My 4 month old little boy has Pectus Excavatum. I am wondering if there are any other moms who have sons with this and how that has impacted their life, if at all?? Has it gotten better or worse over time? Please advise, thank you!!!
My younger brother has this. He's now 24 years old. My parents really never made a big deal about it and it hasn't affected my brother at all. (He wrestled in HS, and he continues to lift weights and he farms now.) It was noticeable when he was a baby/toddler. Now, not so much. I hope this helps!
My Dr. suspected my daughter had this at birth. I think he may have diagnosed it prematurely because it never amounted to much. She is now 19 months and doesn't look like she has it. I hope that your son grows into his body like my daughter did.
Both of my sons have this condition, they are now 24 and 15 and it hasn't hampered their development of any sort. You can have it fixed for cosmetic reasons but it is a very painful operation and unless their is a medication reason such as it hampering their heart or respiration I wouldn't opt for it. My oldest son passed his physical with flying colors and is a officer in the Navy. So I wouldn't worry about it.
My friend's son is 14 and got diagnosed with both Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum. (Half of his chest does one and half does the other). He wore a brace for awhile to try to keep the movement to a minimum, but really has had no lasting affects from it. As long as you are aware of it and keep an eye on things to make sure their breathing is fine, it shouldn't cause too many problems.
K. do not worry. My now 10 yr old son was born with pectus excavatum and is fine. We see an endcronologist at the University of Iowa hospital and he and our MD check it at his yearly check ups. It does depend on how deep it is but it can be fixed as they get older if it is really bad. I have a friend whose oldest son had his fixed in high school and he is perfectly fine. If you read up on it please do not let any imformation scare you, most on line info gives worse case scenario. They say if it gets too bad it can constrict the heart and lungs and that is why it needs to be monitored by your sons MD. It does not slow our son down in any way though. Our son plays football, and soccer, loves to jog ,takes dance and plays a brass instrument in band all things that require major lung function. Good luck I hope this helps . Relax and don't sweat the small stuff. J. -mom of 4 and wife of 1
