Welcome to you minniemee!
From what you said, they dx you as DDD? (Degenerative Disc Disease) The event that happend at Christmas sounds like the fractured rib I had. The numb arms sounds like TOS...
I wonder, can DDD at C7-T1 also contribute to TOS? As opposed to a compression at the Brachial Plexus or thoracic outlet? Or would we then call it "DDD" and pass it over to an ortho doc or chiro?
everyone seems to have a unique set of circumstances.
Anne