Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
But, I have a question. I know nothing about asthma except that you can't get enough breath, but is having your lungs collapse a common thing with asthmatics? I've never heard of anyone just.....have a lung collapse. I mean, if he was playing football or something and took a hard hit I could understand, but just sleeping away and your lung collapses? That's really scary!
You know, Debbie, I don't know, but I suspect it's because of his overall size. He's such a skinny boy.

I can't remember what caused his lung to collapse when he was in high school, but I know it wasn't from sports.

He had asthma and allergies real bad as a kid. His asthma went away over time and he's still allergic to cats but Kia doesn't bother him. So when he couldn't breath that Sat. morning, he wondered if his asthma or allergies to dogs were coming back. He hadn't taken meds for it in years.

He did pull a muscle moving bookcases a few weeks ago and the doctors said that could of triggered it too.