unmexican

Hey man.

So I had Pectus Caranatum as well, and recently had it surgically corrected. (I had a fairly severe case that my doctor feared would begin to affect my respiratory system)

I wore the exact same brace as you from ages 12 to 15 for 23 hours a day, 7 days a week. I noticed something was wrong after dealing with a lot of bullying in gym class from jerky classmates

I just want to warn you ahead of time that bracing isn't necessarily an end all be all. It didn't work for me. My condition was gone for awhile, my doctor gave me the okay to stop wearing it, and BAM within a few weeks my chest had popped back to where it was when I started. I'm not saying this will happen, but I guess just be wary.

For me the main issue was the cosmetic side of it, I'd be embarrassed to play sports or swim with my friends, it wasn't until later that I found it was affecting me more.

I'm glad I had surgery, and I'm glad it's been fixed. It's incredibly intensive, and you end up unable to function normally for about a month or two. But, as opposed to bracing, it solved the problem for me, and I'm finally up and running again.

Although. I think the most important thing I learned from all of it was when I was in the ICU after surgery. My friends and family came and visited me, and at that point I realized that those people still love me, and don't give a damn about how I look. I thought it was the end of the world before, but after I learned that everyone has weird quirks or issues, and if they can't respect yours, well, fuck em.

Anyways I hope this information can help you somehow, I wish I had someone telling me the same when I was going through surgery. (and that people would actually be interested in hearing from me) Anyways I'm working now, but I can probably attach photos later if requested. I'm afraid I don't have my brace anymore because I destroyed that awful fucker a few months ago. Hated that thing. But I can show post op scaring etc.

Anyways best of luck, don't let this shit get to your head. It doesn't really matter in the end.

Apparently I need to ask a question so a robot doesn't delete this so here you go. Are you more worried about the cosmetic side or do you have any real health issues?

Hello Vlambeer! I'm a huge fan of your work, and had a blast playing Ridiculous Fishing. First off I want to say thanks for NOT including in-app purchases, it would have been really easy to implement based on the games design, and I'm really happy you chose not to. Now for some questions!

I know having your game cloned was a huge step backwards, and almost destroyed Ridiculous Fishing entirely. My question is; Did the cloning motivate you guys in a way to make the game that much better? I picked up Ninja Fishing after hearing about what had happened on your website, and you guys pushed through and made a much more polished game, so congratulations!

Also, I know you will be releasing Luftrausers on the PS Vita, have you put any thought into releasing it for us 3DS users, or even on the iPhone/iPad?

Anyways, thanks again for your great work! I'm a huge fan of yours and hope to one day develop games like you guys. Keep it up!