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my dgs dad was rushed to hospital yesterday unable to breathe with some sort of peumo thorax..an ooverinflated lung?

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 16:24

..he had to have litres mof air removed from it and is now on a drip

has anyone heard of this he is a young lad of 22

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lou33 · 02/12/2007 16:25

god no is he ok?>

Carmenere · 02/12/2007 16:26

Oh so sorry Zip you must be very worried, sorry I am not familiar with the condition.

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 16:37

apparently his chest cavity filed with air and his lung collapsed and he has a chest drain or drip

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Misdee · 02/12/2007 16:39

ouch!

it will be a drain+bottle combo. like this

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 02/12/2007 16:41

Is he tall and thin ?

Very common in young men.

Misdee · 02/12/2007 16:41

sorry for where that pics from, not saying that this is the issue with your dgs dad. just i knew there was a pictuire on that site

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 16:42

i think that soiunds like it he was given morphine

dd2 thinks it is neuro thorax or something which is because he is tall and thin

had to have the air pumped out twice because it didn't work the first time

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 16:42

yes he ius tall and thin

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 16:44

my dd wants me to drive her to the hospital at 6 but dont know if i am fit to drive

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Tamum · 02/12/2007 16:56

There's a good description of it all here if that helps zippi. I'm sure he'll be fine, but it must be scary.

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 17:00

ah thank you for that link mthat is obviously it...very helpful

his was quite bad then i think as the taking the air out didn't work and it filled up again

he is a smoker too

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Tamum · 02/12/2007 17:07

You're welcome zippi- I guess at least he will know to be on the look-out if it happens again. Hope he does well

mymatemax · 02/12/2007 20:12

ds2 had this when he was a couple of days old (very prem).In his case his lungs were so thin & under too much pressure he just popped a hole in his lung & the air escaped collapsing the lung.
It is entirely treatable & as the others have said can be common in young men.
I hope he's on the mend

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zippitippitoes · 02/12/2007 21:18

have just come back from collecting dd2 from visiting they are still having a problem with air going into the cavity i think and he is in quite a bit of pain..they are hjoping to xray him tomorrow but not point until they cans ee it is clearing

i told dd what i read on that link which i think was helpful so ta muchly

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zippitippitoes · 06/12/2007 07:41

just to update he came out of hospital on tuesday evening....and is off work with a further x ray in a months time

looks very pale not that that is unusual but is ok thank you for your help

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SpacePuppy · 06/12/2007 07:43

My cousin had that at about the same age, very common in tall thin people. He is 1.97 m tall!

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