Originally Posted by OzKira

Hi Heybro

There are several complications. and have been mentioned in the various threads here by others that have had the procedure done. Nerve damage is the one thing both specialists have mentioned where you are left with no feeling or use of your arm/s The structures around the rib include the nerves and sometimes a nerve may be damaged beyond repair. It depends I guess on the surgeon's skill but also every patient is different. My first specialist would not do the surgery at all because he said the risk was too high that I would be left worse with nerve damage as a result of surgery. This was without any tests to check the structures inside. My new specialist is checking how everything is positioned using a contrast MRI to determine the best possible surgical approach. He said their is a risk of nerve damage but I guess they have to tell you what the worse case could be from this surgery. It all depends I guess on the skill of the surgeon at the end of the day.

Another thing i have read here is there seems to be a few cases here on this forum where after about 3 years post surgery people are having problems. As I havent had the surgery I can't comment that but I am making myself aware of things before I sign up for surgery.