Originally Posted by fclegg

Hello! I went to Mass General to see the same vascular doctor that saw my sister 3yrs ago. She had VTOS. We both saw Dr Stephan Wickey. Dr Wickey ordered Doppler ultrasound which showed blood vessel compression, enough that Wickey said I should see Dr Donahue. My chief complaints were and are neurological. Saw Donahue same day! When blood vessels show compression, then nerve compression is a reasonable assumption, per dr D. So he suspected NTOS, but I had to glo thru phys therapy and when that failed, Botox shots and when they helped, then he concluded that NTOS was a reasonable diagnosis. He is very conservative and is choosy about whom he operates on so that success is achieved for all involved. Recovery is slow, I had LOTS of nerve scarring, he said. I will take at least a yr to recover.

Originally Posted by Joshuamr

Thanks for the response. I'll try and contact dr Donahue by phone.

Originally Posted by fclegg

Hello! I went to Mass General to see the same vascular doctor that saw my sister 3yrs ago. She had VTOS. We both saw Dr Stephan Wickey. Dr Wickey ordered Doppler ultrasound which showed blood vessel compression, enough that Wickey said I should see Dr Donahue. My chief complaints were and are neurological. Saw Donahue same day! When blood vessels show compression, then nerve compression is a reasonable assumption, per dr D. So he suspected NTOS, but I had to glo thru phys therapy and when that failed, Botox shots and when they helped, then he concluded that NTOS was a reasonable diagnosis. He is very conservative and is choosy about whom he operates on so that success is achieved for all involved. Recovery is slow, I had LOTS of nerve scarring, he said. I will take at least a yr to recover.

Originally Posted by ruggedbear2

I was treated by Dr. Donahue for VTOS about a year ago. Recovery from first rib resection is not fun, and it really does take the full year he tells you it will. But here I am a year later and other than a little stiffness that I still stretch, my arm is almost 100% again. If you asked me six months after surgery I wouldn't have believed it. I am forever grateful to Dr. Donahue!

Originally Posted by ruggedbear2

I was treated by Dr. Donahue for VTOS about a year ago. Recovery from first rib resection is not fun, and it really does take the full year he tells you it will. But here I am a year later and other than a little stiffness that I still stretch, my arm is almost 100% again. If you asked me six months after surgery I wouldn't have believed it. I am forever grateful to Dr. Donahue!