without insurance, it costs about $25,000. my insurance had to cover it because of how deep mine was. you can go to a doctor ( i went to a personal trainer who specialized in pectus) to measure how deep it is, and they'll determine if you can get it. i think it's somewhere around 2.5 centimeters or something like that.
im 15 now and mine sticks out really far. really... really.... far so ive been doing like 300 pushups a day for like 5 months and its almost gone so im preety happy. its sorta shit cause ive been doing sports my whole life and its really the only thing im good at and yer.... but anyway how old do you have to be to get the surgery done?
Mine's a lot worse. My chest sinks in on the right side, making my chest asymmetrical. Haven't been swimming or taken my top off in public since a young child. I am now 41
i'm 17 years old, is that a pretty good age to have this surgery done?
it worries me about health problems and i'm also very self concious. i was in the lunch line and this guy started making fun of it while i was with my friend. its not that bad but boy i wanted to knock his lights out!!!
I have pectus as well. Can I see a picture of what a pectus looks like on a bodybuilder? Are you thinking about getting surgery or did you you already have one?
well said! i hate it, but im the only one making an issue, no one cares, at the beach there will always be the embarrasment, but none more than what the fat birds with there tits out should have! alot of people with far worse conditions would take pc any day over their symptoms.
@Killcasper94 I get your point. i have this as well but mine is fairly severe. I am a very active guy i play football,lacrosse i mountain bike snowboard and longboard. if your isnt that severe or if you are not a sporty guy you may not understand how hard it is. i'm always one step behind everyone else because my chest is putting pressure on my lungs preventing me from breathing fully. I'm planning on getting surgery in the next month or two because I simply can't live with it.
If there are no complications caused by the pectus excavatum and you solely want it fixed for cosmetic purposes, then there is an implant that you can get in your chest. "Sorta" like a breast implant put in the chest hole. Recovery for this is way less intense.
my surgeon told me that its actually best to have it done before it gets out of hand but i've also heard you have to wait until you grow more or else it will be a rough recovery he also said something about it leading to breathing problems but i would ask a professional about yours everybody is different
anyway the operation is pretty rough but once you get through it there are a lot of rewards
after rewatching this now - after 4 months ago, when I put my hand in mine (like you did at 1:36) it goes in so far I can't see my knuckles from the side view. And your has a little hole toward the middle, my hole is not only much bigger, but the upper part of my chest between my upper pecs is concaved in as well. I wish I was dead.
hey, i had the operation 3 weeks ago. Mine went really deep. Mine wasnt missing cartledge my ribs just grew it in like that. I would get out of breath easily and get tired. After i had it done my chest looked normal. apart from the two scars under my nipples. It still hurts and it just doesnt feel right! im happy i got it done though! 1 in 1000 people get it
I am 28 years old. Have it much worse than you and I risk dying everyday when i work out. I get the same symptoms from working out like shortness of breath and pain in my heart/chest. But I don't care. I HOPE my aorta bursts and I die of this shitty condition. I have real good muscle tone, and I'll never stop working unless it kills me. And I cant afford the procedure.
hey..i have PE as well. I have some good news for you. the procedure is covered. you don't have to pay. i'm considering it, but my PE is so minor and i'm too scared. don't wish to die though! there is hope.
no one has ever died from Pectus Excavatum and The surgeon who is fixing my chest in august with the nuss procedure had a patient whose chest went past his spinal cord.
Wow good luck dude i had almost the same thing.(I had pectus carinatum or however you spell it)I got the surgery in the summer of the of my 8th grade year so i couldn't really do much and i'm still not fully recovered from it and that was almost 2 years ago.
pectus carinatum couldn't mess up my life anymore then it already has and i'm only 16 i can't do sports, i'm paranoid most of the time, my confidence couldn't be any lower it absolutely SUCKS!! and plus you feel so self concious :-(
thanks man im 15 nd living in ireland with the same thing and trying to get the surgery thanks for teaching aboat it oh and can anyone tell me how much it will cost please
Paying for the surgery out of pocket would cost way too much. Try to get a doctor who knows about pectus excavatum and see if you cant get your insurance to pay for it.
man i have the same body shape and size and same pec size (maybe a tiny bit bigger out) and same size hole and i dunno y in the world u would get surgery for it... it takes u out of sports and shit for like a year, and doesnt give u anything, xept looks :P
Man I completely know how you feel and how fucked life can be sometimes with that in your chest because I yself was born with pectus excavatum. Happy for yah, gettin the surgery, im goin in November, so well see how things play out for me!
