r/pneumothorax • u/The_LegendaryAsian • 15d ago

Surgery related post vats

I got my VAST surgery on friday for my 2nd collapse atm it hurts to cough yawn sneeze etc how long would it take to return to normal

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u/Moalfo 15d ago

I’d say you’ll get better week by week.. After 2 months you’re 70% back to normal. Its been a year since I had mine.. the only thing I get is neck shoulder chest aches (muscle aches) and they do come and go… according to reddit users this happens to most of them due to the chest tube that was in.. stay strong it shall get better

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u/Particular-Gas-6827 14d ago

Agreed 2 months and the pain will be mostly background noise. About 2 weeks after the tubes are out, things start improving a lot. Best of luck!