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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
TOS doctors might suggest trying a numbing/block injection (Novocaine/marcaine,etc or some will use botox) , to see if the pain is stopped or reduced from it. It can be used as a test and/or a pain reducer.
You don't mention swelling, color changes, or heaviness so yours must be mainly a nerve compression and not a vascular compression.
Check out the Drs & PTs sticky thread to find if any TOS specialists are nearby.
I would only consider the surgery with expert TOS specialist surgeons..
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My headaches were from arterial tos, more common on left side. Pt will not help with this, so you would need supraclavicular 1st rib resection. I felt like somebody had their arm around my neck and was squeezing it cutting off blood flow. Felt better after surgery. The scar tissue is forming now so not sure if that will cause other issues.
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