Hi everyone

I have just returned from my surgeon's appointment yesterday and I know so many people think Rib Resection is the answer.

Over the past 5 months I have been battleling with my symtoms which are getting worse even with just light daily tasks and not being employed.

I know my GP had said to me in December that I was one of the most extreme cases he had seen in over 20 years of being a doctor.

My Vascular Surgeon yesterday admitted that he didn't think surgery would work and in fact as I was one of the severe cases he saw that Surgery would in fact not resolve my symtoms to make me more comfortable and give me a better quality of life. He said due to my extreme symtoms that surgery would in fact make me worse.

I was hesitant about trying to push for surgery and now I am resigned to the fact that it is not an option for me. I have to accept that I cannot do some things now and engage people to assist me with some of my self care and household tasks.

Please anyone who is thinking surgery will fix you, in a lot of cases it wont. From what I have read in this forum others have not had success either with symtomns returning months later.

I have to modify things in my life to make me a little more comfortable. Driving is a big thing that I am having problems with and I have had to accept that at 42 my driving life is almost over. I can manage short trips but anything longer than 1/3 hour or more is out. The same goes for writing. I now have to engage people to write for me.

It does not hurt to ask for help with things that you have trouble with. The hardest part is accepting I cannot do some things anymore