Pectus Carinatum And Chest Pain/pressure.

Hello, my name is amy I have pc and the same problem I have been researching it all night and came across your story your the first ive found that has pain with this deformity. Im 28 year old and had been to the doctor when i was 17 due to pain in my chest and they said i had a deformaty but mild nothing to worry about unless it became really painful or like unbearable well 11 years later im completely miserable I go to bed and wake up in pain everyday the pain hasnt always been there but just the past two years. I really hope they dont consider this cosmetic sergery because thats not true when its this painful i dont care how it looks anymore im married and it used to bother me when i was young but all i care about is being pain free. I hope the best for you and hope to possibly chat to learn from you what i may not know yet which is really helpful.

I am a 50 yr. old mother of 4 with PC. First sharp chest pain happened 7 months ago. I was on vacation, and blamed it on my bikini top digging in while lying on stomach sunbathing. Since then, it has happened again, usually when doing something physical, like lifting or shoveling snow. Last week we got snow, and I got a very sharp pain, that feels like pinching, and now there is a sore, tender spot there, and it will pinch at the slightest wrong movement. The pain is not deep, but feels like it's right under the skin. I had no shortness of breath. Anyone else ever experience anything like this?

Wow, I am in my early twenties. I have had PC, I discovered it in middle school. My doctor was never worried about it but I am noticing the same pain and shortness of breath you described. I had a bad episode last night and my boyfriend was concerned it was an anxiety attack. I'm afraid it was too intense. I also have problems with under wire and finding a bra that will not push. It makes my right breast appear bigger as well. I don't know if I am just self conscious or if you can kinda still see it when I wear a bikini...

I've recently discovered I have PC. It literally sprung up over night it seemed around the age of 12. I thought I had hurt my chest when I fell off a swing and landed right on my stomach when i was 11. Never really thought much of it until as an adolescent it really started to bug me. When I was 17 and on medicare, a doctor finally took notice of it and had an xray done. She said it was really strange the way the vertebrae in my spine lined up, causing the protrusion in the chest. I haven't had it looked at since, but it's gotten to be increasingly uncomfortable over the years and I am now 24. I don't have insurance, and recently quit smoking cigarettes. Even though it's been 2 months since, I still experience shortness of breath and wonder if it's in any part due to my sternum. I also noticed that when I lay on my side for too long I get a sharp pain in my chest. I try deep breathing exercises to stretch that area and hopefully lessen the pain. I've heard yoga helps, but I almost feel that at 24 the body has already done what it's going to do and the only other corrective option is surgery.Today I had to look up more side effects to PC because it has been unusually painful in that area. How costly is the surgery and how many insurances actually cover it?

It's probably cause your sternum bone is getting locked behind cartilage or muscle and pushing it up against your lungs. I'm not a doctor but I have PC and I get the same thing as you when I lay flat on my stomach. I noticed also that the tip of my sternum is kind of out of place to where it normally rest, due to laying on my stomach and the weight putting pressure on it's position. It hurts really bad and you can not breath deeply or it's a stinging pain right? I haven't really found a good method to undo when this happens other than to just be calm and focus on breathing and posture. Don't take anything for anxiety. I found that most doctors are really clueless to what PC is. Believe me cause I went through so much when I was younger to get my surgery approved by insurance companies and Doctors. They say its cosmetic yet we all go through pain and struggles. Please ask anything if you want to know about the surgery or anything else. Stay positive and sit up straight lol.

I have Pectus Carinatum or now i should say had because i just got surgery for it a week ago. Mine caused me horrible pain, too. Thats why i needed the surgery. I also had shortness of breath and i was diagnosed to have anxiety attacks too. If you want to have surgery and want more information on it just message me and i can tell you anything you would like to know. Good Luck!

At your age it shouldn't get any worse, and if you want you PC fixed doctors would most likely recommend surgery considering that the cartilage in your chest isn't as flexible as it was when you were 14 thus making the brace less effective. I've had shortness of breath ever since I've had PC, but my doctors didn't think that was the case. Before I got my brace I had to take a respiratory exercise, and they assured me that my shortness of breath wasn't caused by PC.