Hi All,

I just had surgery last week and had the anterior scalene removed and part of the muscle. I have my post op report and it reads that I damaged the muscles somhow and as scar tissue built up it encased the muscle along with the nerves. So they removed only the scar tissue, one muscle and a fibrous band. They unstuck the nerves and was very careful to test each nerve diagnostically during surgery to determine its' health.

I looked at both options, rib removal froma vascular surgeon and this surgery from a neurosurgeon. I felt more comforatbale with the neuro since the nerve were the major problem, not vascular.

So far so good. Glad to be back.

Happy Holidays.
Shelley