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Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 14 5:47pm | Replies (79)
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@borders74 glad you have an avenue to pursue!! I was suppose to have a thoracic decompression and first rib removed for TOS but I got sick before the surgery and Mayo said to hold off. Went back to the vascular surgeon and he was no longer at that hospital. Saw a new vascular surgeon and he said that TOS didn't exist in some Dr's opinions. It confused me. So now I don't know what to do as far as that goes. Glad I didn't have the surgery though. Hope all goes well and you start feeling better soon!!! I am not a negative guy, I have just had some crazy experiences.
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@livininthestix You’re right. TOS is controversial just because a lot of doctors don’t understand it and there are different places that the compression occurs and it’s not the same for everyone. The surgery for it doesn’t have the same success as other surgery and the scar tissue caused by the surgery can make TOS worse. I was advised it would take about 3 years of PT to get better. Posture really matters and putting this in simple terms, you try to loosen chest muscles on the front of the body and strengthen back muscles for good posture. You have to try to loosen all the tight fascia and I did a lot of myofascial release and I still do my home stretches. If you have not tried that and wish to explore it, there is a provider search at mfrtherapists.com. We also have a myofascial release discussion with a lot of good information.