Hello All! I have been dealing with slipping rib syndrome since I was 15. My parents took me to chiropractors for years to try to help but unfortunately they just kept popping out of place. As an adult it started getting worse. I started having to miss work to heal so I reached out to my doctors who sent me to physical therapy. I also found another chiropractor to help get them in place when I was in unbearable pain and unable to work. As you can imagine it's a little harder to pop them back in place and even when they were successful there were so many times they would pop out of place while walking out of the office or I'd wake up with them popped out of place. They can pop out of place due to the most random things including sneezing or bending over too quickly. This makes it hard to work consistently because if I push myself while they're out of place it makes the recovery process so much longer. About a year ago I started my transitioning journey and while talking to the doctors they agreed that top surgery would not only help with my dysphoria but also could potentially significantly help stop my ribs popping out of place so often. I originally was planning to get a gofundme going way sooner but due to life situations I ended up loosing my insurance end of last year and have been fighting to get a new one. I had no idea what they would cover and what they wouldn't. This money is going towards paying off what insurance won't cover and life expenses while I'm out of work for recovery.