Post keyhole surgery gurgling sound in my lung 2 weeks after

Hey there buddy,

Same issue, same procedure (altho you didn't give any details whether or not you had bullectomy done) and can confirm I've had the same simptoms which really freaked me out.

The weird bubbling/gurgling sounds went away after a couple of months or so.

I've been to the hospital about 4 times during that period because I was freaking out (so I suggest you go as well to just confirm and lift a weight off your shoulders). They couldn't tell me what was up with the weird sounds, but having done quite a bit of research it would seem that there might actually be air trapped in your chest cavity that will be absorbed in time.

Nothing to freak out about, absolutely normal post procedure as far as my personal experience goes and others' that I've found online.

P.S. Shoulder pain is usually caused by nerv damage and/or diaphragm bruising. 

FIre away if you have any questions

-B

hello, i"ve had similar symptoms regarding the gurgling, doctor told me that its a tiny film of air and fluid that was trapped on the bottom of my left lung (in my case), he told me to do some breathing exercises so that the air and fluid will go back into to lungs and lymphatic system respectively.

John.

Have you visited your doctor for recall checkup?

Im not sure about the gurgling sound but mine was like a throbbing nerve when i lay down? I guess its pretty close? This occured a week after i had my pleurodesis. Chest xrays from 3 days ago we're clear though. Observing it also cause it bother's me as well. I also red many threads experiencing the same thing but went out their fine.

I have been experiencing the same exact thing and as I heard from other people its a small lung collapse that heal on there own then soon enough go away but may occur occasionally

Hearing your concerns is all too fresh to me. I had exactly the same done in February following 2 phneumathorax and I had so many questions and anxieties. I experienced this bubbling in my chest after surgery too. Mine was because my lung still hadn't fully inflated and re healed to my chest. I had my pleura removed to prevent them. It has now stopped and I think it took about 3 weeks to a month. The best thing to stop me from panicking is to go into a and e to have an xray to make sure it's all still good, rather than sitting at home stewing. And yes telling the difference between nerve pain and worrying pain is still something that can confuse me. I am 29 so quite young to have a phneumathorax too. What I can say is overall I'm doing great now u wouldn't know any difference looking at me going out cycling to work. I have the odd little paranoid meltdown and really wished I had someone to ask questions. I know you aren't meant to give personal details but I'd be willing to offer my facebook as I don't always check my alerts on here anymore. Just let me know if that's something ur interested in then I'll give my name. My advice to you is to just go and get an xray and someone to reassure you so u can at least go home and know that you are safe. In total I've probably gone into a and e about 5 times with worry and the reassurances have been phenomenal. I've worried that I'm taking up nhs time but they are telling me that they would much prefer to see me and give an xray and never to feel sheepish. You can then learn what is worrying and what's not. It gets easier I promise! Take it easy and don't push yourself at all in the meantime. Nicola :-)

I know this is an old post, hopefully you are still on here and can reply to me.

I suffer from a disease called LAM. I have had the talc pleurodesis on both sides. In May I had it done on the right side. It took a while to what I thought fully bounce back. Now here we are about five months later and I have the terrible bubbling noise you speak about. So far I have been too chicken to get an X-ray. My breathing is good and I have no pain. However, I never had pain with any of my lung collapses. Anyway, as I said I know this post is a year old, if you are still out there, can you let me know what happened with your case of bubbling. Like you said, this is freaking me out and driving me insane.

I know this post is a couple of years old but I have found these forums priceless when it comes to reassurance and information so thought I would post. I had quite a few pneumothoraces on my right side, first one cleared up with high flow oxygen, the rest required chest drains before eventually I got surgery. Pleurectomy, pleurodesis and bullectomy on my right lung. While in recovery after the operation i felt my left lung collapse (we all know that horrible feeling). I told the surgeon who reassured me the post-op x ray was clear, the problem being i felt it happen AFTER the x ray. The next day the doctors came and admitted they were wrong and my left had infact collapsed so drain but in left side also. I was discharged and managed to stay at home for 8 hrs before  getting an ambulance back to A&E with my left lung collapsed AGAIN. So they performed the surgery on my left the following day. 

I dont want to scare anyone but the pain after the surgery is quite bad (although i have a poor pain threshold) and i had to endure it twice within 6 days! Its now been just over a week since the left side was operated on and i can still feel slight bubbling in my chest, especially if i lie down i can almost feel it bubbling around my heart as it beats (not constantly just intermittently) and the lower right side has some crazy noises but not much pain which i have researched and realised it is likely pleural friction rub caused by the surgery. Im hoping now that over the next few weeks these bubbling/gurgling noises subside and i start to get better! 

Has anyone else experienced any of these symptoms?