Is surgery necessary with collapsed lung?

bea1800 · Newbie Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1

I have been having problem with collapsed lung for some time now and I think that moment of surgery is getting closer and closer. But I would like to know if that surgery is really necessary? Perhaps there is some other way of dealing with this problem? Do you know of any?

slade655 · Newbie Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 2

All I know of is surgery and before that, chest tube helps people with that condition. My sister had it and used a tube for as long as she could, but eventually she had to undergo the surgery and it went rather well. Although, she uses tube again, but much rarer now. And I guess that is some kind of improvement, right?

Is surgery necessary with collapsed lung?

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