I decided to have tuna fish with my jacket potato this evening. It involved a peel-back open can. I tried one can, and could only open it less than 1/4 of the way. I tried and tried, but feared I would cut myself, and then decided that perhaps the can was faulty, so I binned it. I went and got another one. The last one from the pack. This time I managed only 1/2 of it, but just enough to be able to empty the can of it's contents and decided that I must be faulty - I simply lack the strength to open peel-back cans. The cat was pleased that I had just managed the task, but for me it was just one more thing to add to the list of things I now can't really do. Thank goodness I don't drink fizzy drinks, and that my cat has tear-open pouches - even these can be a challenge.
Another thing I have noticed lately, as well as severe radiating arm pain, I now sometimes get chest pain. Now, sometime ago when I told NHS 111 I had radiating left arm pain and chest pain, they sent (unnecessarily) for an ambulance. There was no way I was doing that again, but I do have a blood pressure monitor because I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and my blood pressure can be very low. I also have a SATS machine to wear on my finger - (Oxygen and heart rate monitor) as well. Everything was normal, so no need to call anyone, and I was just fairly sure - this has now become a TOS problem, rather than a heart one. However, for safety, if I was ever unsure, or started vomiting or felt 'kicked' in the chest, then I would seek medical advice. At the moment it is just another unnerving symptom at the helm of NTOS.
Here I am talking about TOS - my first video diary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hw8dUzdtME
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