I'm still working, but have managed to restructure my job
responsibiliites to minimize my typing as much as possible. My TOS
manifested after several years of user acceptance testing for
websites - lots of repetitive work. With the aid of lots of ergonomic
equipment, I struggle by. My hands and wrists are always sore, and I
have problems with constant muscle spasms, but I just try to deal
with it.

--- In thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com, Cathy
<cathyannee@y...> wrote:
> I GOT TOCS FROM REPETITIVE COMPUTER TYPING; YOUR M.D. SHOULD
> HAVE TOLD YOU NO REPEITIVE WORK WITH YOUR HANDS; ARMS. WHATEVER
> YOU CAN PHYSICALLY DO IS MY SUGGESTION; I HAVE OSTEO IN MY KNEES
> AND ANKLES PLUS TOCS; YOU HAVE ALOT OF CHOICES.
> --- RDAMRAM <rdamram3663@s...> wrote:
>
> > Dear Tos survivors,
> > Did you try to work? I am being told to do computerwork since
> > its the easiest thing for me for employment...but i get arm
> > and hand pain just the same. I went to work comp.,school
> > training for office managment. Actually my hands turn red and
> > swell if i type too much...what do think someone with tos
> > should do for going back to work....i need to try to do
> > something. The only othe job I had was a dental assistant.
> > Thats how i developed my injury through out the years.
> >
> > thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
> >
> > There is 1 message in this issue.
> >
> > Topics in this digest:
> >
> > 1. Re: Digest Number 260
> > From: RDAMRAM
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:13:33 -0800 (PST)
> > From: RDAMRAM
> > Subject: Re: Digest Number 260
> >
> > Anti-depressants are also prescribed for people with unchronic
> > depressive disabilities. Pain related anxiety is what I took
> > Paxil for. There are three catagories for depression. Pain
> > related depression is level one which is minor depression and
> > considered non permanent, level2 is
> > permanent-compulsive/intensive, therapy needed, level3 is
> > therapy needed. My mother is Bi-polar so we know these things.
> > She is suicidal and the drugs she takes have nothing to do
> > with pain managment.
> >
> > thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
> > There are 3 messages in this issue.
> >
> > Topics in this digest:
> >
> > 1. Re: help needed for self-diagnosis
> > From: Cathy
> > 2. Re: Re: depression
> > From: Cathy
> > 3. Re: depression
> > From: Cathy
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:22:48 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Cathy
> > Subject: Re: help needed for self-diagnosis
> >
> > YOU NEED TO SEE AN M.D. WHO CAN DIAGNOSE TOCS. CALL THE HAND
> > SPECIALISTS IN YOUR AREA OR SEARCH ON THE NET FOR A HAND
> > SURGEON;
> > TOCS SURGEON, WHO CAN DIAGNOSE YOU CORRECTLY. IF YOU HAD TOCS
> > YOU WOULD BE IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO WORK.
> > --- sarab1890 wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I am a computer programmer suffering from pain in the hands
> > > from
> > > April-04.
> > > Initially suspected of having Carpal Tunnel synodrome /
> > > Cervical
> > > Radiology.
> > > I am still confused on what is the exact cause for the pain
> > as
> > > i think
> > > i have been misdiagnosed.
> > >
> > > The significant point is that i rarely have pain in the
> > neck.
> > > Most of
> > > the times pain is in the hands, and sometimes accompanied by
> > > pain in
> > > the shoulders and upper back. Most often the pain is local
> > to
> > > hands
> > > (fingers, palm, near wrist or near centre of forearm only).
> > > Neck stretching does not help much.
> > >
> > > Can you please let me know how it can be diagnosed for sure
> > > what the
> > > problem really is? the EAST test has turned out positive, my
> > > hand
> > > starts getting tingling sensation in about 15-30 seconds but
> > i
> > > fear
> > > misdiagnosis. Carpal Tunnel tests (joining and bending hands
> > > with
> > > palms away from each other and fingers facing the ground)
> > does
> > > not
> > > cause tingling.
> > >
> > > Any help, or information, treatment options, exercises will
> > be
> > > greatly
> > > appreciated and i would be grateful to you for my entire
> > life.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:32:45 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Cathy
> > Subject: Re: Re: depression
> >
> > YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE ANTIDEPRESSANTS UNLESS YOU ARE CHRONICALLY
> > DEPRESSED. I HAVE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, I LIVE IN CONSTANT
> > PAIN; AND THE ONLY REASON I TAKE AN ANTIDEPRESSANT IS BECAUSE
> > I
> > HAVE A CHEMICAL IMBLANCE WHICH CREATES ANXIETY ATTACKS AND
> > CONSTANT SUIDICAL THOUGHTS IF I DO NOT TAKE IT. SOME OF YOU
> > PEOPLE ON HERE NEED TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AND
> > GET
> > OFF THE EXCESS MEDS. PT HELPS TOCS AS WELL AS SURGERY AND
> > ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES.
> > ANTIDEP ARE FOR OTHER HEALTH ISSUES.
> > --- craig_sauerwalt wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Tim,
> > >
> > > I have found some recent success with Cymbalta, which
> > > apparently was
> > > originally designed for fibromyalgia. It takes the edge of
> > the
> > > pain
> > > for me and helps with my mood, but not so much to the point
> > > where I
> > > don't care about things. I have had other meds which gave me
> > > the same
> > > effects as you described, and this has been much better.
> > Good
> > > luck!
> > >
> > > --- In thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com, tim scott
> > > wrote:
> > > > i got it from a bad car accident, and i was on paxil for
> > the
> > > first
> > > 2 yrs but i stopped it because it makes you feel numb to
> > > everything,
> > > and i might feel the pain more without it but at least i can
> > > feel
> > > things and get some pleasure out of fun things, and
> > > antidepressant
> > > also normally kill your sex drive; currently i take
> > neurontin
> > > and
> > > ultram, and at nigth a trazadone which helps with sleep and
> > > actually
> > > acts like an antidepressant but without the side
> > affects..I'm
> > > going
> > > on 4 yrs myself and also have it on both sides, and
> > > unfortunately im
> > > being told by various doctors if you've had it this long its
> > > going to
> > > stay with you for awhile, could easily be over 10 +
> > yrs...3663
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > I was wondering if poeple who have tos should take
> > > > antidepressants. I took them before because the pain made
> > me
> > >
> > > > depressed which made my pain worst and it helped. For
> > > example now
> > > > that I dont take antidepressants and suffer alot of
> > chronic
> > > pain
> >
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> Cathy
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