I have lived with Pectus Excavatum for most of my life, first noticing it I had PE when I was 6 years old. My father mentioned that I have a small dent in my chest, although I didn’t think much about it at that time. For most of my childhood, the depression was fairly insignificant, until I turned 13 and puberty came. From then on, I grew rapidly and so did the depression in my chest.
By the time I was 19 I had stopped growing, and my sternum was sunken in so deep it was touching my heart. I went to many doctors seeking a way to fix it. All but one told me that my condition was purely cosmetic. It wasn’t. Throughout my 20s, I suffered from dizzy spells and fainting attacks. I would stretch while standing up and suddenly wake up on the floor. My resting heart rate was abnormally high, and I had reduced stamina, even though I was in great athletic shape.
A few years after being rejected for surgery, I decided to fix my condition on my own. It took years of research as well as trial and error, but finally I achieved near complete correction of my pectus deformation, and with it all the health benefits, including better lung capacity, improved breathing and better heart function.
I started this blog to document my progress and write articles to help people who suffer from PE.
So, you’re probably wondering just how I looked before and how I look now. Well, without further ado…
If you have PE and want to follow my program, check out my book. It will guide you through the whole process so that you can improve your chest as well.
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