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A member asked:
Why am i still in so much pain 6 months after first rib resection and scalenectomy?
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POST OP PAIN TOO: The procedure you described sounds like you had underlying THORACIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. If you are still having pain follow up with the surgeon and get a post op MRI& MRA To redefine the anatomy and check for scar tissue . ALSO REQUEST MRI OF CERVICAL SPINE TO CHECK FOR CERVICAL DISC DISEASE.
Answered 4/12/2015
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