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Originally Posted by JulieJem
I have a Botox shot scheduled for Tuesday but am not very hopeful that it will help.
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I think you're over-anticipating here. With TOS, you just have to try stuff and in all honesty you almost never know what's going to help or hurt ahead of time, let alone by how much. I try to be "neutral" when I'm going to try things.
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Originally Posted by JulieJem
How do you explain your condition to casual friends and acquaintances?
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I tried this early on:
"I have thoracic outlet syndrome which is neurovascular compression between the base of the neck and shoulder. This causes severe pain, numbness, muscle spasms and occasionally dizziness."
BWAHAHAHA! Eyes would just glaze over.
These days, if it's a stranger, I just say that I have problems with my neck and shoulder, usually while grabbing my neck and making a pain face. If it's a friend or relative, I give them the full explanation, but I take it slower.