The Truth About Pectus Excavatum (Link to Wikipedia)

After a lot of talking on my site about “scandal” and “myth” (especially in Sweden where  I live) I just want to make a post that links to what I believe is the closest to the truth one can get which comes from another source than myself. I have read through this (wiki) a couple of times and agree with most of it and I think that it is something that Swedish doctors and probably doctors in other countries as well shall look on and ask the question to themselves; why does this not match what is written in the National Encyclopedia or my Medical Lexicon? Obviously, Wikipedia is more up to date to say it straight out. I recommend everyone whom gets in conflict with their doctors about thier health condition related to PE, to tell those doctors to look in Wikipedia so they hopefully will rethink what they are so sure about.

But there is one thing which is wrong in the text (the same as in all lexicons). PE can NOT be classified as a congenital disorder or disease. For me that is obvious. I wonder, is that hard to understand? You can’t call something congenital which can start to develop during puberty. Once again, is that hard to understand? I will put a link to the definition of “congenital” as well. I don’t think you must be Einstein to understand that this is obviously contradictive! The right thing to say should be: PE can sometimes be present at birth and is probably partly genetically predestinated together with other factors. And I am sure about, according to my theory, that environmental factors plays a key role even before birth. The environment before birth is definitely not perfect for the human body (ergonomically).

Link to Pectus Excavatum on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum

Link to Congenital Disorder or Disease on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_disorder

This is the last time I will bring up this subject (hopefully) but as I earlier mentioned; another source than myself can be good to have a look on. I will from now on focus on more serious things.

And as in my other posts concerning this question; some people working in health care systems around the world already know about this contradiction. I don’t want to offend anyone. I just want the truth to come out in the light.