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10-20-24, 09:59 PM
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This isn’t good
Was carrying my bike down the stairs getting ready for my Sunday ride this morning and started incessant coughing, once I get downstairs I told my wife I wasn’t feeling good. Next thing I know I couldn’t breathe. She called 911 the emts showed up quickly and measured my oxygen level at 80. They put me on oxygen and were able to get me up to 87. The head emt insisted that I take a ride in the ambulance. Got to the hospital and after X-rays they discovered my right lung had collapsed, pneumothorax they said. So the performed a thoracostomy, not fun.
So here I sit looks like a couple of days and I can go home. Don’t have any idea what the recovery is going to be like.
So here I sit looks like a couple of days and I can go home. Don’t have any idea what the recovery is going to be like.
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10-20-24, 10:11 PM
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I had to look it up. Dang. I am really sorry to hear that, and hope everything resolves as quickly and painlessly as possible.
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10-20-24, 10:37 PM
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Hey... Nice shoes... Its odd that a pnumothorax can happen in very healthy people. Especially those with increased lung capacity. Another thing thats odd is it can precipitate without a known event. Having an O2Sat drop into the 80s is not pleasant. I am sure glad it was not an infection or worse a pulmonary embolism.
I am sure you are going to make a fast recovery and do that Sunday ride!
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10-21-24, 06:02 AM
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WIshing you a speedy and full recovery.
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10-21-24, 07:42 AM
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Man, I hate that for you. I hope you recover completely and quickly. Do they have any idea what induced it?
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10-21-24, 08:22 AM
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wishing you well!
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10-21-24, 09:36 AM
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PS: Thanks for all to good wishes.
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10-21-24, 10:21 AM
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Heal quickly
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That sucks - but at least you got help in time. Heal fast
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Yikes! Hope you recover quickly!!
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Bummer, heal, take care of your self...... and good reminder for all not to be too self sufficient/proud/macho what ever to not take an ambulance
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10-21-24, 05:20 PM
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Sorry to hear that. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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10-21-24, 06:19 PM
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Sorry to hear. Glad they got you taken care of. Get well soon!
