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I had 2 ribs cut during surgery for t8 & t9. now 4 months post, he lower rib is not smooth like the other & i still have pain. normal? heal time?
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Here are some...: I perceived what you've experienced over the 4 months after a surgery requesting cut-off of T8 & 9 ribs, has been not that bad at all; apparently you've coped with it reasonably well. The process of postoperative healing is forever but completed by 70-90 % by the time of one year yet with variable pace among individuals. So, give time & patience to run & see as long as getting better slowly-surely
Answered 2/20/2016
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