Hi Tam,

I've had TOS all my life (extra ribs, etc) and had episodes since early childhood but never knew what the muscle spasms and migraines were from.

I began having sx (weak arms, painful elbows when carrying the lightest of bags) in 1995. Didn't get dx until 2000. I tried to ride it out for another 4 years - by then the sx were unbearable. Had 4 surgeries from Jan. 2004-April 2005.

Surgery relieved the swelling hands and severe daily sx, but I still am unable to live a normal life. Migraines come and go with weather systems and are more frequent in fall, winter and early spring.