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After Pneumothorax tube insertion

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abdullah41032
abdullah41032

hello i had a tube insertion 2 weeks ago due to primary spontaneous Pneumothorax and my right lung recovered well after the tube insertion, but unfortunately i have a pain on my back that rises to my chest and makes it harder to be to breath and then i cough, that happens every time i kneel down or pick something up from the ground in addition to that i also hear like popping sound on my middle chest thats keep popping, i would love to know if this is normal after the tube insertion or i should be worried.

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  • amymomto_3
    amymomto_3 abdullah41032

    Posted

    Hi,  Is your tube still inserted?  I am going to assume that it has been removed and your pneumothorax was resolved.

    I had this happen 3 times now.  Each time, when my lung re-collapsed, I began having a popping noise in my chest that I noticed every time I laid down.  When I would bend over I would feel a bubbling feeling in my chest.   This was my experience, and you might be experiencing something completely different.  I would recommend contacting your primary physician or your pulmonary physician and explain your symptoms and ask them to order a chest X-ray to see if there is another pneumothorax.  It will give you piece of mind if nothing else.

    • abdullah41032
      abdullah41032 amymomto_3

      Posted

      My chest tube is out and yes I think I’m having the same problem that had, so what did u do to solve this problem ? 
    • amymomto_3
      amymomto_3 abdullah41032

      Posted

      My last pneumothorax was the beginning of March.  I was admitted to the hospital.  In the ER the put a chest tube in to keep the pneumothorax from getting any worse until they could get me in for surgery.  Two days later I had a VATS procedure with pleurodesis.  They used a talc solution to adhere my lung to my chest wall and keep it from collapsing again.  So far it has been successful.  It was a very painful procedure, but then again a pneumothorax is very painful also.  I am still in a bit of pain in my right lung where they ‘glued’ it to the chest wall.  From the research I have done, It seems that this is normal.  I have had several follow up X-rays and they all are good.  They were not able to get biopsies from my lung, due to intubation issues, so I do not know the exact cause of mine.  They were thinking that it might be from endometriosis, as I had it really Bad when I was younger.  It only got better because I had a hysterectomy after my daughter was born.  They left 1 ovary.

      I hope this helps.  If I can answer any other questions, please let me know.

    • abdullah41032
      abdullah41032 amymomto_3

      Posted

      Tbh I just want to know if I should be worried about the popping sound and the pain, knowing that I didn’t glue my lungs yet they said that I will do the glue surgery in 2 months, btw do u recommend the glue surgey ?
    • amymomto_3
      amymomto_3 abdullah41032

      Posted

      IMO, yes, you should be concerned about the popping and the pain.  

      Yes, if you want to stop having pneumothorax, the VATS procedure with talc is what needs to be done.

    • abdullah41032
      abdullah41032 amymomto_3

      Posted

      How to solve it then the popping  and the pain problem, I mean what did u do to solve it 
    • amymomto_3
      amymomto_3 abdullah41032

      Posted

      There isn’t anything YOU can do to “solve” it!     Go to the doctor!!!   

      The Doctor will determine  what needs to be done and will do it.

      I simply stated what my experience was and what had to be done.  You have to first find out if there is even a problem!!

      Call or go to your Doctor or the ER.  

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