Pectus excavatum...

[destrekor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum

That is what I have. The severity of my condition is relatively similar to the one in the picture on that wiki page above. However, as far as I can tell, and with the multiple general physicals throughout history I have had for sports, or even my DoDMERB for ROTC (a series of physical health evaluations, between ears, eyes, and body), it seems as though I have no respiratory or cardiac problems. PT has helped me reaffirm this: my legs hurt during running far more often than myself being unable to breathe. However, its merely a tiredness, not necessarily any ill effects from the condition.


.... phew

with that said, here is my question. Does anyone on here have it, and/or know someone who does, and do you/they have a muscular chest, and/or a toned chest? I ask this, because I want to start getting to the gym more than I do and focus on building muscles, but like another thread where the poster asked about his muscles and definition, someone else brought up the idea of a lesser built chest on a frame with large arm and/or shoulder/neck muscles. This presents an issue, as I appear to be in the position where I could have built up neck and shoulders and arms, but not so much in the chest.

just trying to feel out my options, see if there is any method of working out (if the condition does prevent muscle buildup in the chest) where I could still build up my chest.

 

[Enfer Singe]

on the bright side, you will always have a place to eat cereal

 

[Cattlegod]

my good buddy has this. we've gotten wasted and had chicks do shots out of it He has also eaten cereal out it if too hehe

as far as lifting, he never really went to the gym at all, so I can't give a comment on that.

 

[Tech Addict]

My step daughter has a fairly severe case. On the holler index they rated her severity a seven. She will be having the surgery to repair it at the end of this month. Be thankful you dont have any of the cardiac or respiratory issues.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
my good buddy has this. we've gotten wasted and had chicks do shots out of it He has also eaten cereal out it if too hehe

as far as lifting, he never really went to the gym at all, so I can't give a comment on that.

it has definitely been used for a girl to take a shot out of it. and while I have never tried cereal out of it, but buddy down the street, whose chest is sunken in deeper than mine, has done that.

Originally posted by: Tech Addict
My step daughter has a fairly severe case. On the holler index they rated her severity a seven. She will be having the surgery to repair it at the end of this month. Be thankful you dont have any of the cardiac or respiratory issues.

yea I never had it measured because I believe my pediatrician just never viewed it as necessary. He suggested that if I wanted it, surgery was an option, but it would be cosmetic only. Due to that, we never really looked into it beyond getting a few numbers to call, because it was cosmetic and would be too costly for no real benefit other than self esteem.

I have slowly learned to cope with it, but it would be great if I could build up my chest and with the muscles help hide it a little. Regardless, I need to build up my chest because I am quite skinny and a little muscle with help widen my upper torso.