Okay, so I'm a 14 year old girl and I have been suffering from TOS for 3 years. The other day I went up to Chicago to have my diagnosis confirmed. Not only did they confirm it but they discovered 2 cervical ribs. I'm scheduled for first rib removal surgery sometime in January. Can anyone tell me what to expect? How is the pain? How about when you sleep? What could you do, and what couldn't you do? And of course a 14 year old girl is going to ask this, could you text?