It's not a missing piece of cartilage, but the cartilage grows too quickly, which forces the sternum to go in(pectus excavatum) or out (pectus carinatum).
Ya I have a friend that has that. Never knew it was a "condition" though. Actually he was very proud of it for some reason lol. Anyway good luck with the recovery.
We need the category view back youtube. Who cares what videos you want to feature? Let the people decide what is popular or most discussed by category. Why would you remove a feature that made youtube what it is today?!
Dude,i hope all goes well.I've been through way to many surgeries and i know how hard it can be.Make sure they put you on the"pain meds pump"i don't remember the name but when u hurt u push the button and the meds go rite in.You don't have 2 wait 4 a nurse 2 give u pain meds.Good luck and i'll be checking back on u and hope 2 find u well in the following days.
Oh, I definitely got one of those! It's called an epidural, and mine when right into my spinal cord and killed all the pain below my shoulders. I would've been in serious pain with out it...
Is interesting such structure of a thorax, doesn't disturb to cardiac muscle work, and respiratory ways?
NUR232323 1 month ago
my chest sticks out :s
cunt12343 5 months ago
I have the same but not so deep. It is becomming deeper with the years?
hilbert2547 9 months ago
Wait wait wait i got this to,ur saying something that was gonna pull my chest out isnt there?!
judefekter 1 year ago
hi i have pectus too :S i tryed swiming and all of that bud it didnt help those the surgery hurt ?
DarioSwampy1 2 years ago
I envy you. I am a 25 years old man with a funnel chest. Did you do the nuss procedure? Did your insurance pay the full amount of the surgery?
fuller33169 2 years ago
without insurance, it costs about $25,000. my insurance had to cover it because of how deep mine was. you can go to a doctor ( i went to a personal trainer who specialized in pectus) to measure how deep it is, and they'll determine if you can get it. i think it's somewhere around 2.5 centimeters or something like that.
ken060693 2 years ago
im 15 now and mine sticks out really far. really... really.... far so ive been doing like 300 pushups a day for like 5 months and its almost gone so im preety happy. its sorta shit cause ive been doing sports my whole life and its really the only thing im good at and yer.... but anyway how old do you have to be to get the surgery done?
GraffMeUp 2 years ago
Mine's a lot worse. My chest sinks in on the right side, making my chest asymmetrical. Haven't been swimming or taken my top off in public since a young child. I am now 41
GRAHAM2109 2 years ago
i'm 17 years old, is that a pretty good age to have this surgery done?
it worries me about health problems and i'm also very self concious. i was in the lunch line and this guy started making fun of it while i was with my friend. its not that bad but boy i wanted to knock his lights out!!!
Scrubs141 2 years ago
Yes, get it done early as its harder for adults. Im 18 (almost 19) and I'm having it done on monday.
buster215 2 years ago
@Scrubs141 I'm no expert but i have talked to doctors and i think your age is fine. I'm 15 and am planning on getting it.
bikeiswhatido 1 year ago
Well i have Pectus too and Mines a lot worse than yours is and I'm a competitive bodybuilder...
I've never had and cardiac troubles
studcake69 3 years ago
I have pectus as well. Can I see a picture of what a pectus looks like on a bodybuilder? Are you thinking about getting surgery or did you you already have one?
fuller33169 2 years ago
Wait so that's why we has Pectus?
MY doctor never described it like that.
studcake69 3 years ago
Mine neither o_0
kitty3309 2 years ago
i´m 14 Aaaand i have this too
i dont think its so baad
some people got no fingers etc.
live your life
Killcasper94 3 years ago 9
well said! i hate it, but im the only one making an issue, no one cares, at the beach there will always be the embarrasment, but none more than what the fat birds with there tits out should have! alot of people with far worse conditions would take pc any day over their symptoms.
lincolnuni1 2 years ago
I Have It But I Will Never Go Swimming Or Beach ! I Hate It Im 15 What Should I Do?
