Kathy, Wonderful insight you posted and surely helpfull. Rmm Kathlyn W Carico <kawc@...> wrote: check out physical therapy program by peter edgelow ...
Peggy, I had originally accumulitive stress disorder, then TOS. My DR.s, the best in US, Dr. Peter Edgelow, Dr. Messina, UCSF, told me because I kept working...
Hello, When I first found your website I really believed I found the answer to my problem. All the symptoms sounded just like my experiences. I was just...
Hello. I found out about thoracic outlet syndrome just by typing in my symptoms in the search. I was convinced that I had it the minute I read about it. I got...
LORI what led you to find a Dr to diagnose your disc problem..how do you know where to find a Dr and in what speciality??? THAT is the hard part for me......
WOW I live near St Louis so I may be calling Dr McKinnon....seems funny to me, tho that she is in "plastic surgery" and also a TOS Specialist...wonder how ...
Hi Vicki, I thought the same thing. Here is a link to where it shows thoracic outlet syndrome. http://wuphysicians.wustl.edu/physician2.asp?PhysNum=744 The...
Hello everyone. I just joined this group because my daughter has been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome by a specialist in Louisville. He discussed a...
Hello all! My name is Katy, i'm 26 years old, and i just found out a few weeks ago that i have an extra rib (cervical rib). It was found when i started...
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...
i have had tos for about 4 years now just now found a dr that will treat me i have called every one i finally found a vascular dr in lexington kentucky that...
Have any of you been to a chiropractor to help with your TOS? My friend talked to a chiropractor about my 13th rib issue and the chiropractor talked like he...
Emergency rooms seems to be very wary of giving out pain meds. I went to one when my TOS first started up (cause the pain was horrible - i thought i was having...
Hi Katy, My chiropractor does soft tissue manipulation ... no cracking or anything like that on me. I definitely feel a difference and am in less pain if I go...
Hi Elizabeth, I have been receiving pain meds for my pain even without a diagnosis. That is what your primary doctor is for. Like Katy, I would recommend...
Hey! I was in pain for about five years... and this last semester at college I could no longer take the pain and my symptoms were terrible... I went ahead...
Liz Cook
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Jul 2, 2006 3:20 am
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Does anyone have any avdice for me. I'm making an appoinment for a First Rib Resection Removal with my vascular surgeon this week. It wont be for months,...
... Here's what my doctor (Dr. Fantini) in New York wrote about first ribs. If you want a second oppinion, go see him, he's very nice "A selective approach to...
This is just awesome guys! I finally got around to graduatin and I didn't even have to turn up a single day this time around to get my final credit points....
maneisha-mccarthy285@...
Jul 18, 2006 9:41 am
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Hi, I just found your group and I appreciate that something like this is out there!! I was in a car accident in August 2005 and have since had symptoms of...
I am online rightnow going over what Dr.s are in my health plan to call up for a surgical rib recection appoinment. What type of Dr. should I use, Vascular? My...
Hello Everyone. I drove 600 miles to see a doctor in St. Louis regarding my TOS. I have a very complex case when it comes to my bone and spine abnormalities....
Hi all, I am really glad I found this group... I have been dealing with pain and numbness and tingling hands and sleepless nights,for almost 5 years now....
cashina34
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Jul 24, 2006 2:59 am
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Cashina, I had TOS surgery almost a year ago and I am so glad I did. They removed my first rib and a scalene muscle. Just to let you know up front...the...
Hi, I am having pain and tingling sensation in my both arms, and left leg for last two years. I am 23 yrs old. Two doctors diagnosed me with different...
Nikhil, I have both TOS and Fibromylgia as well. My TOS was diagnosed just a few years ago then my neurologist discover I have developed Fibro from my TOS...
Hello Everyone. I also have TOS and fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed with fibro about 10 years ago. TOS diagnosis was just a few months ago. I always have slight...