Originally Posted by brmr19

So I went to see my surgeon yesterday for follow up and to discuss my problems that I am still having. My first surgery was done using the transaxillary approach. After surgery, I was told he was surprised by the amount of compression that I had. The nurse told me that my scalenes were double in size that she normally sees. I still have pain in neck, arm and spasms anytime I use the left arm. I also get tingling in neck, hand, and face. My right side is less painful, but I know the artery is being pinched, and I get pain in wrist, hand, elbow and neck and dizziness. The surgeon would like to revisit the left side first using the supraclavicular approach. He stated that he wanted to solve the issues on the left before doing the right. I will continue with pt to get things in check. When this all started for me in early 2011, therapy was showing improvement to my right side, but for whatever reason it got worse over the last several months. Well we will continue to battle and see where it takes us. This coming tuesday, I need to travel 2.5 hrs to visit another doctor that my pension board wants me to see. Not really looking forward to being in a car that long. And no I am not driving, I have trouble driving a few miles. This has been a crazy journey, but hopefully things will improve. I am doing better than I was a year ago, but I want more of my life back. Ok enough typing before i cause a flare.