Hi Rob, and welcome to our group!

I had the rib resections - if you search my posts and others, you will learn much. Like here. Jo is right - finding an experienced Dr. AND having amlpe time to recover (1.5-3 years) are key to your success. Proper PT is also critically important as most PT will cause more harm than good for us TOSers.

Good luck to you - I hope you find some answers here.

Anne