Lately i have been getting, very wierd sensations threw my arms all the way to my finger tips. Very differnt to the symptoms i have been experiencing prior to this.

It usually happens at night when im resting right before i fall asleep, I get a rush of pain mixed with tingling (almost feels like electricty going threw my veins) then its followed by the whole hand getting itchy and then it feels like my fingers are pullsating, its a very wierd sensation. My chiropractor told me this is a good sign and it means that i am getting back feeling and sensations threw my arms as the pressure is relieved of the nerves.

This does makes sense to me beacause my symptoms have been improving and i could dare even say that i am getting better.

Jus curious to see if anyone has experienced a similar thing?

Okay. I have to bump ^ describes what happens to me at night pretty well. I just assumed it was bad. Am I wrong?

The pulsating is spot on. I used to get that really bad.

actually youre the guy with winged scaps too, so your case might be similar to mine. altho my ribs can elevate. i hope its not "fibrous bands" or wahtever

I have the exact same question as the original poster. I can actually feel my elongated C7 transverse processes in my neck, and my incredibly tight and painful scalene muscles seem to stretch around them. But the vascular surgeon at Stanford just wanted to do the standard scalenectomy and first rib resection on me – he was not familiar with surgery just for the transverse processes.

So if anyone can answer the original poster's question, you may be helping out a lot of us.

1) Has anyone had surgery to shorten their transverse processes?
2) If not, is anyone aware of a doctor who has experience with this specific surgery?

Hi there
My surgeon highly recommended surgery for me due to having c7 transverse processes.He calls them cervical ribs, elongated transverse processes are just one type of cervical rib. These ribs cut into the brachial nerves that go between the middle & anterior scalene muscles and narrow the space. So they compress the nerves n. can cause scar tissue on them. I had severe narrowing of the artery which showed on a 3d Ct scan.
If u have. Comp of the vein n hypertrophy of scalene muscles I would u would benefit from having the 1st rib removed also. Did u have a Ct scan? U being young u probably dont have a lot of scar tissue built up yet. I think u should stop doing heavy wts can cause rounded shoulders which comp the tos area. See if this helps w numbness. If I were I would n see what happens over the next yr. U dont need to rush into this major surgery rite. now u have time on ur hands! I am 50 yrs n had 30 yrs of bone rubbing on nerves which caused a lot of scar tissue wrapped around the nerves.
Also make sure ur surgeon specializes tos!

I had a supraclavicular 1st rib resction, costotransversectomy, scalenectomy, BP neuroplasty. I dont know the size of transverse process or how much was removed but a good? for my Dr next visit. I think my Dr always removes the 1st rib n muscle but not positive. I assume its better to be safe than sorry. U wouldn't want to be opened up again n cause more scar tissue.
My Dr is Dean Donahue at MGH in Boston. He specializes in dx n treating tos all 3 types.
He cowrote a med text book called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome w 4 other drs. around the country which was published in may 2013

hi ..i had bilateral elongated transverse process...it is one type of c.rib..my left side was more painful then my right side...my dr did a scalenotomy and resection of the transverse process..im doing v.well now..my right side is giving problem now..so i think i need to do my right side soon...

Hi everyone, just wondering if you had the operations via underarm or through the top? I am looking at removal of cervical rib and 1st rib with removal of anterior scalene only via under arm on th left side.