I finished my 3 months of coumadin and was referred to a Vascular Surgeon to discuss options for preventing a recurrence in the future. I've been doing a lot of my own research, and as I understand it surgery is the only way to guarantee prevention. So the date is set in November. The procedure will consist of a rib resection (may just shave it back, not completely remove it), releasing the tendon attached to my rib, and releasing the scalenes (muscles). There is no anticipated change in appearance, strength, flexibility, or range of motion once physical therapy is complete. I will be in the hospital for 3 days after the surgery, then out of work for approximately 6 weeks. Once I am cleared by my surgeon I will not have any restrictions on lifestyle, diet, activities, etc.
I will update after I am back to work and life as I knew it.
I hope this information will be helpful to someone in the future. I found few resources from people who actually had Paget-Schroetter's, most of my knowledge comes from scholarly journals. Hope my experience can put someone's mind at ease and help raise awareness!
