I was diagnosed with bilateral cervical ribs in Nov 04 had surgery in Dec 04 on the left side and after many complications from a car accident in Jan 05 and another surgery for LTN injury I am doing great I am no longer taking meds at all. My right side is still a little weak but not hurting. I can clean my house do laundry and other household things with no pain but I watch myself on lifting heavy items. I dont spend much time on the computer because that aggrevated me in the past. I never thought Id be pain free again. Everyone is so different on pain thresholds, things that aggrevate you may not aggrevate me. You have to find your own rhythm in your daily activities. Surgery may be an option for you and could be the answer your looking for or it could make you worse. As I said everyone is different. Knowing your limitations though is crucial I think. Knowing when to stop doing an activity is another. Thats my take on it. I wish you well and remember sometimes it just takes time for the body to heal and recover. Surgery or not.