Hello Chrissy
I dont mind you asking at all but Im not to sure that I have an answer to you. The only surgery that this did not happen is when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. Every other surgery ive had my right lung in particular has collapsed. They havent told me why this happens. About eight to ten hours after surgery I get a raging fever. The last surgery in May I was in the shower in the hospital still because they thought that my lung collapsed. Anyway I was in the shower and all the sudden I passed out. The nurse found me. They rushed me to my bed and did a blood gass test and my oxygen was at 60% when most people are at 98 to 99% so they did x rays and discovered that yes my lower lobe of yet again my right lung was indeed collapsed. It seems to recover on its own all the time just have to have longer hospital stays and I feel really crummy because of it.
Love to you friend Chantale