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Originally Posted by nospam
Everyone's experience is different as each TOS case is unique and the surgery is somewhat exploratory. Your personal health going into surgery and your surgeon's skill/experience are also factors.
My surgeon told me 6-8 weeks as well. I will be 8 weeks post-op on the left side, and 3 weeks on the right tomorrow. While I am not 100% on the left side, I am well enough to return to work if not for the right side. I hope to return to work within 4 weeks.
The surgical method also matters. I believe recovery from transaxillary procedures are faster, but the supraclavicular methods are more complete and reduce chances of recurrence. My procedures were transaxillary and I spent only 24 hours in the hospital each time.
Is your surgery for vascular TOS, neurogenic, or both? Mine were for both
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Hello...thanks for your reply. My surgery is for venous TOS. There are only 2 surgeons in Toronto who do this type of surgery and both of them will be together for the operation as one is retiring and the other is his apprentice. Luckily for me I did not get scheduled for a date after the transition, or I would feel a bit uncomfortable having a "newbie" perform the surgery (though he is probably a great surgeon). Kind of a good feeling knowing there will be 2 experts in the room! How bad was the pain for you?