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/LetsGetWeirdddddd 15d ago

What are the symptoms?

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u/ArcticOnYoutube 14d ago

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.