Sorry to reply to my own comment, but it turns out I did not have a good connection when trying to bridge the cut tx trace. I ended up using a wire make the bridge. I was using an ohm meter to verify that I was getting continuity to the chip, but maybe I had shorted ground as well? So when I used the insulated wire and connected further back on the trace that might have prevented the short? Either way, it works now.
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Sorry just getting back to you. Yeah your problem sounded exactly like one I addressed on the other discussion thread we have around here, which I was going to refer you to… but it seems you figured it out on your own! 
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