tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post115315483627384272..comments2023-08-19T09:35:54.104-04:00Comments on ALPHABET CITY: Spontaneous Lung Collapse (Pneumothorax) - Part 3Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-78732345750673817372015-05-20T10:55:41.209-04:002015-05-20T10:55:41.209-04:00Hello, I am just looking to let people know that I...Hello, I am just looking to let people know that I have written a small blog which documents my recovery from a pleurectomy to treat reoccurring spontaneous pneumothorax. I did it because like many people I looked for answers online before my procedure and was unable to find much. If any one on here would like to give it a read you can find it at theblebbingtruth.blogspot.co.uk I hope it helps :)Emma Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-71331908861869327332015-05-19T02:45:29.646-04:002015-05-19T02:45:29.646-04:00Hi i had SP in 2007 first attack then starting of...Hi i had SP in 2007 first attack then starting of 2008 2ND ATTACK third happen in 2010 finally went for vats and even biopsy . Since then i have had pain every now and then even 15 days back while playing sport i dashed into one of my frnd my head his stomach since then pain is very high even problem in breathin my back was hurt as well as got concussion now everthing else is gone except for monalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-50788749718551638432015-05-17T01:17:28.388-04:002015-05-17T01:17:28.388-04:00Hi Jeff,
First, I want to say thank you for having...Hi Jeff,<br />First, I want to say thank you for having written this blog. I am also glad to read that 10 years later you are well and still monitoring this blog. My son is 14 and a year around basketball player (relatively tall and skinny). His first spontaneous pneumothorax occured Feb 8. They inserted a thoracic vent at the ER and sent him home that same night. (Freaked us out) His lung was Denise Nichols-Telfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-15123031226435392892015-04-06T00:21:15.980-04:002015-04-06T00:21:15.980-04:00Everybody's experience will be slightly differ...Everybody's experience will be slightly different. I'm glad you're recovering well.<br /><br /><br />I went through three years of absolute hell before painkillers finally allowed me to lead a more normal life. Today, I still have tightness and the occasional flareup on my left side due to overexertion (ie. "moving around at all") that has occasionally led to additional Jeffhttp://www.alphabetcityblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-31694220611729600692015-04-05T03:44:26.083-04:002015-04-05T03:44:26.083-04:00I've just recently had an SP. It was a large c...I've just recently had an SP. It was a large complete collapse on my left side. Didn't help that it took me 2 weeks to see a doctor (typical male). <br />I'm 32yo, male, fit, occasional social smoker, 5'11.<br />Spent 2wks in hospital.<br />1st week with 1 small tube hoping it would heal itself.<br />2nd week I had pleurodesis and recovery with 2 large tubes on suction and IV withWillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-72551834761019846082014-11-23T00:36:54.556-05:002014-11-23T00:36:54.556-05:00Hi
im currently just out of surgery after my secon...Hi<br />im currently just out of surgery after my second collapsed lung and feeling a tightness in my chest with small amout of pain. Im in constant fear that i will stop breathing during sleep. Do you ever have a similar feeling if so did it ever go away.<br />I am scared to the point ofcrying that i will never be 100 percent or even close again. Im only 33 this is crazy i feel like i shouldnt georgeblanchardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-74171559234434828772014-07-10T10:39:37.537-04:002014-07-10T10:39:37.537-04:00Hi my names Damian I'm 26 I have had both my l...Hi my names Damian I'm 26 I have had both my left and right lung collapse 3 years apart when I was young I didn't know any better and used to hang over the neighbours yard with my mouth on the asbestos fence I think this played a big part I haven't had a collapse in 3 years but I believe I'm due for one my health has deteriorated a lot lately and was wondering if it's due to Damiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-83685468153838659672014-06-13T22:09:05.487-04:002014-06-13T22:09:05.487-04:00Thanks Jeff. Funny as I've been trying to get ...Thanks Jeff. Funny as I've been trying to get him to put some weight on for years but he has such a high metabolism that it doesn't help. I'm glad for you that you're at the stage you are and able to move forward with your life. I'm hoping that my boy will get there as well...soon. <br />Take careMomfromBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-43282859292758990812014-06-13T18:54:41.052-04:002014-06-13T18:54:41.052-04:00Hi there,
