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[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

That's what I was thinking, as I have what is called a top rib that moves, and when it does, it will hit on a nerve, sending me down to my knee's. And yes, it will put me on the floor each time.

Have you ever asked any of your doctor's about this, and to have them check it out? I'm just wondering if you might just have a broken Collar Bone though? Never know till it is checked out properly, and should be done before your case moves on any further.

[Cycler]

Don't surgeons do first rib resections for TOS anymore ?

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Cycler, I would think they do, but I was told my top rib, would need to be removed, and it was suggested not to remove it, by both surgeon, and treating WC doctor.

[doubletrouble]

Well you know Im realy not hell bent that I do have TOS but Ive been out of work now scince 3/08 and over time have noticed some symtom changes while some have elieviated others have come to be. Such as the collar bone feeling as though seperating at times where it meets the shoulders and where the burning stinging pain I have in my shoulder baldes are still there they are now in constant acheing pain. I also now experience upper chest pain mostly on my left side that comes and goes at first I thought it was heart burn or from smoking but at this point believing not. I also now have pain in my front neck mucles about an inch back from my wind pipe. Unlike you I dont have the constant numbing in arms and hands for me it comes and goes and have made note some symtoms arise with actvity and sleeping when I can get it because I will awake with pain and numbness from fingertips to shoulder. Now getting back to where we were the question is once this is settled and I see another doc and he says I have TOS or anything else and declares it to be work related then what are my options? At this pointe right now any other doc is out of the question it seems both sides are ok with the docs reports but I still have an IME on the 29th for the otherside although the way I understand it they already have the information they want and he will say the same thing bonespurs DDD. Thanks.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Double, as the pain you mentioned surly sounds like a Cervical problem, meaning pain in shoulder blades.

I'm just confused is all, to why you think you have other problems, and the doctor's wont even take a look at it for a collar bone, or even TOS conditions. Why let that go, and settle, then try to hash around it at a later date, as it can be worse of a problem then.

It always best to Iron out as much as possible first, have it all on medical reports, and go from there. trying to do it all later in time, may be something you will wish you never done. That is the scarry part, and I caution you there. It's safer to get it DX now, not later...

Or are you just wishing to get WC out from under you, as I don't know the reasoning behind putting this into delay mode.

[doubletrouble]

Please take a step back, I am surely not trying to self diagnose although I`ve been trying to answere your questions this started out as a hypothetical purely due to the fact that I have not seen a treating doctor in over two years because I cant afford it, no state medical is available to me and for whatever reason workers comp ins. wont let me outside of the upcoming IME. The question is what if my doctor either missed something or was`nt even looking for anything but the fine work that he did. We could go back and fourth with TOS symtoms but would rather do that on another thread or message with you directly as you do have it and I do value your opinion. The answere my attny gave me the last time I told him I wanted to see a doctor was, what are they going to do for you, you have bone spurs and DDD. I was told the day of trial I will not be recieving medical. As far as getting out from under W/C you bet ya. I have 0 income and two of my sons have been supporting us the younger one is a college baseball player they red shirted him because he had a slap tear surgery and then ortho surgery on his knee he is a catcher and after two seasons of therapy he is quite anxious to return this fall.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Double, I didn't know you were not being treated by an approved wc doctor. That was why I asked you what I did. I see why you wish this over better now also. And I fully understand why you wish to do things they way you have said now. It makes sense. It ashame they just say you have Bone Spurs with DDDD though. As surly you were injured and could have aggravated that area, or the injury caused those problems, or even caused them to accelerate more.

Trust me, if you have TOS, even though right now it is hypothetical, I am sure in time you would have that checked out. As I do agree with you, that the doctor/surgeon could have missed it, or even just not said anything about it. Why they would is beyond me, but seen it happen many times before.

[doubletrouble]

Welp could be another twist comeing, I had my IME for the INS. co. today by the same doc that tried to shoot my original surgery down in 05. I was in there for close to two hours this guy checked me out completely from head to toe and I swear he did seem genuinely concerned I had been without any treatment this long. I found out that I have lost still more range of motion in my neck and discovered that I cant raise my arms up while extended side to side. He also took x-rays of my neck because the ones I had were two years old, he had a problem with one of the screws that had backed out almost half way. Man would`nt that be something after all this time they could fix me back up by turning a screw. I have heard of INS. co`s. doing what thier IME doc sugests, so now im going to have more bs in my head. Is there something the IME doc will say I need or should have done and actually get some kind of treatment? Or did I just feed into what may well be false concern from IME doc. Oh well it cant be but two or three weeks before we hear something , hell I can do that.