Hi Cathy, I hope all is well for you. I think I must have done something wrong
yesterday I thought I had posted a message for Shawna. I looked on the site
today, I don't see it, maybe I e-mailed her? I will hopefully find out my
mistake soon.
The reason I wanted to send a message to Shawna, is I wanted to see what all her
symptoms where with Venous tos.
You see I have been waking up during the night with a sore right hand. By the
time I get up each morning it is really swollen and discoloured. In fact the
swelling does not go away for any length of time, although some times it's worse
then others, it just depends on what I have been doing. I am wondering if this
is my tos just getting worse. I was hoping someone can explain why I keep
getting different symptoms and are some of the symptoms I describe similar to
Shawna's, and is the swelling and discolouration something I should be really
concerned about?
Maybe you can help. Thanks Cathy and I hope you are having a good day.
Liz.
----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy
To: thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Thoracic Outlet Syndrome] I thought I was finally getting better


this is for Liz....You can really aggravate that TOCs without
knowing it. You have to find a new way to do things. I put 24
begonia plants in the yard but I only put in two a day and it
took me 2 months but my yard looks great. Over time you will
learn what aggravtes it. IF IT HURTS...OR BEGINS TO HURT STOP.
Most likely it was the weeding you did that set it off.
Sometimes just sleeping the wrong way or turning the wrong way
can set it off. Somedays are stable but if I ever begin to even
think hey its better; boom it hits me. I know it is there
sometimes it is just a little be more asleep until it WAKES UP
AND ZAPS ME. A lot of living with TOCs is sometimes an hour at
a time and it is always a day at a time. YOu don't know about
work until it is time to do it. There is no way to know but if
you worry and get yourself all stressed about it your mucles and
tighten up and put more pressure on the nerves. I am so sorry
to tell you that this is TOCs. I can only say that I am glad I
started this group for you and be sure to know you are not
alone, we are all in the same boat with you. What is inside
your head will have a great deal to do with living with TOCS.
YOu have to be determined and you have to find new ways to do
things. I have to break everything I do down into small jobs...
and find another way to do it. Be patient with yourself as this
is all new to you and; it may get better, who knows.
--- crazycoro <theyoungones@...> wrote:
> Hi I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice.
> Last weekend I was actually pain free, I really thought I had
> cracked
> it and that I was going to get back to work. I felt so good I
> did
> some weeding in the garden on Sunday. On Monday at the Rehab
> centre I
> attend I even progressed upto the black theraband. Well that
> night I
> was woken up with the most terrible pain, first in my right
> arm and
> then in my left arm, the following day I was in a lot of pain.
> By
> Wednesday I thought I would be feeling somewhat better, but I
> wasn't.
> I went back to the rehab centre and couldn't do any of my
> excercises.
> I spoke to my physiotherapist, he examained me and found that
> the
> Thoracic area on my left side of my neck was swollen.
> Help, is this the way anyone fighting symtomatic thoracic
> outlet is
> going to react every time they do something I would think is
> normal.
> I really am wanting to know if this is what is in store for me
> if I
> try to return to my job on the printing press I work on. How
> can one
> feel so good one day and wake up the next in so much pain.
> Any advice is truely appreciated.
> Thanks, Liz.
>
>


=====
Cathy

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