Recovery is different for everyone. I was in a great deal of pain for two months following surgery. I also couldn't drive for 2 months. I could bath and dress my self. But I couldn't do food shopping and meal preparation. If I'd needed to do that I would have eaten a great deal of oatmeal.

I was an attorney before TOS. I also have never been able to return to work. It's been 10 years now since I stopped working.

Generally speaking, patients with vascular TOS have much better surgical outcomes. You may recover very quickly. I hope so. But you should build in as much support as possible -- make sure your house is stocked with food. Have all your laundry done. Clean your house. Do everything in advance that you can because you may be out of commission for several weeks.

Sometimes people wear slings following surgery as a way to alert others to take care. This may help ease your mind if you're riding public transport.

Take care,
Kelly