Oh yes, all that reaching up and out and the tension of holding your weight would be very taxing for xtra c rib & even most w/ TOS.

You might be wise to meet with at least 2 well rated surgeons & as Di mentions be sure to get an expert as lots of touchy things in the area of x c ribs.

But from what I have read over the years x c rib removal usually have the best outcomes as long as a qualified surgeon was used.

Having good after care & caution during recovery - some had re injury due to car accident or too quick reactions to try to catch things.

The ribs must be pressing on the vascular areas to cause the blue hands.
So that is an important reason for surgery too.

Have you found our sticky threads up above the main thread list?
- look for the green circle icons w/ arrow to find the sticky threads.
A Drs & PT thread - might be helpful for you and our Useful sticky has lots of all sorts of info, polls , videos