I am so glad that I found this forum. My daughter is 19 and has been suffering for a year with pain in her shoulder, elbow and hand. Our ortho thought she had a tear in rotator cuff, but when we went to another doctor in Dallas, he diagnoised her with TOS. After 6 weeks of p/t, he has referred her to Dr Pearl. We have her appointment and surgery scheduled for December. She is in college and trying to make it past finals before surgery. I was just wondering if you can tell us about your recovery. I am also pleased to read that you are glad that you had the surgery done. I feel confident that Dr Pearl is the right surgeon after ready your posts. It is so scary, but we have to try something. She can not live in pain. Thank you for any information that you can give us. Have a blessed day. Hope you continue to get better.