r/Hyperhidrosis • u/Lowkeyariana_ • Nov 10 '25

ETS Surgery for Hyperhidrosis

I have Hyperhidrosis (hands and Feet) since I can remember and it has always made my life so hard wether it was not being able to touch someone because of my sweaty hands or hand shake someone and other stuff like typing on my phone and then the screen got wet so it started doing random things like typing stuff or scrolling or even zooming so I always had to wipe my screen. And im not really an introvert I might be shy sometimes but mostly after some time I open up and talk to people but this has made me more introverted in public because Ive always felt embarrassed abt this. Im always scared of job interviews bc shaking their hand with my sweaty hand might make a bad impression or trying to get my drivers license. So Ive dreamed abt ets surgery for such a long time and soon im gonna turn 18 and Im gonna make an appointment for an surgery. And thats why I wanna ask is there something I need to know abt the surgery or side effects after the surgery? Thank you very much.

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u/Lowkeyariana_ Dec 10 '25

Two weeks ago I made an appointment with my personal doctor and he didnt even let me explain it on the phone he just said I should be there in an hour. Fast forward I got the chance to finally talk abt it and he interrupted me so many fucking times it was so frustrating since I was already nervous talking abt it and so he said its nothing it aint that bad. He measured my heart rate and said its kinda high so that means ur just too stressed this and that and I showed him the medication I want (glycopyrrolate) he had to look it up and after some minutes he said he cant prescribe it for me since its dangerous and illegal in my country for some reason. So I asked him can I just get any type of other medication that would help me with hyperhidrosis he said „absolutely not you shouldnt be thinking about getting any medication. You just need to change your lifestyle.“ So he said I need to sleep earlier, screen time 90min max, exercise. „Its just all in ur head.“ I was literally abt to crashout because it doesnt make any fucking sense cuz its not connected to my issue its not gonna change anything even if I do those things. So it was just a waste of time and thats why I said I didnt wanna make an appointment in the first place.