Originally Posted by
Crappymonkey
The way they fix a collapsed lung is to cut a hole into your side between your ribs and insert a plastic tube to drain out the leaking air and blood. My tube is draining through atmospheric pressure but they can also use a pump if it needs to be vented faster. I have to wait till the perforated lung corrects itself before they can remove the tube.
I had the same procedure done when I had a bad bike wreck, and had to stay 8 days in the hospital before they could remove the tube and release me to go home. Since I also had a broken collarbone, about a dozen broken / fractured ribs and a bad concussion, I was unable to get back on my bike for 6 weeks, had to sleep upright in a recliner chair and do a lot of painful rehab. Went though a lot of hydrocodone. You are wise to have been wearing a helmet, as you might not be posting here if you hadn't. Hope you get well soon - TT.
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