Venous TOS (Murray Shames, MD)

SESSION 7 ▪ Thoracic Outlet and Upper Extremity
Venous TOS (Murray Shames, MD)
VASCULAR SURGERY TRACK
CARDIOVASCULAR FELLOWS’ BOOT CAMP 2017
Hosted by the DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education & Training
"Laying the Foundation" AUGUST 3-5, 2017

[@cloudkaiwiz]

Had venous tos. They removed my top rib last year at northwestern downtown Chicago . Over did it working out . Arm was swelling a little. Did tests stuck something in my vein released die etc. symptoms 80-85% gone now after my rib was removed last year.

[@cloudkaiwiz]

Also had that tingling in the hand etc.

[@alexanderh.6603]

Hey man, I have vtos I haven't developed a clot per ultrasound and d dimer, but I have the heaviness, color change ext. I injured it at the gym. Are you able to workout?

[@beatz3279]

VTOS here too and worried about surgery. How are you now? And did you have neurogenic involvement as well. My whoke upper chest arm back and shoulder up to meck amd down arm is affected. Venous US showed occlusion in arm movement

[@cloudkaiwiz]

@@beatz3279 no need to worry about surgery, let them do their job and fix you up! my right side of chest, shoulder, and right arm had problems. still get minor tingling through some fingers, etc. no blood clot though. I am great now, workout every single day etc. just need to take it slow after surgery for a bit, but still need to do some movement afterwards, don't want to get a dead arm. please though, no need to worry about surgery, you are going to be ok. looking forward to your response afterwards. although, after surgery, I did need a nerve block in my upper right back because I was in alot of pain afterwards from that rib being removed.

[@robinhoodhustsle1356]

Sigh same man I'm a meat cutter been doing it 10 years im tall and skinny. My right arm completely was blocked off and needed emergency surgery of the top rib. Unfortunately it's gonna be like 5 years to get all the thrombus out. Devastating I'm 33

[@beatz3279]

Just been diagnosed with VTOS but also suspect NTOS involvement to. Im terrified due to horror stories of vascualr surgeons not dealing with the nerves at same time hence recocourance or worsening issues. Anyone in Australia you reccomend as im at wits emd here and referred pain up neck head back upper arm shoulder snd chest

[@abdoabdallah4227]

Good