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Old 08-09-2012, 03:52 PM
Iris Iris is offline
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Originally Posted by starlight17 View Post
Thanks! I really liked him, and my surgery is August 21.

Yes, the V stands for Vascular TOS. I actually have both- neurogenic (although this has finally been improving, so it's hard to accept I'll beed the surgery), and vascular (a venogram showed narrowing of my vein, near occlusion of it when the arm is lifted, and scarring inside the vein.) Basically, the vein is getting compressed between my clavicle and first rib which puts me at a risk for blood clots...
I saw him for a consult and if I do need surgery he will be the one to do it. I do not live in Massachusetts, but I think he is one of the top people. Please keep us posted.
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