Thanks for your reply. I hope you get some relief soon. Do try Alexander technique or feldenkreis or light touch chiro. It teaches you ow to release the muscles yourself, so you don't get so bad so quickly. It is all about being mindful of your head neck back relationship. Basic body engineering and thinking about how the muscles work together the easiest possible way. Oh yeah, and not doing a lot of things, which ill be hard for you on your own. Heat packs and a dish washing machine have changed my life.
I do have a therapist that I am about to start seeing again. Also a specialist ear nose and throat guy, who works with singers, so I am hoping he can give me some sensible advice about how much the TOS will affect my job as a classical singer. My other work is playing piano in singing lessons for kids, so the recovery time scares the crap out of me!
Thanks for listening.
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Originally Posted by fdupshoulders
I'm sorry that you're also in a lot of pain. I'm 22 and I'm confined to my recliner and can't work or do much. Even though I read that your husband has trouble understanding your issues, I think the fact that you have a partner is something that outweighs all of the bad parts of your current state. My girlfriend just broke up with me and I'm realizing that.
I think that you, like me, have progressed to a situation where you will benefit from surgery. The fact that you have cervical ribs is as close to proof of TOS as you can get. You can be thankful for that, I don't even know for certain that I have TOS!
It's hard to stay nice to people. Nobody understands the pain we're in. I've had my problems for nearly two years and I don't even remember what it feels like to not have pain or discomfort. Have you or do you see a therapist/psychologist? Maybe they can help in some capacity. I only recently started going but I think it will start helping once she gets to know me better.
By the way-those aren't just first world problems! Maybe the computer games or eyebrow-plucking, but wanting to be comfortable and out of pain isn't asking much.
I vote for surgery!
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