Hi I have a few yrs on you, I was diagnosed fifteen
yrs ago. I think I may be able to help you get some
sleep, have you tried using wrist splints at night?
You may have to try a few different types. It seems
it allows the nerves in the hands and arms to rest, it
just takes a while to accept them. Look at
imakproducts.com, this guy seems to understand the
problem, he is a hand surgeon. I also am a side
sleeper. I find if i use a pillow to support my arm,
it helps. I still need to take a sleeping pill at
times, I save that for the days I dont need to be
coherent the next day, I have trouble with carry over
with most meds. The best med I have found for
sleeping is a muscle relaxant. The sleep isnt long,
but its refreshing. I also take acetamenophin, 1000
mgs. at night ocassionally. It sounds silly, but it
does better for me than opiates.
--- Osrin Jeff <josrin@...> wrote:

> Hi There ,
>
> I have had TOS now for 1,5 years when it has really
> bothered me .I am sure
> I had symptoms prior to it but it did not bother my
> every day life . I had a
> left rib resection in August of last year. I still
> go for physio on a fairly
> regular basis about twice or 3 times a moth
> depending on the flair ups . My
> physio mainly works on my neck and shoulder area
> where I see her .
>
> I have been put on an excersize programme by her
> which I do at least 5 ties
> a week and it takes me about 20-30 minutes every
> time . I find that the pain
> his a short while after doing an action which my
> body does not like . I
> still get head aches a few times a week . It has
> effected my nerves and
> blood vessels .Currently while typing my left hand
> is ice cold and my left
> collar bone pulls..
>
> I have great difficulty sleeping on either side as I
> have have TOS on my
> left and right hand side . If I do for a short while
> ( 2 - 3 minutes ) , I
> start getting terrible pins and needles . To date I
> have found No medication
> which helps at all . I have been trying to get my
> life back in order and
> even light gardening aggravates everything after a
> short while .
>
> I still to date have not found anyone in Cape Town
> who understands the
> condition 100% .
>
> All I can say is thank goodness for this group it
> seems to keep me sane .
>
> Chow for now
>
>
> Jeff Osrin
> Cape Town South Africa
>
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