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Originally Posted by Rini
Went to PT today. Lady was super sweet to me, she did all the tests the doctor did but she understood that being in certain positions makes me anxious. I've had all the pain on the left but she said the left pulse doesn't drop as much as the right pulse does. And she assured me i still have a pulse in that position, i'm not dead lol but it is restricted so they're almost positive it's arterial.
Self pay for a vascular ultrasound (no insurance in this state) is $2000. So i can't do that. Scheduling it for when i fly home, but she said we can see if PT helps for 4 weeks, 3x a week to at least strengthen everything and open the area up as best we can.
All i can do is hope! She said my range of motion is great. No numbness and tingling in the arms is a good sign and i can keep positions without getting dizzy for now. Gotta work on my ergonomics and posture!
Thanks again for all the support ladies and gents  |
Glad to hear you're getting some where. So hard to be patient when you're in pain. My dads friend is a vascular surgeon in fl he told my dad since I have the extra ribs and if my pulse comes and goes I will need surgery and pt won't help. If it is just nerves pt should help a lot and help to avoid surgery. I will find out the 12th if it involves my artery. I really don't want two ribs removed. I sware since I turned thirty my body tries to get rid of all unnecessary parts......lol! Hahaha I still have my appendix! The good news they give neck massages at pt!