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- Posted: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:40:45 +0000
Okay, so you are maybe wondering what those two stange words are pectus excavatum , well it basically means 'hollow chest' or a concave chest. This is a a genetic deformaty that results in the malformation of the Sturnum, or the center bone of the chest.
My little story/blurb: I am a 17 year old girl and I think my 'pectus excavatum is more on the mild side. I have always had a little dent in my chest since I was little but it was nothing severe. However, in the past few years, puberty onward, I have noticed my chest getting deeper and deeper. I personally believe that being a female I was not so quick to catch on to my problem because the fact that I have boobs somewhat masks it. This may sound a little stupid but I htough my chest was silly looking because I have a slender build, slightly taller than average and thin = small boobs = silly looking chest. However, over the years I began to realize that perhaps my chest looks silly not becasue of my breast size but because of the 'hole' in my chest.
Apart from having a silly chest I also have asthma. I occasionally experience chest pains on the left side and shortness of breath that I had attributed over the years to my asthma and tight muscle (avid side sleeper on my left.)
I mainly created this little thread because I would like to talk to other like me who have dumb looking chests. I want to know what are you doing to cope with it, what are your medical 'side effects' associated with the condition (i.e Heart problems, asthma, lung problems), have you had or plan to have corrective surgery . . . etc.
Pics:
<--- lol, look at the face.
<---How it is surgically corrected Video
<---Like what I have, only I have boobs.
Here are some links to information sites:
Quick info video-blurb-thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1004953-overview
http://www.pectusinfo.com/ <--- lol, looks lame but has good info.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003320.htm
P.S. this is cap_gun_girl's mule account.
My little story/blurb: I am a 17 year old girl and I think my 'pectus excavatum is more on the mild side. I have always had a little dent in my chest since I was little but it was nothing severe. However, in the past few years, puberty onward, I have noticed my chest getting deeper and deeper. I personally believe that being a female I was not so quick to catch on to my problem because the fact that I have boobs somewhat masks it. This may sound a little stupid but I htough my chest was silly looking because I have a slender build, slightly taller than average and thin = small boobs = silly looking chest. However, over the years I began to realize that perhaps my chest looks silly not becasue of my breast size but because of the 'hole' in my chest.
Apart from having a silly chest I also have asthma. I occasionally experience chest pains on the left side and shortness of breath that I had attributed over the years to my asthma and tight muscle (avid side sleeper on my left.)
I mainly created this little thread because I would like to talk to other like me who have dumb looking chests. I want to know what are you doing to cope with it, what are your medical 'side effects' associated with the condition (i.e Heart problems, asthma, lung problems), have you had or plan to have corrective surgery . . . etc.
Pics:
<--- lol, look at the face.
<---How it is surgically corrected Video
<---Like what I have, only I have boobs.
Here are some links to information sites:
Quick info video-blurb-thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1004953-overview
http://www.pectusinfo.com/ <--- lol, looks lame but has good info.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003320.htm
P.S. this is cap_gun_girl's mule account.