Guest guest Posted June 10, 2001 Report Share Posted June 10, 2001 > As a pre-op, I never gave any thought to a rib spreader but I suppose it > is standard practice to use it. Has anyone else suffered a comlication > or pain from its use? > , When i was about a week out from surgery i had this slight pain in my chest, that i couldnt figure out, it wasnt incision pain it was up higher, it was like a dull ache. the Dr. said it was from the rib spreader and said to take Advil for it, which worked. It laster like 2 weeks aand then went away. It was nothing compared to the incision pain. and my incision want that bad either. Carol L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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