I had to go back to the ER Friday with a collapsed lung. It was completely collapsed and I had no symptoms. I was out running around doing stuff, no pain, no shortness of breath. I woke up Friday and had a short coughing fit and spit up blood so I called my doctor having just been in the ICU to be sure it wasn't something to worry about. He ordered a cat scan, had trouble getting it done because the insurance was dragging their feet with the precert. My doctor finally had to call them personally to get it. My 11:30am appointment turned into a 3pm scan,I expected him to say I just ruptured a couple blood vessels. I did a few more things and went home. I went to take a nap when my doctor called and said I needed to go to the ER my lung had collapsed.I am still in the hospital, the lower lobe of my lung has not re-inflated yet. I am going shortly to have a larger chest tube put in.
