Paget-Schroetter Syndrome and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ⠀ - [ ] Happens in mostly young athletes. - [ ] More males than females - [ ] Rare - [ ] Occurs after vigorous upper body activities (possibly rowing) - and in general a tight anatomical make where muscle, scar tissue, your rib, compress your subclavian vein overtime and cause a blood clot. I wanted to note I got the booster shot as well on 12/29. Whether that’s validated to have affected my blood clot will be in future studies. My vein was 98% blocked by a clot from repetitive use of my upper arm. ⠀ Surgery ⠀ 6 hour procedure with 4 surgeons. One of the most complex surgeries ever “quoted by one of the vascular surgeons” ⠀ •Rib OUT •Anterior scalene OUT •Subclavian muscle OUT •Vein repair (vein graft from my groin) •Removal of scar tissue from the vein •Sternocleidomastoid cut and reattached (huge next muscle) ⠀ ⠀ 2-4 days in the hospital ⠀ 1. I fainted on a nurse after walking 100 ft due to fluid shifts in my body (scary) she ca...