Hi,

I have a congenital malformation of conjoined c 5--6 vertebrae with a rudimentary disk between the two. Perhaps this is the cause of my pain. My TOS surgeon adamantly told me that I did not have TOS because I failed surgery that I had last July. All my symptoms are back. But of course you can always injure a surgeon's ego right!!!! I think he was just upset that I had failed. I still question as to whether my rib has grown back and will be going for a chest x-ray ASAP. Went to see my doctor today so now I have consults going in for an orthopedic surgeon, a psychiatrist, a chronic pain specialist as well as a neurologist. I guess I'm going to be busy over the next six months or so. It just takes forever to get in to see anybody here in Canada. I'll let you know if anything gets found about the C5-6 issue..... it always was sort of a question as to whether it was TOS or that...... but I do have an extra cervical rib so seems to me unilateral pain with the injury on right side would be TOS. But what the heck do I know I'm just a nurse.

Hope all works out,

Victoria