is more than 1 in 100. The current cost of MS medications is more than $2000 per month. The cost of this procedure seems to be around $10,000. I look forward to seeing a show about this in your new season.

I was dxed with MS on my 44th birthday in 1997. I have been fairly steady with annoying symptoms of this horrid disease. Lately however I have noticed a slow decline. This disease is slow torture. After learning about this Liberation procedure, I have some hope that many MS sufferers can finally get get some relief! Please- you Doctors be on the cutting edge of finding out just how special this treatment is to us. We need advocates! We need surgery that is affordable and in our own country. Be brave--don't let the "system" rule out what the truth is! CCSVI is real and its coming.....I am proud to be an American and I want to be Liberated! Help us please! I

I am upset with our country "Canada" that will not allow the CCSVI treatment for people with MS. I have to go to Bulgaria to have this procedure done. The cost out of my pocket will be approximately $15,000.00.............It is so sad that we are being discriminated against because we have MS.

This is such an important subject to so many people living with MS. Please help publicize this and get the word out. We need more studies, more support, more Dr/s willing to perform this procedure. Over 1,000 Liberation procedures have produced dramatic results. We cannot ignore this.

Plain and simple it is the only safe and effective treatment known to halt and even reverse the devistating effects of MS in many patients. How can anyone ignore that?

A friend of mine just came back from Poland. Two weeks post op many of her symptoms are going away. It's time for everyone to start believing that this *is* a cure for people who suffer from MS.

I have been diagnosed with MS approx 3-4 months ago, but have had symptoms for approx 10 years. My son is graduating from high school next May and I would like to enjoy his graduation, if possible (due to this simple procedure). Please do a show bringing CCSVI TO THE FOREFRONT!!!

It would be great to see "the truth" about ccsvi revealed in a big tvshow in America. That gives me hope for an break fro for ccsvi - treatment in Europe ( Sweden) for all people...paid by the government on our tax money ! I want my wife to get the chance of being liberated from her MS and feel free from all her problems for the first time for over 20 years. Thanks.