Pectus Excavatum and Nuss Procedure

[@kellylauro3621]

I was just done by Dr. J in Aug. 2016, Thanks for the video. Are you in any of the facebook groups for Pectus?

[@mandisorg9273]

Oh great! I hope you are recovering well and feeling even better! I don't think I am in any Facebook pectus groups; are you?

[@hannahhawley8654]

Hey! Thanks for the video :) I am a female adult with PE and I am having it corrected at the beginning of the summer. I'm in the process of having all of my testing done. Similar to you, I am going to another state to have my surgery done. I've been looking for someone to ask a few questions who had done something similar!! My big questions revolve around traveling. How did you feel flying back home after the surgery? Did you get extra leg room, how many days after the surgery did you fly back, and did you wait at all from being discharged until flying home?? Thanks is again for your video. I can't wait to hear from you :)

[@mandisorg9273]

I missed this comment! So sorry I never got back to you. How did your surgery go?? Did you end up having any issues with traveling afterwords? Had I seen this comment, I would have told you that I had no issues traveling back. I flew, as opposed to driving, and I didn't feel any discomfort. Everyone in the airport and plane was very accommodating as well. On the plane, I was given the front seats and had all the leg room I wanted! I was discharged from the hospital, but stayed around the area for about 4 days. Once the surgeon gave me the okay to go home, I think I left the very next day. I hope everything went well for you! I would love to hear how your experience went.

[@rotisam]

What was your Haller Index before surgery?

[@ShesVarious]

How's your scoliosis after the surgery? Did it stay the same or get worse?

[@mandisorg9273]

To be honest, I'm not sure how the scoliosis looks now. For me, since it was very minor, it was never an issue for me. Due to this, it's not really something I had been keeping my eye on. From my own research on the Nuss Procedure, however, I've learned that it did help correct scoliosis in others. I can tell you, though, that my scoliosis most certainly did NOT get worse.