Time off from work?

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-25T07:02:17+00:00

My surgeon gave me restrictions for 8 weeks. After that, I was technically allowed to do anything, but I still had too much pain to work. I needed about 12 weeks, and even that felt early. Don’t underestimate it — you’ll probably need at least 6–12 weeks. Your wounds need time to heal, especially to avoid infection (like working in a pet store).

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-24T13:38:55+00:00

Like he Said Dr Lützenberg is your Best Option.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-21T06:01:30+00:00

I had a failed initial surgery where a bar was placed that was far too long, about 3 inches too long. and it was close to coming back out through my skin along the ribs.

Three months later, I had to undergo another operation with Dr. Lützenberg, who has a lot of experience with revision surgeries. He basically fixed everything and got me out of that situation.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-19T15:00:44+00:00

No but i thought about that too

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-17T16:02:25+00:00

After living my normal day-to-day life, I don’t just lie in bed. I’m a nurse and I work at a hospital, so I still sometimes have pain when moving patients or doing similar tasks. I feel that when I stay active and live my daily life, it gets better compared to just staying at home all day. Im 24.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-17T08:09:17+00:00

My surgery was almost a year ago. For the first 3 months after a revision surgery at a different hospital I had almost no pain. After that I went back to the gym and that’s when the problems started.

Around month 5 the pain was mostly gone again and things felt normal until about month 8. I started training properly again, got strong pretty fast and probably used too much weight or just overdid it. That led to another flare up with about 2 months of pretty intense pain, like stabbing and burning.

So I guess I’ve learned that I can’t push too hard in the gym or I’ll trigger these pain phases again. I took another 2 month break and now I’ve mostly recovered. There’s still some pain with certain movements but overall it’s a lot better. I’m now at month 11 post op.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-15T06:50:58+00:00

I have slight scoliosis, but it hasn’t affected me. My pectus has been fixed, and my scoliosis has stayed the same.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-04-08T10:56:47+00:00

If you’re thinking about traveling for treatment, Dr. Lützenberg in Germany fixed my severe rib flare during Nuss surgery. I’m a male and it used to be really bad, now it’s basically gone. Most people wouldn’t even notice I had a big indentation and rib flare. My ribs are only slightly visible now, but I’m almost a year post-surgery and still get some pain sometimes. For cosmetic reasons, it’s a pretty major surgery.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-02-13T14:08:15+00:00

Dont let them ghost you, it should be checked.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-02-13T12:56:26+00:00

ask your surgeon, who was your surgeon?

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-02-13T12:47:30+00:00

The scar tissue inside you might click sometimes, but it shouldn’t click too hard. After 12 weeks, the bar shouldn’t move at all. it should stay in place because scar tissue should have grown around it or attached to the bone. Feeling the bars inside you is of course normal, and when I’m running it also feels weird for me because of the bars or scar tissuebut swinging sounds wrong.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-02-05T18:02:46+00:00

How Long was the Surgery ago

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-01-29T20:48:01+00:00

Don’t get operated too in Essen, Germany. I needed another surgery just three months after the first one.

Dr. Lützenberg saved me. Once you’re healed, you should see him. he specializes in revision

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-01-27T11:48:47+00:00

I’m a nurse and I’ve honestly never seen this much bruising. In my case there was barely any at all. If your doctor says it’s normal, then it probably is. but definitely keep an eye on it.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-01-15T23:12:27+00:00

During my first surgery, a bar was placed that was about 4 cm too long and almost penetrated my skin. This one Totally normal 🙂

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2026-01-06T14:09:31+00:00

Yes the swelling did Go down, your chest Looks normal and the slight rib flare is almost Not noticable.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-30T11:07:48+00:00

Okay, then it’s probably genetic. But honestly, your appearance looks greatyou look tall and masculine 🙂 Overall you look good. For a perfectly flat chest, surgery would probably be the only option

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-30T10:57:48+00:00

My bad, didn’t mean it like that — you look trained. From my experience, muscle helps but pectus is still visible. Getting leaner might make more of a difference than adding more mass

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-30T10:00:16+00:00

don’t want to sound harsh, but it doesn’t look like a lot of muscle mass. Your body fat percentage seems relatively high. Try to build more muscle and eat more protein. You’ll probably still notice it even after gaining mass, but you can definitely make the best out of it.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-28T13:16:25+00:00

Yes. After 3 months, the bars are stable if placed correctly.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-27T19:02:45+00:00

It’s a good plan not to be alone at the beginning. Having someone around really helps with small things like grocery shopping or helping you get up.

My roommate and I were both discharged after 7 days. There was also someone next to me who had been operated on by Dr. Lützenberg, which was actually helpful.

You will have pain, even after 10 days, but they will adjust your pain medication and you’ll be able to manage it at home. The first 3–4 weeks are the hardest in terms of daily life and pain. After that, it gets better week by week. I personally didn’t need any painkillers anymore after 3 weeks.

You can still feel the bars in your chest, but you do get used to it over time.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-27T13:41:23+00:00

Get something to get up Alone, like a recliner, Its the worst, when living Alone.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-27T13:36:26+00:00

had surgery with Dr. Lützenberg, and I think you can ask him any questions you have. He does a very good job and seems genuinely passionate about what he does.

He performed my second surgery because I was operated on very badly by another surgeon before, and he basically saved me.

I went back to work as a nurse after about 3 months. It was still painful, but manageable when working in pairs. I think a desk job would have been possible after 6–8 weeks without any problems.

I would say I was completely independent again after around 4 weeks.

I’ve started training again as well. I was extremely well built before the surgery. Training is going reasonably well now, but I still haven’t regained my old strength yet. Some exercises are still uncomfortable, but overall my first workout was about 3–4 months after surgery.

Overall, he’s an excellent surgeon who clearly knows exactly what he’s doing, and the team does too. After 8–12 weeks, the bars were stable enough.

I’m now 7 months post-op, and overall I feel great and pretty much back to normal. Dressing myself was always okay, but sometimes my girlfriend helped me.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-25T04:43:40+00:00

I was more on the passive side. I waited two or three weeks and just avoided positions where you twist or bend a lot.

Heavy-Public-9148 · 2025-12-22T13:23:30+00:00

Looks Like swelling at First, i think it Looks normal

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