[beckyb810]

I'm Becky...I used to post a long time ago on the BT forum, but hadn't been on here in a while and discovered yesterday that it doesn't exist anymore. Anyways - my story (the short version) is that I got a blood clot in my left shoulder, spent a week in ICU while they broke it up, only to have it re-form within two weeks. Several painful months and several clueless specialists later, I ended up with the wonderful Dr. Julie Freischlag at Johns Hopkins, who officially diagnosed me with TOS (both neurogenic and venous), and did a first rib-resection and scalenectomy. I went through 3 months of rehab following the surgery. I am now 3 years post-op, and have no problems or symptoms to report. I wanted to share my story since I know that most people who have been successfully treated don't end up posting on forums like this.