Hospitalised..

Ok, this is blog is the 2^nd part of Spontaneous pneumothorax ( Lung Collapse ). So read it first before reading this..

X-ray.. I went for the X-ray and the result– My right lung was collapsed!!

“The lung has punctured”, the doctor said. ” I’ll do a chest tube for you”, he added.

Then i was like..What??Collapsed? Then how come i could still breathing and went to the prefect camp? What the hell is going on.. I was a bit nervous.. First time after all.. So the nurse put me on the bed and put on oxygen mask to cool me down..hehe..

And..after like 1 hour or more, the procedure ( NOT operation..) began..Without giving me injection to let me “sleep”, so i could watch the whole procedure..hehe..The detail part couldn’t describe in words as i do not know the terms..those tools..So i was hospitalised for 3 days..

Friends came to visit me..happy for it..lucky to have these friends..hehe..Erm.. And now i’m fine.. 🙂

 

Spontaneous pneumothorax ( Lung Collapse )

Some important facts before i begin..

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a sudden collection of air or gas in the chest that causes the lung to collapse in the absence of a traumatic injury to the chest or lung. Usually, a distinction is made between a spontaneous (primary) pneumothorax, and secondary (complicated) pneumothorax.

Symptoms include:

• Chest pain on affected side
• Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
• Cough
• Abnormal breathing movement
• Rapid respiratory rate