Hi there guys, Two weeks have passed since my rib op, still not feeling the benefits. Still got bad headaches and shoulder pain. Am feeling a little worried...
Hi Paul - I had a left first rib resection and scalenectomy and was told by doctor, to give it six to eight weeks to notice the full benefit of the surgery. i...
Hi Paul , I had my op in August 2003 . I was also told that I would feel the benefits straight away and did not . I was off work for quite a while . I still go...
Hi, I just wanted to email and say thankyou to the people that gave me advice about whether or not I should agree to having a stent put in after a first rib...
Hi Paul, I would say it is definately early days for you yet. I am three months down the line now from my op and still not fully recovered, I have gone...
I only found prescription pain meds helpful when my pain was moderate, when it was severe none of them helped. When my pain was severe, moist heat really...
I started this group and I am the group Moderator; I normally do not interfere with anything that goes on this room HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY EMAILS...
Hi Becky - I have tried it on my neck and shoulder area but it helped only a little and only when it was on. I did try accupunture once and it actually took...
Lisa - I know what you mean about the meds. I am to oxycontin which helps takes the edge off. I tried a fentinyl patch too and it helped a great deal but then...
You can get a kit that shows most of peter edgelow's exercises (there is book and videotape) and includes all the equipment you need to do them from medical...
Hi - I have developed a really odd pain seemingly in the spaced between my ribs and not my lungs or the bones themselves and it is mostly ont he left where i ...
Beckey - The EMG should have shown rigth off if you had carpal tunnell. Mine should some minor nerve stuff but also keep in mind that is a well known fact that...
... A good general web site is www.tellmeabouttos.com Briefly covers symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment A good general article to bring to doctors and physical...
Attn:Cathyanne-group moderator I wish to discontinue being part of this group. Please take my address off the list so that I will stop receiving all these...
Hi Becky - the way you described your wrist, that is what I thought too. I thought had somehow broken my wrist and not known it and I went to the ER and they...
Hello everyone :) I am so glad to find a place where hopefully *someone* can give me firsthand experience with this condition. Our 14 year old son has had...
Robin: I had a rare form of TOS, which involved the veins. I am a 44 year-old female. I had both of my first cervical ribs removed on separate occasions....
Hi Robin, Welcome to the group. So glad you found us....so very sorry you had to. We are a varied lot here...so depending on what and who you ask you will...
Robin, Just thought I would give a quick response. I am now 30 but have had tos related pain since I was in high school, it wasnt until i was 24 that I was...
This is Cathy, I started this group and am Moderator. I was not a surgical candidate and I was treated with PT by a trained PT who followed the American...
Hello again to all~ thank you for the posted responses to my previous questions, I am gleaning information from you all! My main question right now is how to...
Hello Cathy, I have read so much about TOS now, and am finding there are so many expeiences/opinions based on different causes of TOS. My sons cause is a...
The site I mentioned earlier www.tellmeabouttos.com has a list of doctors recommended by TOS patients listed by state so that might be a place to start...
Hello, This might seem strange, but I'm looking for any help I can get. In the summer, I began having pain in my wrists while housekeeping for a living. I was...
you could try posting in the TOS forum at www.braintalk.org they also have a bunch of recommended tos sites but I haven't looked at them ... in New Orleans,...
I found an updated version of the tos tutorial that I recommened to becky can be downloaded from the following web site. Atricle is oriented to doctors but...
... I saw on the tell me about TOS website, there was a joke about pulling off your bra in public, so at least we're not alone ;) I'm finding ways to go into...
I've often noticed that after walking a bit (more than 10 or 20 minutes), my hands are somewhat numb. My mother has this happen also. She was official...
I have this problem too. I wear an F bra but am quite slim every where else so I realise it must be very hard on my shoulders carrying the weight from my...
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