She was unable to rest down, not even to sleep, and had to quit vaping right away. She was compelled to sleep upright on a recliner instead.
They warned that lying down might cause further internal bleeding and ruptures, which could fill her lungs with fluid and cause her to suffocate.
Additionally, she was unable to exercise—even something as basic as cooking or carrying groceries—in case the exertion caused her air sacs to burst.
The lungs’ alveoli, or air sacs, are microscopic structures that resemble balloons and are in charge of exchanging carbon dioxide and oxygen.
Bleeding, fluid accumulation, and a potentially fatal loss of lung function can result from injury or rupture of these sacs, which can occur due to severe inflammation or pressure shifts.
