The rumpled mess on the left side of this image is my right lung as it looked on Wednesday morning, down to 20% it original volume.

“Spontaneous Pneumothorax” is now part of my vocabulary.

After two days of suction to keep my chest cavity / lung in proper shape, Dr Gunlickson ( surgeon) turned off the suction to test the lungs ability to hold air. After 18 hours my lung has lost a bit of volume, but there is no hole visible on the CT scan.

Christmas is five days away, Isabelle asked if I’ll be home by then… good question at this point.