Thanks, Cathy - I'll try and look into it today. Unfortunately, my boss thinks I
should work, which means he's interfering in my personal time. how dare him! :)

Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy
To: thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Thoracic Outlet Syndrome] New member


Based on my knowledge, nothing will show up on xray unless you
have an extra rib. That is why I lost my work comp case; there
was nothing that the idiots could see and they did extensive
xrays; because nothing shows up for tocs. The positive tests
shows lack of hand strength, loss of pulse when the arm is
raised over the head, etc. This was not good enough for
the...work comp is a joke anyway; they will find a way out of
paying you any money if they can. I was told that nothing would
show up on emg either so I never had one, according to my M.D.
If you go to the site
for thoracic outlet under university of harvard; i think they
list tocs specialists. I don't know what that site is right off
but I know some of the other group members do or its in the
group records. I will see if i can find it for you.
--- Lisa <edmmachine@...> wrote:
> Thank you Cathy. I'm in Michigan, and I've looked on the web.
> The only thing I could find regarding doctors familiar with
> this are in Indiana (I believe).
>
> I just want SOMETHING to show up SOMEWHERE so I know what's
> wrong and don't have to live with this anymore. I do have pain
> with the numbness. Does anything show on emg's?
>
> Thank you again,
> Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cathy
> To: thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thoracic Outlet Syndrome] New member
>
>
> I do not know what state you live in but you have TOCS
> symptoms
> absolutely. Maybe you can search on the internet and find a
> specialist in your area; you need one. I live in Ky if you
> are
> near here I would recommend Harold Kleinert, M.D> and
> Atasoy,
> M>D.
> be sure to email back and let me know what state you are in;
> maybe someone in the group can give you the name of a tocs
> specailist.
>
> --- Lisa <edmmachine@...> wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> >
>
>
> =====
> Cathy
>
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