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[|Human|] hi my name is matt and im a 29 y.o. male suffering from a malunion of bone in my left first rib. It has always for the past few years given me some amount of pain and discomfort. however now it has slowly become increasinglyunbearable to the point where I am considering having a resection performed. I asked one specialist abuot this and hesaid he did not feel comfortable performing an operation on me due to my relitively young ageand still
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Rib fracture should not be operated. Rib fracture should be allowed to heal by itself. And no surgery is needed even if it is million. The basic reason for this is flat nature of rib. One can not do screwing or plating in such flat bone. So rib fractures are always treated conservatively. At present, you are having inflammation at fracture site. So avoid movements causing pain. Avoid bad postures in sleep. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. Start painkiller and muscle relaxant Chat Doctor.  Apply warm water pad on affected site. Wear rib belt to prevent mobilization of rib. By all these you will definitely improve. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.