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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
Oh yes, all that reaching up and out and the tension of holding your weight would be very taxing for xtra c rib & even most w/ TOS.
You might be wise to meet with at least 2 well rated surgeons & as Di mentions be sure to get an expert as lots of touchy things in the area of x c ribs.
But from what I have read over the years x c rib removal usually have the best outcomes as long as a qualified surgeon was used.
Having good after care & caution during recovery - some had re injury due to car accident or too quick reactions to try to catch things.
The ribs must be pressing on the vascular areas to cause the blue hands.
So that is an important reason for surgery too.
Have you found our sticky threads up above the main thread list?
- look for the green circle icons w/ arrow to find the sticky threads.
A Drs & PT thread - might be helpful for you and our Useful sticky has lots of all sorts of info, polls , videos
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Hi Jo,
Thanks for your reply. Well I was refered to the cardiothoracic surgeon and had my appointment today. His registrar performed the Adsen Test and yes it was positive. I thought that meant I did have TOS? The surgeon told me that severe neck pain would not be associated with TOS normally and he has referred me on to a Neurosurgeon for further testing. He said I would most likely not benefit from surgery. I told him my hands are turning blue and Ive been having bad chest pain the last few weeks. He seems to think there may be something else causing the neck pain and not the bilateral ribs. I feel like I'm being given the run around and tossed to different specialists because I am most likely in the 'too hard' list. So I am waiting to see a neurosurgeon. Does anyone know what he might likely do? TIA.