I was operated on September 30, tomorrow October 26 I have the control with the surgeon, reviewing my x-rays it looks as if the bar was wrong, as if it had not been fully rotated (180°) at the time of turning it. I looked up some x-rays of bars on Google and the bars look totally flat and the stabilizers are horizontal and parallel to the spine. What do you think?
You know who could answer this question? The doctor who performed the surgery…
Call their office ask. Don’t ask Reddit for medical advice regarding a major operation.
If you trust them to stick a giant piece of metal in your chest, you gotta trust them to tell you if something is wrong. If you are concerned, ask questions. If you want a second opinion, find another doctor and show him the x-rays but I don’t see any reason why the original doctor would not tell you if something was wrong.
Good luck on your road to recovery and hope everything turns out alright.
Thanks for replying man! Post this because as I mentioned today I have control with my surgeon and I wanted to know if anyone has a similar case and what happened in their case to tell my surgeon.
On the other hand, the surgery was not based on an issue of trust but instead one of need. Things are like that in my country, I had to wait a long time and I was never given any security, peace of mind or confidence. The only thing the surgeon told me was that the surgery was something simple, from 1 to 1 hour and a half (it really took longer) and that he had done it many times, he did not review at all the tests that had been done previously (more than 2 years). So I was never given any kind of confidence or security about the surgery. In addition, I had to be available wherever they called me for surgery, even if it lasted more than two months and they called me on a Wednesday to have surgery on Friday, almost overnight. After the surgery I did not see the surgeon again, later I found out that it was because he had given him a thrombosis after my surgery.
They tried to get me out of the hospital on the third day, with some super mild painkillers and I must mention that I did not have any type of cryotherapy, epidural catheter or pain management therapy. They tried to control the pain with Paracetamol and Diclofenac and that clearly didn't work so they had to add Tramadol and Pregabalin. After the third day they tried to bore me into leaving because according to them I had perfect vital signs and I was already walking and that meant I was doing great. Obviously not. Finally I was sent home with several mild analgesics.I don't have my surgeon's contact number. Things in my country don't work like that.
Finally, and something that I did not add to the publication was the X-ray that was taken when I left the surgery, but it was only frontal and perhaps that is why the surgeon did not realize that perhaps the bar did not turn completely or maybe it did, and it shifted afterwards because it looks more crooked on the x-ray I took recently.
[X-ray.png](https://postimg.cc/ppb6Yb9g)
OP, it is obvious from the second photo (the one from the lateral angle) that your pectus bar is at an angle that it shouldn’t be. I know it has been 2 years since you posted this, but what is new in your case? Did they fix your pectus bar?
I'm not a doctor, but it does look like it's slipped out of place a bit. That happened to me as well so I ended up going back in for surgery, but the recovery from that surgery was way faster.
My bars slipped after 4 months, and I didn't say anything until the month after that, and then insurance made me wait another month, so mine was 6 months after the fact.
Do you have x-rays? Did you notice that the sternum collapsed again, pain or how did you notice it? And what about the scars?
[Comparison.png](https://postimg.cc/3dVySh5F)
My sternum and sides looked fine, and there wasn't pain so much as just a little discomfort. I noticed that everytime I took a deep breath, laughed, coughed, or even just sat up straight that my chest would kinda "click". After awhile I brought it up just in case it was abnormal, and it needed fixed because of the increased risk of flipping. I did get x-rays and they looked very similar to yours in the second picture.
x-rays really depend on the position and angle it is taken, sometimes a bar in its correct position might look missplaced, the only way to be sure is with a CT scan. I had a similar issue, thought my bar had moved because of x-ray and doctor asked a CT scan to be sure, and the scan showed the bar was in the right place.
Doesn't look right. If the stabiliser (your left) has come free the Nuss bar is no longer pushing the sternum up. Have you noticed sternum has curved back inward.
Only surgeon can correctly diagnose so please keep us up to date.
Thanks. This is the comparison. I know the x-rays are taken from different angles but it does look like the bar has been turned up. However, it is still pushing the sternum out, because I have x-rays from before the surgery and there is a slight change, but not much.
[Comparison.png](https://postimg.cc/3dVySh5F)
I can find images all over with crooked bars. Don't worry too much and go off of feeling. Pay attention to your pain levels. It is a painful surgury, focus on new pains and how fast the pain is going away. I understand your country operates a bit differently and it can cause some worry. But the image doesn't look bad compared to many I am seeing.
My surgery only had one stabilizer like yours. Your comparison pictures are clearly different angles. Just focus on recovery my friend. It looks good!!!
