I have grown to accept my PE.

Hi. I’m a 17 year old senior in high school. I have been getting follow-ups on my PE for almost 5 years now. I have done all of the tests and all of the doctors appointments which allow me to qualify for my insurance to pay for my Nuss surgery. But in that time frame i have gone through puberty, and im at the point where i just don’t care enough to care haha. Since im lucky enough to also have some decent genetics it doesn’t stand out that much.

When i first learned about my condition i was very self conscious, and to this day i still don’t go out shirtless, but that’s a work in progress. I am now very open about it with everyone around me, and i will openly show it to them and also get a good laugh out of it. I’m also starting to get the “it’s okay to be different” or “being different is cool” type of mindset which i very much enjoy.

But ye, hope anyone reading this that has the same thing as me feels a little bit more confident. 😊✌️