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What Does Extra Rib Pressurizing C7 With Flattened Lordosis On Left Side Mean?

Hello,I seen a gp about pain in my neck and shoulders and with limited neck movement, got sent for x-ray and it came back I have an extra rib that is putting pressure on my C7 and that I also have and that I have flattening of lordosis on my lower left side caused by rudimentary cervical rib. I have to see a surgeon about it and about removal of it called you please explain it a bit better and the process of it. I also have menorrhagia. ?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Mem someone has extra rib like you...that rib mostly located above normal 1 st rib n that is extra n we don't have spce for extra in body so this extra rib cause somewhat pressure to near about structures...these structures are mostly near at c7 location means about these structures are located at the level of 7th cervical vertebreae...n these pressure by rib on these structure cause some symptoms n sign related to these structure...these can be overwhelmed by exerxise n removing these extra structure so surgon advise you to remove these rib...
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What Does Extra Rib Pressurizing C7 With Flattened Lordosis On Left Side Mean?

Mem someone has extra rib like you...that rib mostly located above normal 1 st rib n that is extra n we don t have spce for extra in body so this extra rib cause somewhat pressure to near about structures...these structures are mostly near at c7 location means about these structures are located at the level of 7th cervical vertebreae...n these pressure by rib on these structure cause some symptoms n sign related to these structure...these can be overwhelmed by exerxise n removing these extra structure so surgon advise you to remove these rib...