October 2012
1 post
allcallheralaska-deactivated201 asked: i just had my pectus bar removed about a month ago. i wasnt as severe as you, but i can still recall the experience of the day after the surgery, the pain i experienced in the hospital. please, do share.
August 2012
1 post
Check-Up, Check-In
Its been three weeks since the surgery, I have two bars, three incisions and loads of things to say. I finally feel in a position where I can objectively and eloquently describe my experience so far. Look out for more, ask away.
July 2012
2 posts
So It's Going
My surgery is tomorrow, less than twenty four hours away. Trying to stay chill isn’t an option.
I decided to do a bunch of things I won’t be able to for a while after my surgery:
Drive my car.
Sleep on my side.
Pull a tight shirt over my head.
Eat some of my favorite solid foods.
Go shopping.
Touch my shoulders together.
Hunch.
Twist my abdomen.
Hunch.
See my heart beating,...
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Nussed: An Origin
This blog is dedicated to people with pectis excavatum. It will be an account of right before, during, and long after my surgery as a guide (or what can be said) for pectis.
I’ve had it all my life and as I grew it got worse. My general physician never said it was harmful, even with my mothers prodding, so we dismissed it. About four months ago, and very much on a whim after some chest...
