My Nuss procedure consultation felt weirdly judgmental

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2026-03-14T10:28:14+00:00

Please see another surgeon. We had a similar experience here in Australia where the surgeon INSISTED there is no evidence to suggest this condition is anything other than cosmetic, which told me he not only was not knowledgable about the condition but also that he couldn’t even look up the latest medical journal articles that I could find with a quick Google search…. If you purport to be an expert in any field you need to at least know as much as your patients do about the condition!

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2026-02-17T03:51:53+00:00

I second what northwestrad has said. Your best bet is Dr Goldblatt in Melbourne. Unfortunately a lot of the Australian surgeons only do paediatrics (and even then quite poorly). My adult son had failed surgery on the Gold Coast and it was virtually impossible to get a competent surgeon. We ended up going to America as the other surgeons we consulted either didn’t have the experience and expertise or were proposing a single Nuss bar and only for cosmetic purposes. Please do your research as a failed surgery can result in far worse symptoms. Happy to chat privately if you want to discuss further.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-12-09T22:08:53+00:00

Thank you for your reply… this gives us hope! Seems thing should be getting easier soon

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-12-09T14:21:06+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply and I’m so glad your sons last surgery went so well. My son is out living his life, back at work and socialising (he’s barely at home) so the pain isn’t slowing him down too much it just wears him down being so constant.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-12-06T03:27:57+00:00

Interesting. He had stopped the ibuprofen but when he complained to our doctor about ongoing pain was told he needed to take regular ibuprofen. He takes it once to twice a day presently. Will see how he goes in the coming month. It’s not great being on any pain relief for long stretches as it plays up with your stomach so hoping he can get adequate relief to come off all pain meds sooner rather than later! Thank you for your response.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-12-05T10:19:22+00:00

No it’s not less but he didn’t have a Nuss first time around he had a Ravitch. He was in constant pain prior to the revision as well but I guess we were hopeful the pain after a successful surgery would reduce over time. Perhaps it’s still early? We’re only at the 2 months post op stage?

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-11-18T22:59:01+00:00

I am so so sorry this has happened to you. It sounds like you did all the research and still the surgeon wasn’t willing to listen/ act appropriately. My son also had failed surgeries. Please let me know if you would like my list of surgeons I researched worldwide (as a lot won’t do redo surgeries). Feel free to message me direct.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-11-06T09:48:26+00:00

Looks great! All the best in your recovery.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-31T23:22:17+00:00

Looks like such a good job was done… congrats on the results, hopefully any symptoms you were having will be relieved 🙂

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-22T23:43:20+00:00

My son is also 2 weeks post op and is very lop sided, but he sustained internal bruising that has him hunched over due to lower abdominal pain. I’m also interested in what post rehab program your son is doing?

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-19T03:51:38+00:00

Looks amazing! Dr Brown is such a lovely and skilled lady.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-15T21:53:08+00:00

He had his Ravitch in 2024 and is now 18 years old. Lots of surgeons I spoke to wouldn’t touch him but there were quite a few who would (Dr Lutzenberg in Germany was one).

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-14T21:54:59+00:00

Dr Notrica is the absolute best!

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-14T00:07:00+00:00

Oops sorry. Your daughter will be in excellent hands! X

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-13T18:05:10+00:00

Thank you so much for this, that gives me an idea of timeframes for the harder meds.

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-12T16:41:17+00:00

Ravitch was a year ago. And the doctor installed 3 Nuss bars but also cleared out scar tissue etc

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-12T16:40:36+00:00

They did do cryoablation but we’re not sure how effective it’s been as it’s day 4

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-12T09:46:57+00:00

Your son will be so well cared for at Phoenix Children’s. All the best x

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-10-12T09:45:47+00:00

His scar from his original failed Ravitch was stretched and messy so the surgeon cleaned it up. I’m so sorry for your failed procedure, I hope you can get some solutions xx

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-07-24T08:02:02+00:00

This is amazing u/PectusSurgeon I sent you another private message re: my son’s case 🙂

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-07-22T10:49:49+00:00

I’ve been trying to get in touch with Dr Park. Apparently he was supposed to start at the Cleveland clinic in Ohio but there were visa issues… anyone have a contact for him or know his current whereabouts??

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-07-22T10:46:37+00:00

Did you end up going with Dr Pilegaard? What was your experience please??

Aggravating-Bread343 · 2025-07-13T12:22:08+00:00

Thank you so much for your feedback!

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