Pneumothorax Support Group
A pneumothorax (or collapsed lung) is a medical emergency caused by the collapse of the lung within the chest cavity. It can result from: a penetrating chest wound, barotrauma to the lungs, spontaneously (most commonly in tall, slim young males who smoke), chronic lung pathologies including emphysema, asthma, acute infections, chronic infections (tuberculosis, cancer).
Just looking for advice on recovering from reoccurring spontaneous pneumothorax. I have had 3 pneumothorax's in the past two months. All of which required hospitalization and two of which required a chest tube and 1 thoracotomy and chest tube. Last two times I had the talcom powder put in. I had been out of the hospital a couple of days after the first one when the second occurred. With the second my lung actually collapsed. I had been out of the hospital for 7 weeks when the 3 occurred and now I have been out only 4 days.
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