hey i am 15 years old and would like this surjery. I want to know can you play sports with this magnent in you and my chest is very slight so how long would the battery be in.

bill: contact information of UCSF responsible for the said procedure are listed above (at the end of the post). thanks a lot for your comment.

Hi! my son had the nuss procedure done 15 months ago July 2008 and on one of the incisions he developed a rash, which grew into a boil. On July 25, 2009 I took him to see the surgeon who did the procedure and he suggested that I put a bandage made specifically for a boil (was able to buy over the counter at walmart). After wearing the bandage for a few days, I noticed that the boil was getting bigger and filling with blood. I then took him to see his pediatrician who drained the boil and then recommended that I go see an allergist. My son is not allergic to metal (did all the testing) and all of the cultures that they tested came back negative. I was told to get a sonogram. The radiologist recommended that I see a surgeon to have him open up the incision and see what is happending inside my son's body - mentioned that he saw on the sonogram an air pocket and there was a hard object that is showing up in the sonogram - (would not move during sonogram). Also, I do want to mention that ever since his pediatrician drained the boil which was probably beginning of Aug of 2009 the incision has been draining a yellowish discharge with a hint of green and a hint of blood. It has not healed for a few months. I am ready to throw in the towl and have them just remove the bar. I was just told that if we removed the bar now, his chest would NOT go back to the way it was prior to the surgery, is this correct? If it did, would my son be able to get this surgery done, after all he has been through? Thanks for your time.