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Hey there guys, I'm sure this isn't the best forum to be posting this, but I would just like some help on this. I just got pneumothorax a few days ago, and had a tube stuck inside me to remove the air. Now, my right lung which was half its normal size a few days back, is now at 90% its normal size. However, I did not do enough to expand the lung so all the air would be removed. Can you guys suggest the best ways to expand it as fast as possible? If I can't do it by this saturday, I will have to have a minor operation. I would like to avoid this if possible, and only by expanding the lung enough I can avoid it. Please guys?

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i found this, no idea if any of it would help http://www.findhomeremedy.com/top-home-remedies-for-pneumothorax/

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I would not be asking for medical advice on here.... A good majority of us are under the ago of 20, and there are more engineers than med students on here. 

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I have had 2 of these, the first one happened a few months ago and was bad, i had to have the chest drain put in for 5 days before they finally let me leave.. I waited a few days before going to the doctors and if i waited any longer my lung could have collapsed. A few weeks after i had another one but it was not as big and i didn't have to have the drain in again. I am not sure there is anything you can do to speed up the process and you should probably ask your doctor rather than posting on here. How did yours happen anyway? i got both of mine from being tall and thin. 

p.s If i get another one i will have to have an operation too to stop them from happening which i am not fond of. 

I also can't go on holiday for a year or go scuba diving ever. 

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I have had 2 of these, the first one happened a few months ago and was bad, i had to have the chest drain put in for 5 days before they finally let me leave.. I waited a few days before going to the doctors and if i waited any longer my lung could have collapsed. A few weeks after i had another one but it was not as big and i didn't have to have the drain in again. I am not sure there is anything you can do to speed up the process and you should probably ask your doctor rather than posting on here. How did yours happen anyway? i got both of mine from being tall and thin. 

p.s If i get another one i will have to have an operation too to stop them from happening which i am not fond of. 

I also can't go on holiday for a year or go scuba diving ever. 

Mine was due to being tall and thin too, dang it sucks! Can you go on roller coasters? Just asking as I may(or may not) be going to a theme park. 

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Mine was due to being tall and thin too, dang it sucks! Can you go on roller coasters? Just asking as I may(or may not) be going to a theme park. 

Should be able to.. When i was disharged they didnt say anythng about rollercoasters, just planes and scuba diving. Although i wouldnt do anything like going on rollercoasters or a lot of sport for a few weeks, my doctor told me it can take months for it to fully heal because they had to cut through so much tissue to get the tube in. 

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Should be able to.. When i was disharged they didnt say anythng about rollercoasters, just planes and scuba diving. Although i wouldnt do anything like going on rollercoasters or a lot of sport for a few weeks, my doctor told me it can take months for it to fully heal because they had to cut through so much tissue to get the tube in. 

Dang alright. I have to fly in a months time anyhow, because uni in Australia will be starting for me...

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