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Good morning. My name is Lonchell.
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Pneumothorax
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Hi Gina, Thanks for sharing your story. It's wild how your life can change in a blink of an eye
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I’ve had 5 pneumothoraxes from age 24 through age 42. After 3 on one side doctors will want to staple that lung to prevent future collapse on that side. I smoked all my teenage years and into adulthood. After I had my lung stapled I never had another collapse. I did continue to smoke but eventually quit when I was diagnosed with emphysema. Smoking sucks and has adversely affected my life but I blame myself.
@GingerHair that's very unfortunate but I'm glad you haven't had any more issues. Smoking is very detrimental, I'm glad you were able to quit. I never smoked so it was very odd how i had 2
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@Wess Thanks Wess. At 24 my doctor told me I was a “statistic”. I was a young, tall, slender female. With each lung collapse my chances increased by 25%, then 50%, then 75%, etc. I felt like a walking, ticking (and smoking) time time bomb!
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Do you have alpha one anti-tripsin deficiency disorder?
Hi Wes, I've noticed while sleeping on my back; that it feels as if my chest is caving inward, and breathing feels like I'm underwater
@Lonchell yes that's how i feel sometimes. Did it ever go away fully?
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How true
@Lonchell any other questions? Did you find it difficult sleeping on your back or stomach sometimes? When i sleep on my back i usually experience more of the chest weakness feeling and stomach issues
Ok, I thought I was overthinking. I feel pressure from time to time
@Lonchell yeah i overthink a lot. It's honestly PTSD for us so it's hard to clear our mind from thinking things are wrong
Sometimes it feels like the pressure from over eating pushing up on my diaphragm or elevation , it's hard to tell. My pulmonologist isn't helpful
I've had three. Do you get short of breath at times?
@Lonchell yes even after the pleurodesis however it's not the sharp pain
Has anyone experienced a pneumothorax
@Lonchell yes i have experienced two
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