I'm 31 now - here are my thoughts. I am so glad I had it done, but I would never have it done again, if that makes sense =) It was the worst four months of my

I'm 31 now - here are my thoughts. I am so glad I had it done, but I would never have it done again, if that makes sense =) It was the worst four months of my life after the operation, with basically my entire sternum broken. However, it was amazing what a difference it has made since. I don't remember my number, but the metric I do remember was that my heart was pushing into my left lung, causing about a 35% decrease in lung capacity. I do miss eating cereal out of my chest, which always made my friends in high school laugh.