I had a partial right 1st rib resection May 2013, i'm still having issues with mine, it feels completely numb from my shoulder down (including my hand - with colour/temperature change). it was the same symptoms pre-surgery.

BUT... it could take up to 1-2 years for nerves to heal/regrow from an injury (or surgery).


everyone's body is different.

Sorry to hear this, feel better!
Rhonda

Hi,
I Had a full 1st rib resection (full) April 2013 it helped with my symptoms but left me with alot of nerve damaged and i was told after ten months the nerves are done doing what they have to do so with that being said the nerves would not heal anymore and I just had a right Pectorails minor release 8-28-14 hoping this will help and to make sure i did not have another impingement because i was still having nerve firing in front chest that would go into back of right arm and up my chin.
I kept thinking it was going to get better but never did.
I had 6 or 7 Stellate Ganglion blocks done help for a very short time, a day or two then right back to square one. (It was a hit or miss) I felt i had no choice but to try everything and anything to help me and after this i can honestly say i have done everything possible to help me get better.
No drugs touch nerve pain and the ones they gave me to try would only make my head messed up. I got my injury back in March 2010. A very,very long road and afraid not done yet.

Welcome Donna4612.

Hi all, I have been taking a lot of your advice & time for me to give something back in return.

Here is something which really worked for me - upto 2-3 months of pain relief after a week of treatment at one time. I'd rely on it more but the PTs & folks here are not too aware of how powerful it is & they dilute it with IFT & ultrasound (near worthless for TOS afaik)

I took it directly over my neck muscles & it really helped (in hindsight I should have realized I had TOS then).

http://www.interxtherapycenter.com/

Its basically a hand held "zapper" which acts like a powerful localized TENS. Hope for those of you in serious chronic pain & unable to take too much meds this works out.

Hi, did u have a block or botox in the Pec minor muscle bf your Pec m surgery? Was this dx? I heard on here u can't lift your arm after this surgery. Is this true w u? How long is recovery supposed to be?
Curious who was your Dr? Was same Dr who did your tos surgery?
I have rib pain & outside armpit/shoulder/scapula soreness. Also pain & soreness going down back upper arm & forearm/hand. I have abnormal sensory in radial nerve on ncs, which I'm pretty sure starts in back of armpit & goes down back of arm.
Wondering why u only had rib removed not scalenes?
Did your surgeon say your nerves were damaged due to the surgery? Or just not healing?

Good luck with your recovery!!