I had some minimal improvement from month 2 to month 3 after I had surgery. Then it all came back and then some. For me, the culprit is scar tissue.

Reading and typing make my pain much worse. I can imagine you're doing a lot of both during finals. The combination of tilting my neck and extending my arms somewhat when I read is a killer. And heavy books are worst. For big books, I download them to a Kindle so I don't have to deal with the weight.

With TOS, you don't necessarily have to "do" anything. Sometimes just doing things that used to be normal is too much.

Good luck,
Kelly

I had a similar result.
Will be seeing surgeon next week and will be bringing up continued pain after the recurrence.
I went ahead with the second surgery at the same point you are at. At first I thought I had made a big mistake with lots of pain and no use of either arm. Though just over 2 months down the line things seem to be improving(not on the original side).
Discuss the results of first op before having second. I think I would have waited longer, though I'm glad I got them both out of the way.
Good luck

I forget which book I saw this in, but for reading, they suggested stacking two pillows on your lap and then resting the book and the forearms on the pillows. This greatly reduces effort and tension in the arms. I stack em pretty high so I don't have to look down so much.

I love it!