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Old 03-25-2016, 10:20 AM
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July 2014: Had a nasty accident/fall that resulted in a broken nose, fractured teeth, a small fracture of my hard palate, concussion/post-concussion syndrome (diagnosed) and a bruised swollen hand.

Late November/Early December 2014: First noticed problems with left side of neck, clavicle/shoulder. Could see a visible jugular pulse when looking in mirror and vein would become slightly distended when in certain positions. Discomfort, pressure, fullness and some pain in side of neck.

March/April 2015: Arm involvement noticed. Felt like pressure and heaviness in left arm with some shooting type pains going down the length of the affected arm. Veins sometimes distended on arm. Also notice a pulsating mass just above collar bone/ in scalene triangle.

November/December 2015: Left side symptoms start to calm down and hardly bother me at all. Start getting headaches mostly on the right side of my head (occipital/parietal and behind and around right eye).

February 2016: At this point I finally relent and go and see a doctor. I'm admitted to hospital due to blood pressure on right arm being 180/100 and because of current symptoms (headaches are virtually daily and some vision problems like blurring/ghosting/sublte doubling, and weird blotches, sparks, flashes etc).

I'm given a CT of my head which is normal and referred to ophthalmology to see an eye specialist who tells me I have developed a squint and the vessels behind my left eye are prominent and the blood flow to that eye appears strained. I'm prescribed ramipril for hypertension (BP when seeing the specialist was 159/88).

Currently dealing with throat discomfort and discomfort on the right side of my neck/shoulder/clavicle area. There is some arm involvement...My right hand gets noticeably cool at times and I have the familiar pressure/heaviness at times. Also experiencing some lightheaded/dizzy spells at times. No syncope/near syncope.

I cannot lie supine for any extended periods of time. Its just too uncomfortable. I'm much more aware of the pulsations in the right side of my neck.

Concerning me most at the moment is the fact that I have cold feet most of the time. I don't see this adding up as being a symptom of TOS...? It makes me worry that something more serious is happening.

In a nutshell, this is horrible and I need some answers. I don't even know if this is TOS...
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