Cervical rib removed 2009... Pains are now back 10x worse!!

I have only just had my second surgery (5 weeks ago) so can't say I've had the same thing happen...

My consultant has said that they cannot grow back, (he is a specialist in this condition) but that scar tissue can form...

Though I am not so sure.

Where did you have the surgery?

My local consultant had never done the surgery either, so he reffered me to a specialist that had! He didn't try and undertake a difficult operation without knowing what he was doing.

I've read lots since my surgery, the one thing that I have read over and over is to make sure the surgeon is experienced. Otherwise there is a high risk of nerve damage... It is a tricky surgery.

Good luck with the tests, I hope you can get this sorted.

Take care

Many thanks for your reply

I had the surgery done in Northampton...my main consultant's speciality is fractures and I also had another consultant present who is a spinal specialist. They did warn me about the nerve damage and all other risks.

I just can't understand why i was pain free for almost a year and now suddenly i have it all back again.

I'm being sent for another MRI scan aswell and have an appointment with my consultant again on April 5th to discuss the results.

Wishing you a speedy recovery

I have read that recovery from the surgery is a very long one, more like multiple years rather than months... But heck there is so much contradictory information on the internet it is hard to know who to believe. I hope you don't have to go through the surgery again, it is awful.

Waiting so long for appointments doesn't help either. You are left worrying for ages!!

Thanks

Yep, i know what you mean... some consultants on here say that they can't grow back when others say they can. Grrr i don't know. Will find out in April whats going on i guess!!

Thank-you

well I will keep an eye out to see how you get on

not a reply just a problem i had 2 cervical ribs one on each side , had right one removed no problem left one rib removed but had to leave knuckle end in as it is attached to my spine and lots of nervesw rapped round it .had no problem for roughly 6 years now lots of pain in sholder and hand going numb and neck pain and head pain , also had top rib removed to give room in case it started again , wich i think it has ,i also think i may have severe nerve pain due to this , the trouble is when they said they had to leave the knuckle end in, as it was attached to spine they said if it reocours they may b able to take it out from the back ,but surely if its attached to spine is this dangerous, .

Hello Gloriana mine too was attached to my spine :s...

I went back to see my consultant on thursday for my results and i'm still fuming now!! He told me that the results of my nerve and muscle tests show that i have improved slightly. then he went on to say that he is 99% sure that i will end up having to have another operation, but is going to send me for more physio (which never helped last time, just made the pain worse!!) and then i will have more nerve and muscle tests in a years time!!! Great... so got to be in agony for another year!!!!!!!

Hello Gloriana mine too was attached to my spine :s...

I went back to see my consultant on thursday for my results and i'm still fuming now!! He told me that the results of my nerve and muscle tests show that i have improved slightly. then he went on to say that he is 99% sure that i will end up having to have another operation, but is going to send me for more physio (which never helped last time, just made the pain worse!!) and then i will have more nerve and muscle tests in a years time!!! Great... so got to be in agony for another year!!!!!!!

do u get nerve pain in arm and sholder n back and pins n needles .and does the pain ever go up to head and neck.and do u think with it attached to spine it might b dangerous to take out,

hello, i am 20 years old girl and i am having cervical rib on my right side....till now no major problem has occured but I expect such pains to happen in future can any one please suggest me what should I do?

I mean please suggest me some excercises or anything that can help.

I was also thinking to go for some operation but I can see that it can also have drawbacks, this time my life is going good and I just feel very slight pain in my shoulder sometimes and not very often.

I will be very grateful to anyone who can help me with their suggestions to help me reduce any future problem regarding this....please friends suggest me some exercises or anything that can help.

thanks.

dear alka i had a cervical rib removed from my right side about 10 yrs ago and i have never had any trouble from that one at all since and all went very well . so u never know ,keep posative because u cant worry about wat may happen because it may not ,i have only had trouble with my left one because it is attatched to my spine. hope all goes well with it for u ,

hi there, i cant believe i came accross this as i had thrasioc outlet syndrome 8 years ago, there fore i had both top first ribs removed on both sides (they were not extra ones as some women have) and it was painful.i still get serve pain in my right shoulder blade due to muscle being removed also hand numbness which is permanant !!!!! my advise to anyone is really search and search to find a natural way off healing this.Also serve finger clawing which i still have all these years later!!! Good luck

thanks for your suggestions friends

isn't there any natural way of healing this(cervical rib), so that the growth of this extra rib can be controlled....

help someone....

thanks.

i dont see how u could stop wat is a bone from growing or any way of healing one really

hello gloriana,

thanks for your reply

i want to ask you something

did you go through operation because your cervical rib became troubling, or you got operated to come on the safer side??

was the situation really bad??

please reply