Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) Procedure Update

Mitch is back in his room. He is in a lot of pain. The procedure went well.
The tube in his lung is attached to this chest drainage box called a pleurovac (or something like that) and has a low suction to help his lung to stay inflated by sucking air out of the pleural space outside the lung, creating a vacuum. There is leakage, a hole, which must repair itself. It repairs itself only when inflated by resting on the upper pleural wall.
They will take x-rays tonight and often and see how it looks, if its staying inflated, etc. then they can stop suction, clamp tube, remove tube. baby steps...
Mitch reports being in excruciating pain as there is a tube sticking out of his chest; though naturally, he is breathing better. I hope he can sleep tonight.