I haven't had another collapse, al...Hi there,<br /><br /><br />I haven't had another collapse, although I still have weird muscle problems on that side from the surgery. And I still have blebs according to my pulminologist, so I *could* have another collapse. She told me not to worry about it, though. (I think they tell you this because there's nothing you can do about it beforehand anyway.)<br /><br /><br />I hear stories Jeffhttp://www.alphabetcityblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-62155217350453885232014-06-13T01:38:10.257-04:002014-06-13T01:38:10.257-04:00Hi Jeff...just found this blog after 3.5 years of ...Hi Jeff...just found this blog after 3.5 years of watching my son...now 19 have over 20 collapses...he's had 4 of the pleurectomies and is now having another one...although under the 15% side so I am hopeful I'll reabsorb...but am worried it will go down like before. He now has pain everyday and this stabbing back pain to go with this...he's been trying other forms of care from MomfromBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-7048874917808100252010-01-14T11:58:05.229-05:002010-01-14T11:58:05.229-05:00im a 28yr old female and had a Tension Pneumothora...im a 28yr old female and had a Tension Pneumothorax a week ago. I woke up wiv pain in my back between my right shoulder blade and spine which went right though to my chest bone and diaphram, it felt like someone was pushin a breeze block into my ribcage and i could only breathe if i was layin on my left side wiv my right arm proped up and even then i had to pant like when your in labour. my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-45081686611452769662009-12-16T22:17:56.725-05:002009-12-16T22:17:56.725-05:00I was skimming this site because I have now had my...I was skimming this site because I have now had my left side collapse three times and my right once. I was looking for pinched nerve syptoms, I work out a lot and have a very athletic body. I always do some sort of damage to my back at some point of working out. I would describe my 50% collapse to something of a heart attack, I felt like water was running down my back when I would sit up and an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-60813422478198047482009-12-02T17:26:13.059-05:002009-12-02T17:26:13.059-05:00lee, just wanted to a thank you for sharing these ...lee, just wanted to a thank you for sharing these informations. i my self suffered spontaneous pneumothorax i was 17 at the time, it was a scary moment sincei was on holiday by my self visiting my relatives, i my self is a healthy person, i go running, do martial ats and gym, yet ive always been thin, how ever this has never stopped me from pursuing things that i want to do,as a young teenage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-48865892525214852962009-10-18T15:44:19.219-04:002009-10-18T15:44:19.219-04:00Wow, how interesting to know we aren't alone.
...Wow, how interesting to know we aren't alone.<br />I am a 28 year old female. Healthy and active generally but have just had my third pneumothorax last month. My first was a left sided in 2003, second a right sided in 2005, and after a physical attack by a student (I'm a teacher) another right sided last month. After my second, I had the VATS to 'prevent it' from reoccuring butAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-15793888545738915052009-07-28T07:03:55.377-04:002009-07-28T07:03:55.377-04:00I recently had an SP for the first time. I was at ...I recently had an SP for the first time. I was at work, in a really boring meeting. I felt a sudden, sharp pain high up on the right side of my chest. I excused myself from the meeting and made my way back to my desk. I sat there for a minute, thinking 'trapped nerve' 'trapped wind (lol)' and all sorts of things, not once did I consider a collapsed lung. I got a lift to the Stuart Lawrence, UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-29484690977212497862009-06-20T02:56:45.653-04:002009-06-20T02:56:45.653-04:00Anonymous:
I think what's "normal" ...Anonymous:<br /><br />I think what's "normal" after an SP depends on the person - I know my pulminologist told me that things are a lot worse for some people than others. After my first SP, I personally felt great once the lung was reinflated and I was sent home. I literally had not felt that good in years, and I'm convinced it was because the pressure was building up all thatJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-29967330943436253142009-06-20T00:23:50.753-04:002009-06-20T00:23:50.753-04:00Never ending pain.
