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Originally Posted by nurseinpain

Hi. I am new to the site,. I have had two surgeries for arterial tos. I am now in severe pain w/ loss of sensation and grip. I have to sleep w/ arm on pillow. Is anyone else having this problem?

Did you have surgery on both sides or on one side twice? Did you have any neurogenic problems before (like the loss of sensation and grip) surgery? How long ago was your surgery/surgeries?

I just had my rib resection/scalenectomy 10 days ago and now have numbness on the back of my upper arm (like it's been sitting on ice for an hour) that wasn't there before. Doc says its from stretching the nerve during incision and getting access to ribs at surgery. Should get better within a month or two.

It's a trade-off because the alternative without surgery was no blood flow and risk of clots, etc. Thankfully, that seems to be restored!

Would love to compare notes with you.

Carrie