[agabor]

Had 1st rib resection 4 months ago, was great until about 2 weeks ago and had my first flare up (lasted ~ 4 days), then went back to normal. Now another flare up today, pretty bad (pain ~ 8/10 at worst) with tingling and numbing and a swelling feeling, like if my bones in my hand were exploding (takes some imagination to describe TOS pain haha). Also huge temp difference between my left and right side (my roommate was super shocked when I showed her), and nothing has helped so far. But the funny thing is, I haven't done anything to aggravate it. All I've done is read! with good posture!!

Could this just be a flare up, or did the operation not help at all? For those who've had TOS relapses, how long post-op did your symptoms come back?

Please help, I'm scheduled to get the other side operated on next week and this new development (along with the pneumothorax and suprascapular nerve damage that I got from my first operation) are not making me very happy