NoNScOpEGR 2 years ago
@Killcasper94 I get your point. i have this as well but mine is fairly severe. I am a very active guy i play football,lacrosse i mountain bike snowboard and longboard. if your isnt that severe or if you are not a sporty guy you may not understand how hard it is. i'm always one step behind everyone else because my chest is putting pressure on my lungs preventing me from breathing fully. I'm planning on getting surgery in the next month or two because I simply can't live with it.
bikeiswhatido 1 year ago
i'm 12 i have pc also is there any avoiding surgery?>>> reply plz
pearlfoo77 3 years ago
I'm 15 and I have it and my parents wont allow me to go through surgery and tell me to get over it but its embarrasing =(
Unfortunately I dont think there is any other way but I know if you work out and try to eat more and gain weight it wont be so obvious.
As you notice not many overweight or buff men ahve this problem, its unoticble with girls seeing as they ahve breasts.
greenhouse5 3 years ago
which is a good thing men who have man breaast looking mens they kinda look like they work out on upper body.
alen209 3 years ago
If there are no complications caused by the pectus excavatum and you solely want it fixed for cosmetic purposes, then there is an implant that you can get in your chest. "Sorta" like a breast implant put in the chest hole. Recovery for this is way less intense.
smartWGJ 3 years ago
my surgeon told me that its actually best to have it done before it gets out of hand but i've also heard you have to wait until you grow more or else it will be a rough recovery he also said something about it leading to breathing problems but i would ask a professional about yours everybody is different
anyway the operation is pretty rough but once you get through it there are a lot of rewards
nozerty 3 years ago
btw i had P.C. were it sticks out so the other surgery might be easier or worse idk
nozerty 3 years ago
after rewatching this now - after 4 months ago, when I put my hand in mine (like you did at 1:36) it goes in so far I can't see my knuckles from the side view. And your has a little hole toward the middle, my hole is not only much bigger, but the upper part of my chest between my upper pecs is concaved in as well. I wish I was dead.
mycatisromeo 3 years ago
I got PC
livingroomvids71 3 years ago
hey, i had the operation 3 weeks ago. Mine went really deep. Mine wasnt missing cartledge my ribs just grew it in like that. I would get out of breath easily and get tired. After i had it done my chest looked normal. apart from the two scars under my nipples. It still hurts and it just doesnt feel right! im happy i got it done though! 1 in 1000 people get it
richo170 3 years ago
I am 28 years old. Have it much worse than you and I risk dying everyday when i work out. I get the same symptoms from working out like shortness of breath and pain in my heart/chest. But I don't care. I HOPE my aorta bursts and I die of this shitty condition. I have real good muscle tone, and I'll never stop working unless it kills me. And I cant afford the procedure.
mycatisromeo 3 years ago
hey..i have PE as well. I have some good news for you. the procedure is covered. you don't have to pay. i'm considering it, but my PE is so minor and i'm too scared. don't wish to die though! there is hope.
christinalynnsey 3 years ago
if it's minor then maybe you shouldn't get the surgery. I have minor pe too and i'd only think of surgery as a last resort.
demonic4ce 3 years ago
no one has ever died from Pectus Excavatum and The surgeon who is fixing my chest in august with the nuss procedure had a patient whose chest went past his spinal cord.
JesseS420 3 years ago
jeez best wishes
12caredee21 4 years ago
Wow good luck dude i had almost the same thing.(I had pectus carinatum or however you spell it)I got the surgery in the summer of the of my 8th grade year so i couldn't really do much and i'm still not fully recovered from it and that was almost 2 years ago.
Godkiller23 4 years ago
pectus carinatum couldn't mess up my life anymore then it already has and i'm only 16 i can't do sports, i'm paranoid most of the time, my confidence couldn't be any lower it absolutely SUCKS!! and plus you feel so self concious :-(
LippyDipDip 4 years ago
i have much worster chest than you... and i'm searching for the surgery, the freedom from this hell
hksMovies 4 years ago
thanks man im 15 nd living in ireland with the same thing and trying to get the surgery thanks for teaching aboat it oh and can anyone tell me how much it will cost please
sonnetie 4 years ago
Paying for the surgery out of pocket would cost way too much. Try to get a doctor who knows about pectus excavatum and see if you cant get your insurance to pay for it.
