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Your Name	Tony White
Where are you from	Cairns, Australia
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	I would like to know if anybody knows if this operation is performed in Australia.
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	Yes definately, my case is not as pronounced as some I have seen but it still effects the way I feel about body image.
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	It hurts sometimes.
What do you think of this website?	At leasst there is some hope to get this thing fucked off foreever now!!!

Your Name	Ashley
Where are you from	Nebraska
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	I have had PE for as long as I can remember. My mother has it too. I have always questioned it, but she has told me that it will always get better. When I was 16 I took the initiative to find out what it really was. I'm now 18. I have confronted my mother about getting surgery but she looks down on it.
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	Yes! I have always been self-conscience. I won't wear bikini's or low cut shirts. I don't want to have to deal with being "different". However, recently I have been more open to explaining to people what diformity I have. They always are very interested and have not yet held it against me. I am still very conscience about my body, however.
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	I have noticed since I was 15 that I have problems running long distances. I would always tell myself that I was out of shape, even though I knew that wasn't the case. Recently I was running a little less than a mile and I passed out and seizured. My cardiologist aren't focusing on the PE as the cause, but I think it played a major role in it. I can also feel my heart beating extra hard.
What do you think of this website?	Fabulous

Your Name	ramona
Where are you from	Romania
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	thank you for all the information!
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	of course,but the correction made me a little bit different...
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	shortness of breath,palpitations,chest pain
What do you think of this website?	although I'm a medicine student,I find it very interesting .I will soon go to student's anual congress and I will present the results after the surgical treatment in 42 cases in our clinic.So,thank you!

Your Name	Gabriel
Where are you from	London
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	Like my father, I have always had mild PE. When I was at school in the 1950s the doctor recommended surgery but other doctors said it was only cosmetic and not life threatening.They also warned that surgery would lead to a stiffening of the sternum. In those days it seems that there was a total lack of awareness of the psychological effects. After a bad bout of fly earlier this year I decided that I needed to do something about it. After searching the internet, I have bought an orthopaedic vest which puts pressure on the lower part of the rib-cage. I have been wearing it for a few weeks now and try and do exercises every day. I am already Impressed with the results. Improving my posture seems to have added an inch to my height.
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	Sometimes. Last Summer, on holiday I did not want to take my shirt off. I was very interested by the survey on this site and on Dr Haje's site which acknowleged the psychological effects of this condition.
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	At school I was aware that I would fairly quickly become red in the face when engaging in more physical sports. I dreaded the 'cross-country'. However this has not prevented me having an active life and playing tennis a couple of times a week.
What do you think of this website?	I think this is an excellent site and wish that I had found it sooner. How about a section devoted to non-surgical treatment of this condition.

Your Name	Sal
Where are you from	New York
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	I first started showing signs of pectus carinatum around the age of 12. Over the next ten years it changed a little bit, with one rib bone actually sticking out to a sharp point at the sternum. It's not that noticable though. To hide it, I always wear an undershirt, and with girls, I find it's best to just get it out there in the beginning of a physical relationship.
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	In high school, I was extremely self-conscious about it, to the point where I almost got the surgery. However, the doctor, who would have been paid a lot, talked me out of it, saying if I work out my upper body a lot, it will hardly be noticable. He was right. However, I often don't have the time to work out a lot, so it does become more prominent at times and the psychological effects come back slightly.
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	I did get a lot of bronchial infections in college, lying on a surfboard or similar object hurts, you can see my heart beating if you look real close and my posture is a little awkward, but except for the surfboard thing (which doesn't happen often), I can't blame the condition. I would avoid keeping a large wallet in your back pocket. It's not good for your spine, which is not good for your chest. Also, I don't imagine the large amounts of smoking I did in my youth helped either.
What do you think of this website?	It's a necessary website. Because so many people with these conditions do masterful jobs at hiding it, we rarely see others with it, thus feeling more alone.

Your Name	Linda
Where are you from	Texas
Your E-Mail	[email protected]
Your Web Site URL	http://
Comments	I am a 27 year old female and I have pectus excavatum.
Does your pectus deformity affect you psychologically?	No! And it never has. Both my mother and I have pectus excavatum. I think since I was not the only one in my family that had pectus excavatum, it made it easier for me to deal with the psychological aspect of the defect. I embrass the fact that I am different! One year, I researched surgical corrections...I decided against surgery. Even though I feel like my sunk-in chest is the deepest measuring 5 inches and my collar bones also curve inward. I stand tall, with my shoulders back and face the world.
Does your pectus deformity affect you physically?	Yes, I have heart flutters, deep heart beats, and I am not able to take deep breaths. I also have chest pains. Sometimes I find myself holding my breath.
What do you think of this website?	I like this website!

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