Dear Alexis,

Many thanks for your reply. This is a great help for me.

I don't actually have any symptoms apart from DVT that I had almost a year ago. I don't have any pain or discomfort. My vein is fully opened. Regardless the vascular surgeon I saw suggest I do the surgery and remove the first rib on both sides.

Can you please explain (or refer me) what R-P-G is?

Even if I do something apart from surgery I don't know does it do anything as I don't have any pain, so I don't know if there is any improvement...

I am stuck on decision whether to go with 2 surgeries or not as I don't have any problems.