im 17 and i was born without a rib. AMA

im missing a rib on the right side of my ribcage. apparently i was born without it.

the way we found out was that when i was 14, i found a weird lump by my collarbone that wasn’t on my other side. so we went to the doctor.

i got an xray for my chest for the first time in my life. they labeled it as an “unidentified mass” and reccomended an ultrasound.

so, i got that ultrasound. turns out that the mass is harmless & just extra bone. so, i was born with 23 ribs instead of 24!

and what did i get out of that? being called McRibless.