omg.

In past two years, I've gone to the hospital for 7 ER visits due to this symptom.

I've had the EKGs and nitro - there was nothing wrong with my heart.

So some docs said it was "constipation." Then, when I had nothing in my system (literally, no food) they thought my muscles on the rib cage were hardening.

I asked them, can this be "autonomic neuropathy" starting? Then they said "yes."

But now, you (as you have done in the past, and THANK YOU), you actually point out the nerve that may be being affected. I am going to talk to my doc next time about this, as he said "huh?" as usual as I am trying to find a CURE to help myself get better...

Why is it that we must do so much research on our own, and find the medical truths, before the docs then connect the dots and say, "oh yes, that is it."???

Very irritated with the docs right now...do no doctors open a book and try to help their TOS patient???

Can you repost your great post showing what nerves go where so we can share that info. with our docs?

Is this the one you mean Tam?
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post73967-13.html

there's also these in useful sticky post#1
Anatomy info links
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pag...rial_Small.htm
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bi...cle/mustut.htm
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/Med...em/learnit.htm
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/homepage.htm
http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/genera...aw=&TL=512&A=2
http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/
http://www.realbodywork.com/
http://www.fleshandbones.com/readingroom/pdf/1097.pdf
http://www.getbodysmart.com/index.htm

this one shows PECTORAL ARTERIES, VEINS AND NERVES
The vessels and nerves of the pectoral region are branches of the subclavian and axillary arteries and the intercostal nerves.
red & blue = vascular
green= nerves

I was amazed at how many tender & sore spots I had in between my ribs when the PT worked on me for my sacroiliac, low back & myofasical pain.
http://home.comcast.net/~wnor/lesson...pectregion.htm