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07-24-2012, 12:15 PM | #41 | ||
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if it was me I would go see both of them when you can and schedule the surgery with Annest, but if you like Brantigan better then you can change your plans. i think you said that it was okay to cancel the surgery. Just give yourself a day or so after you see both of them to decide. You could also change your plans and go home and then decide. Or you can wait until they are both available for surgery. With such a big decision, you dont want to rush it even though I know you are anxious to get it done. I forget are they both advocating the same surgery? I know Dr. Annest is a protege of Sanders and he beleives in scalenctomy only and pec minor tenomoty. Of course this is just my opinion,but I would'nt schedule surgery with someone I had never met. You need to do what feels right for you! Good Luck JKL |
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07-24-2012, 02:04 PM | #42 | ||
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Hello, I thought I'd chime in with my personal experience.
In December 2011, I had swelling in my left arm which turned out to be blood clots due to Paget-Schroeder Syndrome. After reading various threads on here, I was extremely nervous about the surgery, but it all went extremely smooth. I had a first rib resection surgery done in Feb 2012, in Philadelphia, PA. I went with Dr. Ronald Fairman, who is the head Vascular Surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania. He uses the Transaxillary approach. If anyone has any specific questions feel free to ask. Have a great day! Sean |
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07-25-2012, 08:40 PM | #43 | ||
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Anyway, I have done a lot of thinking and I think I am going to just stick with Annest especially because Sanders will be assisting in the case. I am scheduled to see Annest and Sanders the week of August 27th with a tentative date for surgery scheduled August 30th. Oh and I plan to see a therapist with Physioarts next week for a month who has a lot of TOS experience (or so she says). Jennifer Green doesn't see patients anymore, she just owns the place. Giving it one last shot before I go through with the surgery, although I saw a therapist a couple weeks ago and he put me in a lot of pain after. I have been doing Edgelow's Protocol as much as I can after work but it is helping only a little and its temporary since I am in extreme pain as soon as I am back at work the next day, well even before that during my commute to work. I feel good about doing surgery but maybe I can at least get relief from pt before then. |
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08-20-2012, 03:38 PM | #44 | ||
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Hows it going Parbie? How is the PT going? Are you still on Schedule to fly to Denver next week?
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08-23-2012, 01:10 PM | #45 | ||
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Hey Jkl, thanks for asking. I did PT for 3 weeks in NY and although the therapist was great and I felt some temporary relief for an hour or 2 after each session, it didn't last. I continued to do Edgelow's protocol at home as well and am still continuing with it. I actually decided to leave work a week early and come to Cali, so right now I am in the Bay area and went to see Steve at Edgelow's practice the other day. He taught me better how to do some of the exercises in the protocol. I am still scheduled to go to Denver, surgery is scheduled one week from now. I see Sanders on Monday and Annest on Tuesday.
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08-24-2012, 03:47 PM | #46 | ||
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08-27-2012, 12:28 AM | #47 | ||
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Thanks Jkl I don't know 100% anymore if I will be coming back to Ca but if I do, I will keep that in mind. I will try to post about my consults with the Drs this week before the surgery.
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08-27-2012, 12:04 PM | #48 | ||
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IMHO, the person you should attempt to see is Erik Zager, MD, a neurosurgeon at Penn in Philadelphia, PA. In particular, since you mentioned neurogenic TOS. He has performed MANY TOS surgeries and is an expert in the field.
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08-30-2012, 12:26 AM | #49 | ||
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I am ready to go tomorrow after meeting with Sanders and Annest. I feel very reassured that I am making the best decision to go forward with surgery, especially having had additional positive testing done. Annest plans to do a pec minor tenetomy and use the supraclavicular approach to resect my c-rib and do the scalenectomy with first rib resection if necessary. I will be back to post as soon as I am able. Wish me luck!
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08-30-2012, 03:18 PM | #50 | ||
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