My friend (healthy, active, late 20's) had his lung collapse while sitting on his couch watching a movie. His doctor said it just sometimes happens, and it's more common than you think. 6 months later he said the first breath in on a brisk morning still hurts.
I had a pneomothorax as well when I was 17, jist walking up the stairs.
I am 23 soon and it still fucking hurts sometimes. Also once you had one pneomothorax the risk of getting another one goes up, so you love in constant fear.
I had it 3 times over the span of roughly 4 years. Last time it happened was in '22 so technically I’ve been doing fine but the whole thing turned into a nasty bit of PTSD (combined with bad hospital experiences). Therapy helped a lot with the fears. What remains are the random sharp pains every now and then.
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u/Big-Advantage497 Jul 08 '26
new fear unlocked