Hi Stos,
Thanks for your welcome. I live in the Los Angeles area and think I have a pretty good team of help at the moment, but am open to any/all new suggestions.
My goal is to get back to work so anyone that can help me get there I am good with. I was in Sales when this hit, and it became impossible to drive for extended periods, sit for extended periods and the stress of the industry I have been in for about 20 years brought on more pain. I have been out of work for almost a year and really would like to get back to something.
Out of Curiosity what do others do for work out there that does not aggravate their symptoms?
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Originally Posted by stos2
Hi, Welcome to the forum. I am glad you found this site. Everyone here pretty much has similar symptoms if not the same exact history of how they got TOS.
My motto is when you are feeling better is when you land yourself in pain again by trying to reclaim your life as it was before.
So remember all the do's and don't do's that you have figured out for your body, that keep you out of pain or make you go into pain.
( Somehow, remember them all the time!) That helps me a lot  Also, my surgeon once told me that once you have TOS, and even if you are recovering well, you will always have about 20 percent of TOS all your life, so you always have to be cautious. I take that advice seriously as most of us TOS er's are hypermobile and go out of range easily and therefore go into pain easily.
Also if you put a general area where you live, it helps everyone recommend someone, since most people on this forum are very helpful and very knowledgeable and will guide you to the right PT or specialist to help you if they can. I have benefited tremendously from all the local people in Ca who have guided me in the right direction. I would have headed for another surgery, if it wasn't for them. God bless them all and everyone on this forum.  |