Hi Holly,

I have TOS and had the TOS surgery but still have some symptoms. But some of the symptoms dont always match TOS either.

So I saw a new neurosurgeon spine doc the other day and he did an mri and x-rays that had me in multiple positions. Showed nothing but aslight disc bulge on the MRI. Definitely showed something on the EMG and then the x-rays showed something but only when I was in different positions

One of the symptoms I have is that both my biceps and triceps hurt and the pain sometimes travels down to the elbow for me. And I feel it down the thoracic back to my shoulder blade. And my thumb and first finger often go numb for me now which is different than the numb fingers for TOSers. Oh and I am small frame, big chest and bad posture.

The new doc explained that in addition to the TOS he thought I have a subluxed c6 disc and that the joint is unstable but its hard to see and does not show up on a mri but he could see it in my x-rays when i flexed in certain directions.

Gonna try some gentle pt before we go down any route.

You could probably ask your neuro about it but you might also want to consult a spine specialist and make sure they do tests in different positions.