i'm probably a horrible candidate for surgery but my first rib moves around too much

my complaints are pinching, 24/7 paresthesias, and fatigue in both arms, no more ..fireworks, shooting pains etc. i used to get them but not anymore. i would never consider surgery if i were that flared up because im terrified of CRPS. getting any type of surgery when you're nerves are on fire just seems like a bad idea and it sounds like a lot of people do. it's risky.

i'm curious, can you get tos surgery without clipping ANY muscles? my scalenes do NOT spasm. my pec minor is hypertrophied from holding my shoulders up but that's it. i'd never clip my pec minor because then my arm would fall off my body

I just had my first rib removed at UCLA dr gelabert. surgery wasn't bad not even that painful I'm a male with a high pain tolerance. my symptoms are still there on the left side. my shoulder feels lighter and maybe its in the right place now idk, but I still have the ****ing pin and needles. I guess it takes time for the nerve to heal ive had this thing for 5 years now..... i have full mobility and str... just no relief in pain and that y i got the surgery in the first place... **** it at least i tried

ohh yea that is 2 weeks post op lol i had my surgery 8/25/16. I'm going back to work 2 weeks after my surgery its better if I'm moving around and talking to people than sitting on my *** at home doing nothing with no circulation.

Did you ever get relief from the nerve pain? I had surgery two months ago and I still am suffering and worrying it did not fix it. I hope you are feeling better.

No relief from pain 3 weeks post op

Hi, I have leg pain too. I get random zips of electrical currents zipping through my legs in random places. Pre-op, I had a square (literally a square shape) on the back side of my left scalp that would "fall asleep" all tingling and everything, but in just this one little spot, it was soooo weird. The scalp thing has gone away, but the leg spasms/twitches are still present.

I would try getting treated with botox injections of the anterior scalene and possibly the middle scalene and pec minor if appropriate along with 6 months of PT before considering surgery. Dr. Donahue is a fantastic surgeron, Dr. Pearl has a very good reputation. If you are going to have surgery, you should go to one of the top specialists, really.