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Originally Posted by jkl626
If you knew about TOS would you still have done the fusion? How do you tell if the pain is coming from the disc or the brachial plexus?
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Yes, I would have still have had the fusion. I had a congenitally narrow spinal canal and kyphosis, along with an intense pain coming directly from the cord from compression. I had immediate relief of some symptoms after the fusion. I had the scalene block prior to the fusion surgery so the hope was all of the symptoms were from the spine and not TOS.
Unfortunately, having both conditions complicate things as the source of the pain could be from both (double crush).