I had a first rib resection earlier this year but was not recovering actually was getting worse so my surgeon who did the surgery who I really like sent me for. More tests, angiogram and a doppler altrosound, after the test the radiolist at the hospital surgeon called me to get my but back in as they needed to talk with them, so I did my test showed my subclavein artery is being completely pinched off plus pinching on my thoracic nerve bundle but here is the bad part the surgeon who did my last surgery removed the wrong rib and muscle like wtf now I have to go back for another rib resection

How on earth did something like that happen?
What ones did he remove left instead of right, or ?

Do you have to pay for the both surgeries?

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

Wow! Thats rough. I hope you can get it solved. can you share who the doc was? If you dont want to post it here you can send me a pm. thanks,
jkl

In the hospital I've to for mine & others' surgeries (back, carpal tunnel, my knee) the dr comes in and marks the correct location with felt pen on you before surgery, just so you can say "hey it's not the right place!" if the mark is wrong.


Do other hospitals/surgeons do that?

Wow a lot of other us think we have it bad, you're going through the procedure twice and lost an extra extra rib in the process:/ don't let your praying knees get lazy during this time!! Please best of luck and take care of yourself. Hope all works out soon

-nmorozco94

Oh good heavens...how the heck did the surgeon do that one? Poor you...hope that all goes Ok this time and that they pay you for their mistakes.. Wishing you the best..
Hx

He removed them from my left and I live in canada so our surgies are paid for by the goverment

So sorry to hear about what you are going through! was your surgery done by a surgeon with some TOS experience? Where in Canada are you, I am in Toronto recovering but had my surgery in Denver. The only surgeon I know of here is Dr Roche Nagel and he isn't very experienced.

Just saw some of your previous posts and see you are in BC. Good luck with resolving everything I know how tough getting through the system here can be as it is with one surgery, let alone 2.