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Day 6 after cervical rib removsl

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nicola29783
nicola29783

ia i had cervical right rib removed on monday 8th oct 2018. i was supposed to be in surgery 1.5 hrs i was in nearer 4 hrs. i lost 4 litres of blood during surgery. surgeon said nerves were very compacted. post surgery i had a drain in n lost 400 ml thru this. i had low blood pressure so was monitered half hrly. my. my right arm wasnt able to use much, the pain i had prior to surgery was 100 times worse post surgery. very week in arm. im now on day 5 post surgery and get very outta breath doing the slightest thing. can slightly use my arm for doing light things. but still very weak. the scar is massive . its between my neck n collar one. but more on my neck. im hoping this stars to improve very soon.

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  • raelyn1975
    raelyn1975 nicola29783

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    hi i been waitingvto have a surgical rib removed i finally am praying i found a surgeon who will do it. i just am curious was finding a surgeon able to remove your rib a challenge? it certainly has been for me. i wish you a speedy recovery .

    • nicola29783
      nicola29783 raelyn1975

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      hia i saw 3 in total the3rd took me on. but it did take some getting referred from docs in first place as they said id pulled a muscle, had atheritus. the last doc i saw noticed that my right had was smaller than my left as id got muscle wastage,as it had gone on for so long. i saw surgeon in july, so he got me in pretty quick. hope you get in soon xx

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