... To begin with we were told my mum was just on a slow recovery and with therapy it will get better. It didn't. And after more infections in her lungs they did a chest x ray and said part of her lung has collapsed. ... (0 replies)

... I had a collapsed lung JUne 2 2010.I had two operations.They had to use some type of power to seal it up.What is my recovery time.Will i be able to fly again. ... (7 replies)

... Okay, so my right lung has collapsed 3 times for no apparent reason. Only one of those times resulted in a chest tube, and another time they asperated with a needle. ... (2 replies)

... chest tube yesterday then took another xray to see how the lung does and to see if the drainage stopped, well the drainage is still there and quite a bit and the lung now has another air leak, not sure if it's a new hole or around the staple spot. Seems like this will never end and he is very depressed and discouraged. ... (26 replies)

... I had my lung collapse for the first time i had a tube inserted on sat night and sent home 6 hrs later to come back on monday to get the tube pulled what should i expect to experience and what are the recovery times for something like this and is the disconfort normal in my chest and back (0 replies)

... For nine months I did not do anything for it. In other words, I lived through the pain and never saw a healthcare professional until nine months after the first time I experienced the pain of the collapsed lung. ... (0 replies)

... ube was inserted, I thought to myself, "I given birth to a 9lb baby without drugs, this tube thing will be a cake walk". BOY was I wrong. The doctor had a hard time getting the tube in the right spot, it was HORRIBLE! Surgery was a piece of cake compared to having the chest tube inserted!!!!!! ... (7 replies)

... so I tried to ignore it, and went outside to throw the football with my brother. It was then that I felt my lung pulling downwards in my chest. ... (32 replies)

... in 10 min and my right was not healing. 2 chest tubes and open lung surgery the next day. ... (3 replies)

... area in my low back. I was kept in recovery for a longer period of time because my oxygen levels had dropped down in the 80's. After being taken back to my room i was still feeling short of breath. ... (22 replies)

... Last June I was in a serious car accidents which fractured my l1 vertebrate, broke my sternum and ribs on my right side and collapsed my lung. ... (3 replies)