Angie, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family! I don't know your brother's history or what's causing the collapses, but when I had my lung surgery, they pulled my ribs open on my back/side and pulled my lung out. Then, they scrapped the pleurisy from the outside and tacked my lung to my inner chest cavity so it doesn't collapse again. I had two big drain tubes coming out for about 12 days.

Thank GOD for the morphine button. I was in ICU for about 20 days.

My prayers are with you and your family.

{{HUG}}

I had a spontaneous pneumo about 4 years ago - my problem was that every time they reduced the suction that was keeping the lung inflated, it would go down again - I ended up having a surgery that prevented the lung from deflating.

4 years later, I continue to have severe asthma symptoms ( I never had any issues before the pneumo.)

I'll continue to keep your family in my prayers.

Angie,
My husband had the same thing happen, a spontaneous lung collapse. He had the surgery that you are describing where the make the lung "stick" to the outer lining so that it won't collapse again. He came through the surgery with flying colors, and my husband has many many other problems, heart failure, kidney failure, asthma, and diabetes. I want you to know that he did just fine. The surgery wasn't as bad as when the lung collapsed.

I hope your brother decides to have the surgery. The likelihood that this lung will collapse after surgery is pretty low. It might happen, however, to the other lung.

Please take him my best wishes and encourage him to have the surgery.

Angie, how's Bobby doing? Did he decide to do the surgery? All of you are in my prayers.

Yes, Angie, we are here for you. Hope your brother is doing better and that he does have the surgery. Sounds like this may be the best option for him.

Continued Prayers for Bobby, and your Family Angie.:hands:

Hey Angie, hope all is going well for Bobby. Sounds like the surgery is the best option for him. I know you all will help him with the best decision for him and your family.

Bobby got to come home today! He and Mom decided to wait on the surgery after getting a second opinion. Sorry for the lack of updates. We are all exhausted...

Angie, I am so terribly sorry to hear this. Please know that I am keeping your brother in my prayers and also you and your family.
Hugs .............

It never hurts to get a second opinion. Hopefully this will all work out for the best for Bobby. If surgery is the right choice, hope it's done soon!!!

Take care, you are being such a wonderful sister & daughter!!

Please pray for my brother
 

Prayers coming your way.

Angie thanks for the update, it is good that you are getting a second opionion . Good luck to him.

I agree that a second opinion is probably a good idea. Thanks for the update.

I know the emotions you must be overcome by, I am very close with my brother.
Glad to hear he has been able to come home and surgery is an option.
Your family is being thought of here in Baltimore as well Angie.;)