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Originally Posted by tshadow
I will submit some of our symptom paragraphs.
Also, my paragraphs on getting treatment. TOS is one of the hardest illnesses to identify and then treat.
God bless you. Check the other threads I'll bump up.
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Thanks Tshadow.
I've been reading a lot of the literature in the stickies and while I'd say I'm not a dead ringer for TOS, there is A LOT in alignment with my current situation.
What's aggravating is that it seems that there are many alternative diagnostics (MR Neurography, thermography, MRI angiogram, etc.) that could be available here.
I need to keep reading, but I don't think I've talked to the correct medical professional about a nerve specific condition. The neurosurgeon only cared about the spine and the orthos seem only concerned with what's going on within specific structures. This seems to fall in the cracks.
One finding that I find in aligment is that it seems like the pain first starts above the collarbone then moves to the shoulder, then down the arm and finally to the fingers. This is dead on for me. That initial lat pulldown caused what I thought was a trap pull (or something up there), then posterior shoulder pain, then radiating scap/armpit pain followed by upper arm pain, and now sharp elbow pain. And I've had intermittent "tingling" in the fingers every now and then.
I don't want to force fit this, but it seems to be in the ballpark. At minimum, I feel like it's deserving of some advanced nerve issue diagnostics. I just need to find the right person for the love of god.
Much thanks here. This is a great board.
KY