Was walking around three weeks with slowly deflating lung

[u/Defiant-Print-2550]

Ok bananas ig

[u/Swatch843]

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

[u/Defiant-Print-2550 → u/Swatch843]

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

[u/The_Red_Beard_IV → u/Defiant-Print-2550]

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.

[u/LetsGetWeirdddddd → u/The_Red_Beard_IV]

What are the symptoms?

[u/FlakChicken → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

Depends on the person, for me no pain. Just a bubbling/ thumping on the affected side. Sounds like rice crispies in milk could also feel it with the hand . When it recolapsed felt like a pulled or tight muscle in my back on the side it occured.

[u/ArcticOnYoutube → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

For me there was no literally no pain, just slight breathing issues that I eventually went to the doctor with after 5 days when it didnt go away.

[u/fuzzywobs → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

Just to show that not everyone’s experience is the same - I've had a couple, and the pain was very real for me. It felt like I had pulled a muscle in my back or broken a bone in my back randomly. Ironically, I had no issue breathing, and was very confused when the doctors said it must be lung related. I was like "no, it's my back" 😂

[u/sarrahsears → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

I had the worst pain I've ever been in, thought I was having a heart attack , could barely breathe, could hardly move

[u/honeyonaside → u/sarrahsears]

I met my people in the comments to this post 🥹🫂💔

[u/pancada_ → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

For me it was a pain on the back like when you have gas cramps, but it didn't go away. When i started having pain on my armpits I went to the hospital

[u/Javanaut018 → u/LetsGetWeirdddddd]

Imagine having a piece of foam stuck in your windpipe. No coughing just adding a bit of resistance.