Comments on: Skeet Ulrich and me http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/ From physics to philosophy Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: renyce http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-57105 renyce Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:49:04 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-57105 I had a hole in my heart when I was born and had heart surgery when I was too, I don't know anybody who's been through anything remotely similar and i hate it. i;m 16 and am so self conscious of it I want to have it removed or covered up but don't know how :/ Yes, I am a teenage girl and self conscious enough already and it does really get to me, thanks for your blog post, if anyone wants to talk to me feel free, it would be nice to talk to someone anyway that ACTUALLY knows what i'm going through rather than people who 'can imagine' :) ivygold@live.co.uk I had a hole in my heart when I was born and had heart surgery when I was too, I don’t know anybody who’s been through anything remotely similar and i hate it. i;m 16 and am so self conscious of it I want to have it removed or covered up but don’t know how :/

Yes, I am a teenage girl and self conscious enough already and it does really get to me, thanks for your blog post, if anyone wants to talk to me feel free, it would be nice to talk to someone anyway that ACTUALLY knows what i’m going through rather than people who ‘can imagine’ :)

ivygold@live.co.uk

]]> By: Kelly http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-56509 Kelly Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:56:51 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-56509 I am sitting here on my couch, out of work recovering from my open heart surgery that I had a little over a month ago. I needed the surgery to repair my leaky mitral valve. I was always a gal who displayed her cleavage proudly, as it is my best and favorite feature and I intend to do so as I re-enter the world of the living (not to mention it is uncomfortable to wear tee shirts and such as they rub on the incision). I am proud of my scar as it saved my life and proves that I faced my worst fears and survived!!! I am sitting here on my couch, out of work recovering from my open heart surgery that I had a little over a month ago. I needed the surgery to repair my leaky mitral valve. I was always a gal who displayed her cleavage proudly, as it is my best and favorite feature and I intend to do so as I re-enter the world of the living (not to mention it is uncomfortable to wear tee shirts and such as they rub on the incision). I am proud of my scar as it saved my life and proves that I faced my worst fears and survived!!!

]]> By: Caroline http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55008 Caroline Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:44:21 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-55008 I had surdery when I was 12, so 26 years ago now. For those that mention the bump, yes it goes and the scar does fade but it'll take time. When first I looked at my scar I was put off but when I got to about 14/15 I thought what the heck, it's a badge of sorts. My ability to survive, I'm alive and have two beautiful children because of my scar. I even wear low cut tops and my scar is very visible, to date nobody has ever said anything bad. I need more surgery, again through the chest, not best pleased but a small price to pay for my life and to be able to see my kids grow, don't shy from it be proud, you're a survivor and what's a little scar amounst friends :-) I had surdery when I was 12, so 26 years ago now. For those that mention the bump, yes it goes and the scar does fade but it’ll take time. When first I looked at my scar I was put off but when I got to about 14/15 I thought what the heck, it’s a badge of sorts. My ability to survive, I’m alive and have two beautiful children because of my scar. I even wear low cut tops and my scar is very visible, to date nobody has ever said anything bad.

I need more surgery, again through the chest, not best pleased but a small price to pay for my life and to be able to see my kids grow, don’t shy from it be proud, you’re a survivor and what’s a little scar amounst friends :-)

]]> By: Catt http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-53608 Catt Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:16:59 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-53608 I am 21 and just had an open heart surgery a few weeks ago. I had a congenital heart defect. There is still a bump on my sternum where my incision begins. It's still a shock to me, every time I look into the mirror there is this long red line between my breasts, and that bump everyone promises me will go away.... I am 21 and just had an open heart surgery a few weeks ago. I had a congenital heart defect. There is still a bump on my sternum where my incision begins. It’s still a shock to me, every time I look into the mirror there is this long red line between my breasts, and that bump everyone promises me will go away….

]]> By: Erin Doyle http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-37743 Erin Doyle Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:58:32 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-37743 I don't have this condition but, I had open heart surgery October of 2009 for an aortic disscetion at age 37. I have a diacron graft in the top of the aorta and on medication for my lower tear. My scar is a little longer than Skeet's but, I wear it proudly in low cut blouses and dresses all the time now. It saved my life, I call it my victory scar! Thank you all for sharing your stories. Stay strong! I don’t have this condition but, I had open heart surgery October of 2009 for an aortic disscetion at age 37. I have a diacron graft in the top of the aorta and on medication for my lower tear. My scar is a little longer than Skeet’s but, I wear it proudly in low cut blouses and dresses all the time now. It saved my life, I call it my victory scar! Thank you all for sharing your stories. Stay strong!

