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Originally Posted by (Broken Wings)
I feel your pain... oh how familiar when I read what's going on with you and Jo.
Jo has good advice.
Have you had a doppler test, where they do a test on your pulse at the wrist, bleep-bleep, first with your arm down in a sitting position. then they raised my arm up and the bleep went away. it's an audible, bleep-bleep. Painless. A cardiothoracic surgeon's nurse done the test on me and then the doctor did the test in the presence of the nurse. This cardiothoracic surgeon also said, "You have bilateral TOS. I'll cut you but I won't testify for you." That was about 5 or 6 months after the accident.
There's lots of tests and things that can help you. You just have to be a good pilot. Be careful in your quest for help.
I was so pain wrecked (back and neck too) I was right over his head. He couldn't see beyond bilateral surgery $$$$$$$$ for him.
He wasn't including my scalenes. so he would have done more damage if I had agreed to surgery by him. Find a good doctor... they're out there too.
The medical journey with TOS and other injuries has been cold, heartless at times, and costly... all at my expense.
The more you learn the more able you are to discern. Get an anatomy book, online atlas of the body, library. try to understand your body's structure in relation to your pain. You're unique. It also helps you to describe it to your providers.  |
hey, need to add to comment.
in re: "YOU HAVE BILATERAL TOS. I'LL CUT YOU BUT I WON'T TESTIFY FOR YOU." I didn't even ask this surgeon for causation. I was hurting so bad and his bedside manner was so cold, there was no way I'd lay down for his *** to cut on me. I bowed up right there.
oh, yea... and his typedwritten report was very vague but not too damaging... just vague... but there was a neatly handwritten note on that report that read something like, "the patient didn't obliterate in either direction." that was it. no signature, date...... liars... no doctor has neat cursive handwriting like that. He got someone to write that and mail it out as part of my medical record with records request came through... remember "I won't testify for you" well, I wasn't able then, and my attorney didn't pounce on it because he didn't think about it or he would've been challenging and impeaching "my own doctor" on that neat handwriting. I just wasn't able to deal with the legal side of it, although I work in the legal industy. outcome not too good but I was holding a lot of bad cards. preexisting, still working (self employed-couldn't do a regular job then if my life depended on it.) oh... and Dr. Powell ---- strike 2 for my doctors helping me out with anything. I didn't really ask them for legal/causation, but they didn't have to hurt me like that either... I am very disappointed over many things through this experience.
I do understand.
