Hello all, I have had tos since a car accident in 1998. I was on heavy meds for 3.5 years, when I met a chiropractor who felt he could help me. I regularly see...
hi, I was also in a car accident, a bad one, as I'm sure your's must have been; mine was aug 2001, i have tos on both sides, and also do chiro, swimming,...
Hi-Im new-can;t type much-my arm is killing me. I have Fibromyalgia and TOS and my arms are pretty useless most of the time. I am 35, married and have a 4...
Hi Tim, sounds like you've got it pretty rough. My tos is on my left side, involving my leg as well as my arm, and hand. My face and neck have a lot of pain,...
Hi Christine, Your email reminds me of me about 4-5 years ago. As I said, I have had tos since 1998. I was told it would get better, which it has, however, I...
... Catherine, hi-I have the same problems but all on my right side. No one has ever said to me before that all my right sided pain could be from my TOS! I...
... This is the only oine I have found. ... No, no, that's finr. I have a wonderful wonderful husband who is super supportive. I am very lucky, tos affects ......
Hi, i noticed there have been a lot of new responses on this list. there are a lot of great websites about tos. the best are the neurology webforums at...
hi, thanks for the response, i'm sure my swimming aggravates me a bit, but its the only exercise besides walking i can still do, so im not going to give it...
Hello all, I will attempt to answer all of the questions of the emails.... I went to physical therapy early, after the car accident. My pain was acute, so pt...
To All, Lately i feel very appreciative of this Group and I wan to thankYou all... I am happy that over the past few years at this group I have learned enough...
My baby was born fine even having to take moderate pain meds with tos. i had a cesarean section, which was not great after, however I did it so that with my...
... Congratulations on the new baby! I have a 5 month old and I also had a C section-I tried natural but after 30 hours I had to have an emergancy C section. ...
Rama3663: I started this group and I am grateful for the nice note that you wrote the members and the our experience and info has been supporitve to you. All...
Hi - I had my original TOS decompression surgery about two years and two months ago. After nine months, i began to develop symptoms again. Since last March,...
My other post is about whether or not to even entertain the idea of re- operation. this one is about cold weather and aggravation of symptoms. Do any of you...
I'm in los angeles, its a little cold now and yes, it definitely makes things worse, I get more stiffness around my neck and shoulders especially, my thumbs...
Dear Catherine, and all TOS SURVIVORS: THIS ADVICE ISNT TO BE FOLLOWED UNLESS DISCUSSED WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST!!! I advice you to try physical therapy for as...
Catherine, I am a Catherine, too, and I have tos, too. You really do need to get support from this group. I am sure that we would all like very much if this...
Is your chest pain in the back or front of the chest? I have the pain in both the back and front. Sometimes it feels like its under the collar bone. I have...
Catherine, Hang in there! Try reading the book"Anything's possible", by Christofer Reeves. Man.... talk about surviving. thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com...
My pain is where the heart AREA IS USUALLY.Not the back area but I have alot of shoulder pain. I use a back brase which is great. You can order them online....
... Thanks! it is too bad that he died recently but his death brought about an awareness of how to survive against all physical odds and with a diminished ...
Are you sure your pain is muscle related? The one thing that helped me more than the back braces is lying on a styrafoam 6 inch bolster on the floor. You can...
If I used a back brace, it would totally pull on the brachial plexus. Deborah, I do have a foam roller and have been using that more religously. I do stretches...
The way I was taught to use the bolster was to lay on it length wise with my arms relaxed to my sides. It stretches the pectoral muscles by gravity....
and nobody helped! How many are ther in the world? There seem to be only a few in germany and almost nobody knows about this Syndrome.. Did anybody hear about...
Hallo Oliver! Wie gehts? I also have TOS, was born in Germany, but live in the U.S. It is thought that I have had TOS for 13 years and no one has been able to ...
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