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The hole had lidocaine, a relatively good topic anesthetic. If don't move too much, the tube inside the chest doesn't causes too much pain. Actually, once the t
by marcodiego 5y ago
The hole had lidocaine, a relatively good topic anesthetic. If don't move too much, the tube inside the chest doesn't causes too much pain. Actually, once the tube is inserted the feeling of relief and been able to breath normally is quite good. Disclaimer: I've had 3 spontaneous pneumathoraces.
- WalterGR 5y agolidocaine, a relatively good topic anesthetic. Sure… But a hole in one’s chest isn’t exactly topical, right? But what do I know? Can lidocaine be injected… sub… topically?
- mbubb 5y ago> 3 spontaneous pneumathoraces… I remember from EMT school the informal advice that spontaneous pneumo is a predisposition for certain body types and something as trivial as a burp or hiccups can cause. Tall and thin body type. But this is anecdotal- is there an underlying cause in your case?
- marcodiego 5y ago> spontaneous pneumo is a predisposition for certain body types Some medics said exactly this for me. This body type is called "franzino" in Brazil and is exactly how I was as a teenager. Strangely my pneumathoraces were not on the same side. On the left side it happened twice which was fixed with two clamps and a pleurodesis. On the right side it occurred only once but considering my predisposition, there's no reason to think it will never happen again.
- gavinray 5y agoJesus christ mate, human biology is fucked. Imagine walking around knowing your lungs could pop for essentially no good reason, at any moment.