]]> By: trade4citylights http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-36230 trade4citylights Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:17:42 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-36230 My scar came at four after surgery to repair two holes in my heart. I have three smaller ones below it marching across my lower chest from a drainage tube. Since then, the scar tissue has caused some delays in the heart rhythms that now have to be monitored every few months with a holter. When I came home from the hospital twenty years ago and was ashamed of the scars, my grandfather lifted his shirt to show me the scar from his kidney removal. He said we were scar buddies. Now, at 25, I wouldn't change any of it. My scar is part of who I am. My scar came at four after surgery to repair two holes in my heart. I have three smaller ones below it marching across my lower chest from a drainage tube. Since then, the scar tissue has caused some delays in the heart rhythms that now have to be monitored every few months with a holter. When I came home from the hospital twenty years ago and was ashamed of the scars, my grandfather lifted his shirt to show me the scar from his kidney removal. He said we were scar buddies. Now, at 25, I wouldn’t change any of it. My scar is part of who I am.

]]> By: Skeet http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-32346 Skeet Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:20:48 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-32346 Get your scar out! Go on, nothing to be ashamed of! Get your scar out! Go on, nothing to be ashamed of!

]]> By: Coll http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-32053 Coll Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:02:06 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-32053 I do not know anyone that has had a sternotomy. I applaud all of you for for your maturity and understanding that no one is without imperfection. We all have our scars. You are all beautiful with yours. I do not know anyone that has had a sternotomy. I applaud all of you for for your maturity and understanding that no one is without imperfection. We all have our scars. You are all beautiful with yours.

]]> By: ZippyTheWerewolf http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-30778 ZippyTheWerewolf Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:18:14 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-30778 My brother had serious and life threatening (not to mention experimental) surgery as an infant. Needless to say, he not only has a stomach full of scars but also claw fingernails on several fingers (due to blood clots which resulted in clubbing of the fingers). Fast forward 30 plus years and my date (now husband) and I went to my brother's house for dinner. I began talking about the scars on my date's stomach and arms (due to being thrown from a vehicle and dragged under the car about 50 feet) and how he was embarrassed to bare his chest because of seams and scars all over his chest and back. So my brother removed his shirt and proudly displayed his quilting of scars, at which point my date reciprocated in kind. My brother tells people curious beach people that he jumped on a grenade and saved his platoon. My husband mows the lawn shirtless and just doesn't care who sees his scars. My brother had serious and life threatening (not to mention experimental) surgery as an infant. Needless to say, he not only has a stomach full of scars but also claw fingernails on several fingers (due to blood clots which resulted in clubbing of the fingers).

Fast forward 30 plus years and my date (now husband) and I went to my brother’s house for dinner. I began talking about the scars on my date’s stomach and arms (due to being thrown from a vehicle and dragged under the car about 50 feet) and how he was embarrassed to bare his chest because of seams and scars all over his chest and back. So my brother removed his shirt and proudly displayed his quilting of scars, at which point my date reciprocated in kind.

My brother tells people curious beach people that he jumped on a grenade and saved his platoon.

My husband mows the lawn shirtless and just doesn’t care who sees his scars.

]]> By: ScarDude http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-27454 ScarDude Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:25:03 +0000 http://www.booberfish.com/blog/2007/02/skeet-ulrich-and-me/#comment-27454 Hey. I'm 23 and had a sternotomy about a month ago to remove a benign tumor from within my chest. I was so worried about the tumor being malignant at the time that I never even considered what my life would be like with this scar. Knowing that there are so many young people out there in the same boat puts me at ease. Thanks for sharing guys. Hey. I’m 23 and had a sternotomy about a month ago to remove a benign tumor from within my chest. I was so worried about the tumor being malignant at the time that I never even considered what my life would be like with this scar. Knowing that there are so many young people out there in the same boat puts me at ease. Thanks for sharing guys.

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