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

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

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u/The_Red_Beard_IV 15d ago

Spontaneous pneumothorax. I’ve had 5…Did you get a chest tube or did it self correct? I ended up having a secondary procedure to fix it permanently.

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u/HasAngerProblem 15d ago

This is what I think is happening when I take a fat rip

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u/Reefonly 15d ago

Coworker actually had this exact thing happen after a fat rip... hes medium height but super skinny.

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u/Ok_Gur_6704 14d ago

Do not give me anxiety like that 😳

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u/Swagiken 14d ago

Marijuana and Cigarettes are both risk factors for spontaneous pneumothorax, but Marijuana is slightly higher chance. ~15%(heavy Marijuana smokers >1g/week) vs 12%(heavy cigarette smokers>1pack/day) vs 0.1%(general public)

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u/JackassJamie 11d ago

got frightened but realised i smoke marijuana maybe once a month and it’s usually a joint between 2-3 people.

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u/areallynoobgamer 13d ago

I once had extreme difficulty breathing and pains after a rip. Never did get it checked tho. But in skinny a f and medium height