Top Five TOS Symptoms
 

At the old Board, we used to have a list of Top 5 symptoms for TOS. This is not the thread for ALL of the symptoms we have, but what were the top 5 that first came up so that new people to the board can figure out a bit of what they might have.

I'd like to do this "poll" type thread again. If you are comfortable, please list your FIRST TOP 5 symptoms.

TOP 5 SYMPTOMS

1. Constant pain in R forearm, hand, shoulder, side of neck and shoulder blade. Pain includes orthopedic type pain, feeling of bruising, and “nerve” or burning pain which can move all over the body at times.
HAND SIZE WENT FROM 8 TO 8 1/2 TO SIZE 11 IN RING SIZE.

2. Feeling of swelling in R arm, especially hand. Feeling of swelling in both hands, forearms, neck, cheeks, ears and ear areas, back of head, shoulders (all of this bilat, less when in bed propped with multiple pillows and more when any physical movement.

3. Tired. Extreme fatigue daily, requiring daily multiple naps, interspersed with nights of inability to sleep due to 8-10 pain, sleep is usually only several hours at most due to pain.

4. Inability to use R hand / arm normally. Right hand trembles, loss of use almost completely after initial exertion. Left hand has some use, but with extended exertion also loss of use. Redness of hand.

5. Head aches, especially related to the neck muscles and behind the right eye. Headaches are still daily, disabling, and include several migraines per month, and include pain to the jaw, (bilat), behind the eyes, up the side of the face, and ears.