HOLY COW!!!!
i'm so sorry this has happened to you!!!

This is why many of us suggest going to a surgeon who has done the rib resection procedure hundreds of times and thus will be prepared for anomalies and just plain extra parts or parts in the wrong location.

My first attempt at rib resection ended up going bad like your procedure, This surgeon was a top notch heart/lung transplant doc. But when he got inside and saw how close everything is in this area, and how MANY structures there are to be avoided... after 4 hours with my arm in a metal clamp... he decided to close me up and do nothing. Left quite a mess in there that had to be corrected by Dr. Annest in Denver.

I have a good suggestion: select yourself a Denver doc or other closer doc from the sticky list at the top of this forum. Tell him what happened, and let new doc deal with old doc.

And you should NOT have to pay 1 dime for this first surgery.

Hang in there rad, we're all rooting for you to get the best care available!
Anne