A Pectus Excavatum Story: Surgery, Uncertainty, Addiction, Acceptance

I was born with pectus excavatum, a chest deformity that caved in my sternum. I've had many surgeries across two countries, was told at one point I could never be fixed, and spent decades hiding my chest from everyone I dated. Along the way, addiction to alcohol, weed, and pornography became a way to cope with the shame. This is the full story of my pectus excavatum, my recovery, and how I finally learned to accept my body. My other YT channels: ‪@cosmicprankmusic‬ ‪@ThomTeaches‬ Check me out in these places too:   / thom.dente   (Clips from my yt page)   / thomcdente   (Personal/music page)   / thomteaches   (English teaching page)   / thomdente   0:00 Introduction 1:24 The beginning 4:01 End of middle school discoveries 5:51 High school 10:30 College 13:23 Road to the next surgery 16:08 Germany surgery 16:30 Mom's journal 25:26 Post surgery 27:20 Back to Germany for surgery 28:55 How I am these days #addictionrecovery #pectusexcavatum #chestsurgery #recoveryjourney #bodyacceptance