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We were referred to UW medical center in Seattle because they have a team that has done surgeries similar to this before. But because of how severe his pectus excavatum is, the surgeon at Overlake also suggested Stanford and Cleveland. Lots of options to now look into.

Thats fascinating to me! Several doctors we have met with have said various things, some think his chest will look much different after surgery, some day it won’t, some say it will only take one bar to replace, I guess we will wait to get all the answers from our new surgical team. Thank you so...

thank you so much for your reply! Jill is my cousin and absolutely one of my best friends. She’s been my anchor through all of this. I appreciate your kind words of support!

Hi! I’m new here, my cousin Jillian led me to this site. I’ve read several of your stories and feel inspired and hopeful again. My husband Jake has severe pectus excavatum and a severely malfunctioning mitral valve. We have a wonderful cardiologist at Overlake but just yesterday were referred...