Cheryl,
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I am sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I don't have extra cervical ribs but youch it sounds painful.
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My TOS is more scalene oriented and I had surgery (sclenectomy no rib resec) 7 weeks ago.
Everyone is great here and has so much information to offer. I am happy that you found us all. We are here for you.