LostHisMarbles 4 years ago
man i have the same body shape and size and same pec size (maybe a tiny bit bigger out) and same size hole and i dunno y in the world u would get surgery for it... it takes u out of sports and shit for like a year, and doesnt give u anything, xept looks :P
lobzdik 4 years ago
Man I completely know how you feel and how fucked life can be sometimes with that in your chest because I yself was born with pectus excavatum. Happy for yah, gettin the surgery, im goin in November, so well see how things play out for me!
All the best man, keep doin what u doin...
bossmanUKR 4 years ago
It's not a missing piece of cartilage, but the cartilage grows too quickly, which forces the sternum to go in(pectus excavatum) or out (pectus carinatum).
RoadsterRider 4 years ago
Je vous comprend pas...
Pourais tu parler en Français, SVP
grenouil1970 4 years ago
Moi, je voudrais translater pour toi, mais je ne sais pas comment faire.
2degucitas 4 years ago
Avec Google Translation...
Merci Beaucoup
grenouil1970 4 years ago
soldier on!
Timmahhh00 4 years ago
thats wierd. never had an accident or surgery, but i was born with my chest like that. only one other person in my family has it like that. kewl
WAYOVERDUE2007 4 years ago
very good, very interesting. cool tattoo too
oppositronic 4 years ago
i know how u feel...i just had reconstructive knee surgery and im bored as hell
bestactress06 4 years ago
If you are as bored as me, and want to chat.. I'm on MSN: KReeder01@ hotmail. com
nxkr3w 4 years ago
i have a friend with that its not nearly as intense though. also i like the way you filmed this though its cool.
UhLawnUh 4 years ago
Soy el padre de "Roman de Mostoles", doy las gracias a todos, hemos conseguido retirar el video. Pero la imagen persiste.
Tambien hemos conseguido que los sinverguenzas engorden más, extendiendiendo sus enlaces con otras Web.
Pero : ¿Como luchar contra los que dominan el mundo a través de la informática?.
josemartR 4 years ago
OMG, ow.
deathweaselx86 4 years ago
Ya I have a friend that has that. Never knew it was a "condition" though. Actually he was very proud of it for some reason lol. Anyway good luck with the recovery.
Xenoxander 4 years ago
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walaha80 4 years ago
takes one to know one. how sad u are.
WAYOVERDUE2007 4 years ago
Pretty intense story, I had a friend growin up that had the same problem. Hope all goes well brah.
KAPPASIG1213 4 years ago
But I like it.
crowcity 4 years ago
This feels...staged.
crowcity 4 years ago
well, it was a little edited...but that really was the morning of my surgery!
thejobproject 4 years ago
Yeah, I just meant it looked so professional :)
crowcity 4 years ago
co to ma być??
moner3 4 years ago
tipini sikiiim...
ouzaktas 4 years ago
wow... curious....
franzaRm 4 years ago
We need the category view back youtube. Who cares what videos you want to feature? Let the people decide what is popular or most discussed by category. Why would you remove a feature that made youtube what it is today?!
tallt66 4 years ago
BLEAAAAAAAAK
aicha345 4 years ago
fuck good luck dude. ive just found this and will catchup on the rest. subscribed.
Horween 4 years ago
isnt he cute!
deannorthern 4 years ago
fuck good luck dude. ive just found this and will catchup on the rest. subscribed.
HugeTesticlez 4 years ago
Has anyone tell you that you look just like Nicolas Cage? Because you look like him 100%
JamesWorldStudios 4 years ago
I refuse to believe it! I have actually heard it before, but I refuse!
thejobproject 4 years ago
@JamesWorldStudios stfu man ur not helping me
keytek9 1 year ago
I can relate to this kinda stuff! Good luck Tim! You are a heck of a tallented artist! Take care bro!
Peace ouTY!
TAMMpON
tammpon 4 years ago
Dude,i hope all goes well.I've been through way to many surgeries and i know how hard it can be.Make sure they put you on the"pain meds pump"i don't remember the name but when u hurt u push the button and the meds go rite in.You don't have 2 wait 4 a nurse 2 give u pain meds.Good luck and i'll be checking back on u and hope 2 find u well in the following days.
kr8zygurl 4 years ago
Oh, I definitely got one of those! It's called an epidural, and mine when right into my spinal cord and killed all the pain below my shoulders. I would've been in serious pain with out it...
thejobproject 4 years ago