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Originally Posted by fdupshoulders
My arm has never been blue or white or experienced any other discoloration, but Dr. Collins' MRI/MRA/MRV showed compression of my subclavian artery. An ultrasound that I mentioned earlier shows it as well. A vascular surgeon will help you. I hope that you listen to the good advice given on these threads and weed out the poor and uninformed advice.
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Not every vascular surgeon who claims to treat TOS is knowledgeable enough to treat TOS. I had all the MRIs and ultra sounds as you did and nothing showed up. TOS is very hard to diagnosis. The MR Neurograph was the only test that showed my compressions. Doctors usually prefer their own test. There are several types of TOS and not all involve arteries and veins in big degrees. I think we all end up at the doctors who are more specialized with our conditions. My compressions of the artery were not see or found until I was in the operating room. We all are just relaying our personal experiences and they are not all the same.