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Surgery and When/If to Consider

View Poll Results: What Are Your Thoughts on TOS Surgery?

Would Never Do It - Risks Are Far Too Great

3.03%

Would Never Do It - Risks Are Far Too Great
	1	3.03%

Would Do It Only If Other Options Were Unavailable

33.33%

Would Do It Only If Other Options Were Unavailable
	11	33.33%

Had The Surgery - I am Better Long Term

27.27%

Had The Surgery - I am Better Long Term
	9	27.27%

Had the Surgery - I am Worse Now.

9.09%

Had the Surgery - I am Worse Now.
	3	9.09%

Had the Surgery - I am The Same.

6.06%

Had the Surgery - I am The Same.
	2	6.06%

Will Do It Bilaterally

15.15%

Will Do It Bilaterally
	5	15.15%

I Am Schedule To Have the Surgery

24.24%

I Am Schedule To Have the Surgery
	8	24.24%

Would Rather Take Opioids Indefinitely

3.03%

Would Rather Take Opioids Indefinitely
	1	3.03%

Will Have a Repeat Operation to First

3.03%

Will Have a Repeat Operation to First
	1	3.03%

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11-09-2011, 06:42 PM

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343v343

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Surgery and When/If to Consider

I realize the statistics on TOS surgery (primarily NTOS surgery) are pretty poor. From every medical report and journal I've read, it rates long term success at about 30%. Most people experience some relief for a short period of 18-48 months or so, when symptoms start creeping back. Recurrence seems pretty common, especially for NTOS. Complications also seem pretty common, despite the literature suggesting otherwise. Curious for those out there, as I know some of you have had the surgery, some of you will not elect to, etc. What a poll would reveal.

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