QUOTE (Guitarman700 @ Dec 3 2007, 08:13 PM)
My doctor has informed me that i have thoracic outlet syndrome, where the muscles in my arm contract and cut off circulation, so i can no longer play guitar. the pain is incredible and i cannot do many things with my left arm. so i may have to cancel my membership.
That sucks man, sorry to hear that. I can somewhat relate with you, though. I have a degenerative spinal condition and as a result, certain disks in my spine basically erode away to the point of rupturing. As a result, I've had two lumbar surgeries in 2 years. Now, I have a herniated thoracic disk, which from everything I've read and been told, is uber rare. I get wicked pain directly underneath my shoulder blade that radiates into my chest and it feels like I'm having a heart attack, almost. So strapping on the big mahogany guitar is always loads of fun. Anyway, I go to see my neurosurgeon next Monday. I'm assuming he's going to tell me I have to have surgery and I won't be playing guitar for a while. Which, in all honesty, I'm quickly getting fed up with a lot of the BS associated with playing anyway and am thinking of selling all my gear except my acoustic.
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