6 hours ago | 1,205 notesHank: “All the things!”
John: “My belly’s still in!”
I said it would be a gif. I was not wrong.
6 hours ago | 12 notes(The above x-ray does not belong to me, it is thanks to this source.)
I was born with the deformity known as pectus excavatum. My ribs and sternum grew abnormally, and made my chest appear as if it was caving or sunken in. It is not particularly rare, as one in a thousand people may have it, though I have learned through my experience that many doctors are not aware of it or do not know much about it. I want to raise awareness of this condition because depending on the severity of the case, it can be deadly because there may not be sufficient room for the heart or lungs.
Thankfully, pectus excavatum can be fixed with a surgery called the Nuss procedure. In the x-ray above, a patient is shown with the metal bar/brace used in the procedure.
If you are at all suspicious that you or someone you know has the deformity, do some research and ask a doctor about it because it is better to be safe than sorry. (I will warn you now that Google images is not exactly pretty.)
I would also like to share my story about my experience with the deformity and the correction surgery. If you’re willing to read it, click the read more.
6 hours ago | 297 notesOur Exoplanet View of Venus Is Coming
Next week, Venus will partake in a spectacle that won’t happen for another century.
6 hours ago | 242 notesAdorable Squirrel and Table Topics
In which Hank and John answer questions from Table Topics (http://dft.ba/-2JZe) in Seaside Florida. Also, there is a really adorable squirrel. Herein we discuss product placement, Diet Dr. Pepper, time travel, marriage, nerdfighteria, psychics, sentence fragments, parties, and farts.
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