How long did you have the sx before the surgery, and how severe were they?
Was your more vascular or neural TOS?

for the discoloring of the arm , what color does it go, blotchy, reddish, blueish...?

So they only took part of the top & 2nd rib??
Did they explain clearly why, was there anomalies causing compressions?

Usually they take the complete top rib and leave no stump to cause trouble later on.
Very few have the 2nd rib bothered with.

Or did you have the extra cervical ribs that can be above the 1st rib?

I think in general, the longer you have had the sx & pain pre surgery, the longer the recovery time. Mostly due to loss of muscle tone.
Vascular TOS pts usually recover faster, but if the nerves are involved they can take a long time to recover.


sorry for all the questions, but it helps us to answer your questions better.