I am 15 years old and was recently diagnosed with TOS. I was a competitive volleyball player my whole life but I had to quit a year ago to what i thought was regular shoulder pain. It took three years and many doctors until i was finally diagnosed. I did PT for half a year with little results. My doctor recently recommended me for surgery and i am scheduled to have it in a few weeks.

As I am still in high school I wanted to know how long i'll be out and how much the surgery will impact my ability in school (ie How long will it take until to take notes/type papers? How long will it be until i can exercise or play sports?)

Also, I've never had surgery before and i want to know how painful it will be. What were your experiences post op? Im really nervous, but I can even lift heavy stuff and i don't want to have to deal with it for the rest of my life.