After 7+ years of chronic, often acute and debilitating, pain I was told I had TOS and what it was and I sat down and cried. I was at a hand surgeon because I was supposed to have carpal tunnel surgery after years of wearing braces with no relief. The surgeon told me I didn't need surgery the carpal tunnel wasn't that bad and then he proceeded to move my arms around and check my pulse and stuff and finally I am on the road to being flare free. Until February 2007 I had never heard of TOS and I finally convinced my general practitioner to trust me and refer me to PT and a physiatrist. Now to find out there is an entire community of people who don't think I'm crazy I think I would like to sit down and cry again.