Thank you again Re: Back spasm, dr visit and questions

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Stacey,

I have TOS as well as RSD in my Right arm and YES this is the arm

that continually dislocates.I have what we affectionately call

a " fish arm " as it is cold and clammy.

I also sometimes get nerve entrapments mainly in my elbow.

My RSD was diagnosed by clinical examination, diagnostic phentolamine

IV Infusion and thermography my TOS was diagnosed by clinical

examination.

Sharon

> Hi Mike

>

> First off, as for medications I am on its quite simple. 30mg of

> celexa in the morning and varying doses of percocet during the day

> (finding generally 2 or 3 percocet demi's during the day and 1 or 2

> percocets at bedtime). I was thinking that it might be CTS as it

is

> very predominent on my mom's side (non-EDS side) and both my

> grandfather and mother had to have surgery to help fix it. My

> fingers get a little tingly if I am writing or typing too long.

> Also I was wondering myself if it was going to turn out to be a

> shoulder problem more so than a wrist problem. One thing I just

> realized that I forgot to mention is that the entire arms goes cool

> (cold at hand, cool around elbow, warmer near shoulder). Are the

> tests common that a GP would be able to perform and / or have

common

> knowledge? Are they the four tests you mentioned in the other

> post? Thank you again for all your continuing help.

>

> Stacey