enragedmanatee

Were you unconscious during the surgery? I mean, I would obviously hope so because that's terrifying.

I have a similar condition, though significantly less pronounced than yours was. I neglected to have the operation when I was in highschool, and now I'm 23 and wondering if I made the wrong choice.

(I'm not sure if there are any severe medical conditions associated with mine.)

Some simple ones, you've honestly probably answered them before but I'm terrible at this. Honestly I had an anxiety attack after reading your thread (it's not your fault, it's mine) and was spending a while trying to get out of it.

• How long is the recovery period expected to last? When do you think you'll be released from the hospital?
• Can you, like... feel the bar in your chest? When you touch it? When you move?
• Can you describe a day of hospital life? I've never had to stay in a hospital for more than a few hours, which is part of why this scares me so much I think.

It doesn't sound like you experienced much discomfort or pain from the surgery itself, which is encouraging. That's why most of my questions are about the circumstances surrounding it.

Nah this is great, thanks for taking the time out to answer all that.

Eh... I'm terrified of needles too, I come close to passing out every time I get injected with one. That part of it alone might scare me off of this, to be honest.

My "hole" has been growing out, not in, at least, and it does seem like I could continue to live with it. I'll have to see a doctor and get his/her opinion too.