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Originally Posted by Atl_Golfer
Thanks.... I had someone new (ie more qualified to say the least) look at my MRI and they indicated "Right Foraminal Stenosis at c6/ c7 and I'm now scheduled for an injection this Friday that he feels will help this.
What is ATOS?
What did YOU do to alleviate the numbness? Wait it out? PT? or did you do an injection? or what else? Trying to determine the likelihood that an injection will fix this up for me for a while/ forever.
I guess everyone is "wired a little differently" and this occasional pain under my arm might also be a "projection" of the pain coming from the c6 / c7 issue?
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Hello! I had Arterial TOS on my left side. As I said there, upper plexus which is also a bit rare (arterial TOS is also relatively rare I heard). My case was hopeless. First of all, it was correctly diagnosed only after many years of different types of symptoms which progressed over time (I was basically born with this anomaly). I got botox injections every 3-4 months since 2007, this only made my TOS worse. By the time I had my diagnosis, PT could not save me anymore although I really tried it. It gave me bad flare ups. So, surgery was my only option, especially since it was arterial and I had many problems with blood circulation, heaviness of arm, even though most of the physicians I saw would not believe me. I had first rib resection and scalenectomy in Dec 2013. So far I am doing well. Most of the symptoms are gone. Nerve pain is still an issue but this terrible numbness is gone (have it very rarely, but nerve related). PT 2 x a week with just scar treatment. In a few months, I will be able to slowly do work out to get my strength back.
So just in case. I hope that the injections will work for you.
All the best!