To:doraandfelisa
member:
First of all let me strongly advice that you contact you primary Dr. first and
make an appointment asap for his complaints you mentioned here,
Please, make sure Dr. refers your hubby to a Neurologist and no one else. Do a
check first to see how many thoracic outlet patients his referral has, has
treated and has referred for surgery and who is his vascular surgeon.. Is he
known? How many patients of his had successful surgeries. How do you find out?
Is he a member, was he..why not now.? Some Dr.s still practice stuff they had
they're lisc ripped for. You contact the American Neurological Association.Many
people get lost in the trap of" What do I do now? Let me let you know if your
family tells him "Its no big deal"...its wrong. This "Its all in your head"
thing never flew with me.
I am permanently disabled for life now, on too many meds, need surgery have to
put it off till someone can watch my baby. I'm the one who worked in pain,
afraid of telling anyone about my hand, arm shoulder pain, afraid of letting my
family down after moving, buying a first home and being a mom. Please let me
tell you that i had to get a divorce because my husband of 10 yrs refused to
believe my pain and with losing work we would loose everything. Now if he
believed my pain he would have each other still at least yet he refused to care
for me.
Now I dont think your all that bad a person to care so much for him. Just be
really sensitive to him, thorough, and prepared for anything that comes his way
regarding treatment.. He will need your support.
Please email me privately:
does his pain originate from anything in particular...work etc., be specific.
Did he have an accident ever..what kind..explain
Is he physically fit, couch potato, fitness guru?Please give me details of his
physical/behavior? Sometimes there are other conditions that mimic tos or visa
verse
TOS is one of the most difficult muscular neurological disorders that exists.
Most Dr.s who do not specialize in this rather have nothing to do with
it...smart!
Why? It took me 4 ys for my case to get settled in a workers comp case. Not
because they didn't believe me but because trail, testing, trails and more
waiting. Between exams they have to wait for 6 months to see if the meds are for
the condition or if the tests are this or that...
If your hubby works and is getting such pain as explained....he could just
have tendinitis...simple eh? NO. He could have to file a workers comp claim, get
ergonomic body-mechanics training, or if its from a previous accident he may
have to take time off for it to heal....what I see here is a man who has to deal
with this no matter what. Its really your choice and no one Else's here or
anywhere? good luck
RMM
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:22:39 -0000
From: "doraandfelisa"
Subject: New member with question

Hello,

My husband has known for a long time that he has cervical ribs from an xray when
he
was younger. He's had a lot of trouble with tingling in his arms. Recently, we
stumbled upon TOS on the internet and we suspect that is what he has. He's
always
saying that it feels like there's no circulation in his arms, especially the
last few
months. He's age 40.

Here are some questions I have:

Have any of you had cervical ribs removed surgically? If so, was it worth it?

Has anyone who still has cervical ribs found any other treatments that really
work?

Thanks,

CM







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