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Originally Posted by Emilina
I also had transaxillary approach and I can tell you what my surgon said when I asked him these questions...
Only a piece of my rib was removed and scalenes were detached but left in. He felt it wasn't necessary to do anything more invasive. It seems like it varies from doc to doc and depends on what is being affected by the TOS.
Personally I was happy with transax approach because no large muscles were cut which was a concern for me. I don't know if this will help but I found this an interesting read...
The page I'm pasting describes exactly what happens during surgery and there is a lot of great info in the whole book though it is A LOT to read. Personally this kind of info helps me. I do know how you feel as I went into my surgery pretty much blind!
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Thanks for the link! Sometimes I think I would be better of going into this blind, lol. It's funny because if I was the patient, I'd be far less questioning than I am being and would probably just go into it without a second thought. But it's my kid. Though he is nearly technically an adult, I am still responsible for the decision, choice of surgeon, and so forth and I don't want to do wrong for him. I will be reading more of your link.