If it's painfull and you can't stand it, then have them removed. I'm
a lot better, I'm not in pain any more and I can move my neck better,
but my arm is still weak. The doc didn't take out the whole thing,
just an inch or two in front. It took him 4 hours. My ribs are (were)
very big, that's probably why the operation helped. So the operation
is good, but don't expect to be 100% normal.... The doc should take
it out via your neck *not* through your armpit.

--- In thoracicoutletsyndrome@yahoogroups.com, "doraandfelisa"
<whereswaldo@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> My husband has known for a long time that he has cervical ribs from
an xray when he
> was younger. He's had a lot of trouble with tingling in his arms.
Recently, we
> stumbled upon TOS on the internet and we suspect that is what he
has. He's always
> saying that it feels like there's no circulation in his arms,
especially the last few
> months. He's age 40.
>
> Here are some questions I have:
>
> Have any of you had cervical ribs removed surgically? If so, was it
worth it?
>
> Has anyone who still has cervical ribs found any other treatments
that really work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> CM
>