do i have a collapsed lung?

Question

i woke up this moring and went today outside to smoke a cigarrett, i been smokin now for almost 4 years, i am 20 and i am 5'6 and way about 120 lbs (if that helps). ne way i caughed and i hurt my back in the upper rigth side, and whenever i enhale deep it hurts. what did i do??

i dont have insurance, i cant see no dr

Answer 1

My mother smoked for years and her lung did colapse from a tumor blocking off oxygen to one lung. It is very painful and will make you weak. Her skin color was off too. She went a month like that, because a doctor misdiagnosed her. She was unable to function normally and a month later I insisted she see a specialist I see and she was immediately diagnosed with the colapsed lung. Five months after the first misdiagnosed doctors visit, my mom passed away from malnutrtion. During her five month ordeal she went through lung removal, then on to a rehab facility that inadaquetly treated her for diahrea from medication, because a nurse denied she had diahrea, she got so weak she lapsed into a comma when she was disconnected from oxygen and forced to sit in visiting area. Then returned to the hospital by ambulance were she had the original surgery only to have a health worker put her into a comma again because they forced her from a stomach tube to solid food instead of starting her on liquids, with the threat of putting the stomach tube back in if she didn't eat the solids. She wasn't strong enough to get chemo when she should of started it and by this time the cancer spread to her brain and she was to worn out to try and fight it anymore. She passed away Feb. 28, 2001. It was Ash Wednesday. The most difficult day of my life and the pain doesn't go away. So if you have people who love you stop smoking, please. I am sorry for my spelling, spell check is not working.

Answer 2

Here is info on a collapsed lung. The hospital will work with you if you are financially unable to pay the bill. Get to a hospital now and stop looking for answers on Y/A. Good luck.

Collapsed Lung
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The collapse or caving-in of all or part of a lung occurs when air gets into the area between the lung and the chest wall. If this happens, the lung cannot fill up with air as you take a breath. It may occur spontaneously without a known cause, often in healthy people. Medically, the condition is known as a pneumothorax (nu-mo-THOR-ax).

Causes
Often, collapsed lung is due to rupture of an air pocket or bleb (fluid filled sac) in the lung. Changes in pressure during diving, flying, or even stretching can cause a bleb to break. Asthma or infections in the lung also can cause a rupture.

Signs/Symptoms
Usually, the bigger the collapse of the lung, the worse the signs. Common signs are sudden, sharp pain located on the side of the affected lung; trouble breathing; fast breathing; or coughing. When you breathe in, there's a possibility that your chest may appear lop-sided or asymmetrical.

Care
Whether you are in the hospital or not, you will need a chest x-ray. If the lung collapse is small, it may go away on its own, and you may be allowed to go home. If it is larger or causing breathing problems, you will be admitted to the hospital.

Risks
If only a small part of the lung is collapsed, it may heal by itself. But if a large collapse is not treated, your lungs may fail or become infected.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Call Your Doctor If...
You have a high temperature.
You have increased chest pain or trouble breathing.
You have pain when you cough.
You cough up sputum that is yellow, green, or gray.
Seek Care Immediately If...
You have sharp, sudden chest pain and trouble breathing. You may also have a dry cough with these signs. Have someone drive you to the nearest hospital immediately, or call 911 or 0 (operator).

Answer 3

it's called muscle strain. nothing to worry about, take a pain killer such as tylenol, advil, aspirin, to relieve the pain. it'll stop bothering you after a few days. it's irritating more than anything else. i do it fairly often when i strain to do something and haven't done it for a while.
if you had a collapsed lung, you couldn't hardly breathe and would definitlly have to go to a hospital to have it resolved. it's not hard, but it is very dangerous since the lung is unable to take air in. the diaphram pulls the air in and out of the lungs and if a lung collapses it has to be re-inflated by using a large needle to fill it with air so it can begin taking air in and out using the muscles.
when it collapses, it won't take air in using the muscles.

Answer 4

More than likely you pulled a muscle or may have cracked a rib.
You can do this both from coughing hard. If you are not in constant severe pain or spitting up blood you are probably okay.
If the pain continues see your doctor. Aleve or Ibuprophen work well for this kind of pain. The pain may last several weeks so do not re-injure it.

Answer 5

i think if you had a collapsed lung you wouldnt be on y/a searching for answers.

sounds like you just pulled a muslce. if it hurts that badly then you need to see a docotr. you say you have no insurnace, go to a public hospital, they wont refuse you and they usually work with you when it comes to paying the bill

go get checked out. better to be safe than sorry

Answer 6

alright listen to me
honestly
i had a collapsed lung a week ago, in my left lung
when u get a pneumothorax or colapsed lugn it traps gasses in your chest and releases it to your upper shoulder, and makes it hurt like ****
i had one a week ago im posotive u got a collapsed lung, if ur right side of ur chest hurts ur right lung partially collapsed or collapsed

Answer 7

i dont know what to tell you u need to see a dr! it could be serious.