Strange....my pain is behind my RIGHT shoulder blade and the numbness is in the
top of my RIGHT foot. Wonder if the shoulder and foot someone connect via a
muscle or nerve?
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From: Jan Springer
To: thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Thoracic Outlet Syndrome] Digest Number 93


First of all I'd like to thank all those who replied publically and
personally to my email to the group. Your info has helped so much!!!
And cheered me up to know that I'm not alone.

New member!!
I've got some of your symptoms too but not so extreme. I do have the
pain behind my shoulder blade (left side) and the numbness on the foot
(left foot). Unfortunately the dr. seems to think it's all "muscle"
related. hmmmmm.
I'll be curious to see what they find out about you.
But the stuff going on with your arms sure does sound alot like
thoracic outlet...but I'm not an expert...
I found that massage therapy has helped the pain behind the shoulder
blade (which could also be coming from the thoracic) and a good back
massage seems to alleviate the foot numbness, but watch out, those
massage therapists are expensive.
Good luck!! Keep in touch.
Jan



New member

I've been having problems for close to a year now, and am currently
seeing a neurologist. Originally I woke up with shooting pains in my
right arm, then it went away. An emg showed "ulnar nerve entrapment at
the thoracic outlet" but the neurosurgeon said "I don't believe in
throacic outlet, have a nice life" and sent me on my way. A few months
later, my doctor put me on darvocet by day, and vicodin by night,
because i was in such pain. This time in BOTH arms.

I am seeing a neuro, who sent me for an mri of my brain and cervical
spine...both came out fine, though she made one comment on the spine
xray about "something there, but nothing to write hme about" - she
just did another emg, and found "something" in my left arm, and is now
sending me for a chest xray.

My symptoms are extreme fatigue in both arms, and the forearm turns
blotchy when it gets sore. My arms tingle, I lose my grip, and putting
my arms over my head hurts to high heaven cuz they fall asleep so
quickly. I've had a pain behind my right shoulder blade for a long
time, but she doesn't think that's related. The top of my right foot
is also numb, but she hasn't looked at that yet cuz she feels it's
probably unrelated and wants to figure out the big problem first.

I'm writing here cuz on the rx for the chest xray it says "dx,
thoracic outlet syndrome" - do my symptoms sound similar to any of
yours?


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