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My Nuss Procedure Post-Op Experience
Hi everyone, my names Nick Riggi, I’m currently 14 years old, male, I “had” pectus, I just got my nuss procedure done 1 week ago today, and I’m loving it, (I got 2 bars in, my was very severe) I have absolutely no pain, 1 – 10 my pain is -2,” I got the surgery Monday, August 8th, 2011, I left the hospital Sunday, August 14th, 2011, and I didn’t take anything for pain that last 2 days in the hospital, and I could have left the Thursday, August 11th, 2011….but you have to have a bowel movement before you can leave, and I didn’t.
But as I said, I got 2 bars because on the Hollar index (the rating of which your pectus is severe) to get the surgery you must have at least a 3.2 rating, mine was a 10.9, the most severe the had at this hospital. I was operated on at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital but the #1 pectus surgeon in the United States, a Dr. Victor Garcia. He did a great job, but if you have an question please feel free to ask,
By the way, after surgery, once you are off your epidural block, do not the the following (from order not much pain to the most pain) No laughing, no coughing, sneezing, vomiting…on a pain scale, 1 – 10, laughing = 3, coughing = 5, sneezing = I haven’t sneezed yet but I believe would be somewhere around a 6 or 7, and vomiting = 15, yes 15, I vomited once off the epidural block because of a certain pain drug I was given, and the pain was excruciating, so if you feel like you are going to vomit, take deep, slow breathes, and if you can’t stop it, just pray and brace yourself, because I am no joker, the pain is deathly.
***Things I have trouble doing 1 week after surgery: Washing my hair in the shower, put on shoes, putting on socks, brushing/combing my hair. Getting up from a laying position is very, very, very hard, I can not do stairs very well, I must have my mom hold me hand, because it does hurt.
To everyone who is considering this surgery, it is very much worth it, also if possible try to contact Dr. Victor Garcia for an operation, I know not everyone can get to him but he’s worth it. (http://members.iinet.net.au/~broadstock/ipc/list.htm#usa) 1/2 way down the list is his contact information.
Good luck to everyone who is getting the surgery. 
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thanks :), Pectus is a medical condition that cause your sternum to grow inward or outward, and the nuss procedure is just a surgery you can get done to fix it, which is what I did :) |
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I am now :) |
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| Hi, I'm a 16 year old girl and I'm going to be getting this surgery in about a month from now, an I am terrified about he possible pain, does anyone know if it hurts more for girls then it does for guys? And any more info on the pain amount? Thanks!(: |
| Hi! Thanks for the info. My son will be having a double bar Nuss as well on June 11th. I hope he has results like you did. You look great! Not sure what his Holler index is but we will find out on Saturday after his CT is done. I'm interested to know. I hope he will do a blog too but he will probably be too much into his XBox to combat the boredom. Haha! |
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Well tell me how it goes, I know that I'm a little past June 11th but I havne't been blogigng AT ALL like I used to. But I'm gonna start again. Let me know how it went. I'm almost a year into it now, I don't even notice the bars anymore. |
| Dude I am having this surgery tomorrow at 8 in the morning at the same hospital by the same doctor. Mine was a 13.4 so it's a little worse but it's has to be done. I'm 18 and hopefully it won't keep me down to long. I've heard that its really painfully and some people regret doing it but mine is putting pressure on my heart so I have to get it. Hopefully all goes well. I just thought it was neat to see someone who went through the exact same thing. Well wish me luck!! |
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hey man, trust me. Docter Garica is amazing. I was in pain for the first hour I woke up, thats it. They just up'ed the pain killer abit. Trust me, after 2 weeks you won't even notice the bars. I hope all goes well! Talk to me again after your surgery if you're up to it! I'd love to talk again man. Good luck bro! |
Don't know what a nuss procedure is or a pectus. Perhaps we call it something else over here in the UK. But interesting reading your post. Hope you are well soon.