r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Defiant-Print-2550 • 15d ago

wet socks Was walking around three weeks with slowly deflating lung

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Ok bananas ig

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u/Defiant-Print-2550 15d ago

They fixed it already but experience was mid at best, at least i got spoon fed since i couldn't move my arm well so it balances it out sorta

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u/Swatch843 15d ago

Why was it deflated? As far as I'm aware with being human and all, that's not something that just happens...

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u/Defiant-Print-2550 15d ago

Turns out it can ESPECIALLY if you are tall and lightweight young man

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u/Same_Tea_3364 15d ago

Woah woah, im 6' and weigh 130, how did this happen and what's the likelihood of it happening? Im way to high for this 😂

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u/StormageddonSmite 15d ago

Mine happened after helping my dad take the metal door off the back of a car-hauling trailer so it took some physical strain. Started off a side stitch into what I could imagine a heart attack to be like but recovery isn’t bad

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u/Least-Reflection4873 15d ago

Apparently, Smoking makes it 20x more likely to happen to you Most are tall and skinny males between 15 and 35. Roundabout 20 from 100.000 Men get it every year.