I had no idea this many people...Never ending pain.<br /><br />I had no idea this many people have experienced an SP. Im a 25 year old male and about 17 months ago i had my first and only SP. (so far). I was lying on the floor with my girlfriend at my mom and dads in front of the fire fire place( on my belly ) When i went to get up i felt a stabbing pain between my shoulders and it came through to my chest. I quicky passed it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-45779126023423172392009-04-16T02:47:00.000-04:002009-04-16T02:47:00.000-04:00Thanks, yeah being pregnant deff makes it much har...Thanks, yeah being pregnant deff makes it much harder to treat. I hate having all the x-rays even though im sheilded across my belly. and even though the pain meds they say i can have are safe for the baby and are a level 2 i havent taken anything but tylenol. They say surgery is safer after 12 weeks. Im willing to have the blebe removed because it is taking up most of my right lung and I keep Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-63249409886080763842009-04-15T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:03:00.000-04:00Anonymous:
I think being pregnant adds a whole di...Anonymous:<br /><br />I think being pregnant adds a whole different level than what my experience was, so I'm afraid of giving any advice that would contradict your doctors. I don't know if what they're saying about it being safer to do it now applies to you or the baby or both. It sounds like a tough situation but if they say you have no choice because of your pregnancy, then I wouldn't want Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824929910429164650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-82800630244663374052009-04-15T15:49:00.000-04:002009-04-15T15:49:00.000-04:00I was just reading everyones stories and trying to...I was just reading everyones stories and trying to get some info on the subject because Iam scheduled to have surgery in a couple weeks. <br />Im currently 10 weeks pregnant and 35 years old. I had my left lung collaps about 8 years ago and I had a chest tube while hospitalized for a couple of days and it wasn't too big of a deal no major pain. This time I woke up with chest pain and i knew my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-41124443910914037622009-01-25T16:15:00.000-05:002009-01-25T16:15:00.000-05:00Hello everyone, as most of you know, the root caus...Hello everyone, as most of you know, the root cause of spontaneous pneumothorax is a bit of a mystery, which is a frustrating reality we've all had to deal with. So, in an effort to try and find some cause or common correlation between all of us, I have decided to conduct some research which I was hoping you guys could help me with. I have reason to believe, based on some preliminary research andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-53894202083576339922009-01-21T15:58:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:58:00.000-05:00Im 6-4 210 pounds, and I had an SP about 9 months ...Im 6-4 210 pounds, and I had an SP about 9 months ago.I used to work out alot before this happened, and just wanted to know how long i should wait to start working out again. I went back to the gym last week and have been doing mainly cardio, but eventually im gonna want to start lifting weights again. i quit smoking ciggs, and cut down on the bong hits, but i feel like a sloth and really need toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-22757856057451998392009-01-01T19:30:00.000-05:002009-01-01T19:30:00.000-05:00Hi, my brother is 55 and on Sept 28 2008 experienc...Hi, my brother is 55 and on Sept 28 2008 experienced severe leg pain for about 14hours before being rushed to hospital with a collasped lung. when xrayed a grey spot was found on both lungs and thought to be TB at first, than lung cancer, than emphesemia. his lung has collasped 4 times and he has had TALC performed. He is still in hospital with no idea of what illness he has and is awaiting more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-72071591539796476522008-12-13T06:28:00.000-05:002008-12-13T06:28:00.000-05:00Good morning Jeff. I do hope by now you are feeli...Good morning Jeff. I do hope by now you are feeling better. One of our five adult children found your blog while searching for something about collapsed lungs. My husband, their father, had a collapsed lung when he was 47. Nov. 25th. of this year, that same lung collapsed again, he's now 74. He finally got home Dec. 2nd. First time they only did the chest tube, this time they did the Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106461789118388241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054414.post-11431923621142427052008-11-23T01:10:00.000-05:002008-11-23T01:10:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading this blog and everyone's comment...I enjoyed reading this blog and everyone's comments so I felt obliged to contribute as well :) I just experienced my first spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) a little over a month ago. I am currently deployed to the Middle East in the military and have been here for almost three months now. Roughly a month ago, I was lifting weights in the gym. I was doing a leg workout and all was fine until I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com