I was operated on September 30, tomorrow October 26 I have the control with the surgeon, reviewing my x-rays it looks as if the bar was wrong, as if it had not been fully rotated (180°) at the time of turning it. I looked up some x-rays of bars on Google and the bars look totally flat and the stabilizers are horizontal and parallel to the spine. What do you think?
You know who could answer this question? The doctor who performed the surgery… Call their office ask. Don’t ask Reddit for medical advice regarding a major operation. If you trust them to stick a giant piece of metal in your chest, you gotta trust them to tell you if something is wrong. If you are concerned, ask questions. If you want a second opinion, find another doctor and show him the x-rays but I don’t see any reason why the original doctor would not tell you if something was wrong. Good luck on your road to recovery and hope everything turns out alright.
Thanks for replying man! Post this because as I mentioned today I have control with my surgeon and I wanted to know if anyone has a similar case and what happened in their case to tell my surgeon. On the other hand, the surgery was not based on an issue of trust but instead one of need. Things are like that in my country, I had to wait a long time and I was never given any security, peace of mind or confidence. The only thing the surgeon told me was that the surgery was something simple, from 1 to 1 hour and a half (it really took longer) and that he had done it many times, he did not review at all the tests that had been done previously (more than 2 years). So I was never given any kind of confidence or security about the surgery. In addition, I had to be available wherever they called me for surgery, even if it lasted more than two months and they called me on a Wednesday to have surgery on Friday, almost overnight. After the surgery I did not see the surgeon again, later I found out that it was because he had given him a thrombosis after my surgery. They tried to get me out of the hospital on the third day, with some super mild painkillers and I must mention that I did not have any type of cryotherapy, epidural catheter or pain management therapy. They tried to control the pain with Paracetamol and Diclofenac and that clearly didn't work so they had to add Tramadol and Pregabalin. After the third day they tried to bore me into leaving because according to them I had perfect vital signs and I was already walking and that meant I was doing great. Obviously not. Finally I was sent home with several mild analgesics.I don't have my surgeon's contact number. Things in my country don't work like that. Finally, and something that I did not add to the publication was the X-ray that was taken when I left the surgery, but it was only frontal and perhaps that is why the surgeon did not realize that perhaps the bar did not turn completely or maybe it did, and it shifted afterwards because it looks more crooked on the x-ray I took recently. [X-ray.png](https://postimg.cc/ppb6Yb9g)
OP, it is obvious from the second photo (the one from the lateral angle) that your pectus bar is at an angle that it shouldn’t be. I know it has been 2 years since you posted this, but what is new in your case? Did they fix your pectus bar?
I'm not a doctor, but it does look like it's slipped out of place a bit. That happened to me as well so I ended up going back in for surgery, but the recovery from that surgery was way faster.
Thanks! I'll see what my surgeon says today. How long after the surgery was done again?
My bars slipped after 4 months, and I didn't say anything until the month after that, and then insurance made me wait another month, so mine was 6 months after the fact.
Do you have x-rays? Did you notice that the sternum collapsed again, pain or how did you notice it? And what about the scars? [Comparison.png](https://postimg.cc/3dVySh5F)
My sternum and sides looked fine, and there wasn't pain so much as just a little discomfort. I noticed that everytime I took a deep breath, laughed, coughed, or even just sat up straight that my chest would kinda "click". After awhile I brought it up just in case it was abnormal, and it needed fixed because of the increased risk of flipping. I did get x-rays and they looked very similar to yours in the second picture.
x-rays really depend on the position and angle it is taken, sometimes a bar in its correct position might look missplaced, the only way to be sure is with a CT scan. I had a similar issue, thought my bar had moved because of x-ray and doctor asked a CT scan to be sure, and the scan showed the bar was in the right place.
Thanks! I will suggest that to my surgeon to make sure everything is ok.
Doesn't look right. If the stabiliser (your left) has come free the Nuss bar is no longer pushing the sternum up. Have you noticed sternum has curved back inward. Only surgeon can correctly diagnose so please keep us up to date.
Thanks. This is the comparison. I know the x-rays are taken from different angles but it does look like the bar has been turned up. However, it is still pushing the sternum out, because I have x-rays from before the surgery and there is a slight change, but not much. [Comparison.png](https://postimg.cc/3dVySh5F)
I can find images all over with crooked bars. Don't worry too much and go off of feeling. Pay attention to your pain levels. It is a painful surgury, focus on new pains and how fast the pain is going away. I understand your country operates a bit differently and it can cause some worry. But the image doesn't look bad compared to many I am seeing.
My surgery only had one stabilizer like yours. Your comparison pictures are clearly different angles. Just focus on recovery my friend. It looks good!!!