Hi Katy,

Welcome to the group. I am a newbie too. You are lucky your doctor figured it
out right away. I have been dealing with severe arm pain off and on for 7
years! The past 2 years I started getting chest pain, numbness in my face and
arm
in addition to many more symptoms. I have been to Neurologists, Heart
Doctors, Lung Doctors, Orthopedic doctor, blood doctors, and many
hospitalizations
without finding anything. I finally took it upon myself to figure it out on my
own. I ended of finding stuff on the Internet and a thoracic surgeon in my
area. Without hesitation, he confirmed I did have TOS. The saddest thing is that
my primary care physician treated me as if I was a hypochondriac. My
neurologist actually said that my pain, numbness symptoms, etc., were to vague
and there
wasn't any reason for me to have pain in that area! UGH! I am headed to a
specialist for TOS in St. Louis on July 19th. At that time, we will decide what
my options are.

I hope this group gives you the answers you are looking for!
Take care,
Jill
Pittsburgh, pa


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