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• Chez Payne-Annetts had rare condition linked endometriosis which caused womb tissue to develop in her chest causing her right lung collapse
• Her lung collapsed three times before she was finally diagnosed
• Had surgery to remove parts of her lung which
  were irreparable, clear womb deposits from her chest, and
  place a wire mesh across diaphragm
• She now has to take strong contraceptives to prevent the condition reoccuring
  

By
Emma Innes

PUBLISHED:

05:25 EST, 28 January 2014

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UPDATED:

08:27 EST, 28 January 2014

Chez Payne-Annetts’ (pictured) right lung collapsed three times because she has a very rare condition which causes womb tissue to develop in chest

A musician who suffered a collapsed lung was told her life was saved by her love of singing.

Chez Payne-Annetts, 37, struggled to breathe when her right lung repeatedly collapsed because it was penetrated by deposits from her womb.

Surgeons told Mrs Payne-Annetts, who sings in a rock band, that her left lung had become so strong after years of singing that it had made up for the low capacity on her right side.

Mrs Payne-Annetts said: ‘I’m a bit like Sam Bailey from X Factor in that big ballads are my speciality. I regularly sang in pubs and clubs with my karaoke equipment, but for a year I had noticed some of the power had dropped off my voice.

‘After I had been very poorly for a week, I was sent for a chest X-ray. I had just got home from the appointment when the phone rang and I was asked to go back to hospital urgently.

‘My right lung had completely collapsed. The consultant who met me at the hospital said he was amazed I was able to walk into AE – he expected me to be on the floor.

‘A surgeon later said that, because I had been so active with my singing, my other lung had grown very large and had compensated for the lack of capacity.

‘In theory, I should have died. When my lung collapsed it should have pushed across the chest cavity, putting pressure on my heart, leading to cardiac arrest.

‘It’s a very common outcome, which is why collapsed lungs are taken so seriously. But because my other lung was so strong, it didn’t happen.’

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Mrs Payne-Annetts was told she probably only survived because singing made her left lung strong enough that it could compensate for her right lung when it collapsed. She is pictured (second from right) with her band

Mrs Payne-Annetts (pictured with her husband, Clint) was only diagnosed after her lung collapsed for a third time in February 2009

Mrs Payne-Annetts was diagnosed with catamenial pneumothorax – a condition closely connected with endometriosis.

The condition occurs when womb tissue develops in the chest.

It is extremely rare and usually occurs within 72 hours of the start of a woman’s period.

WHAT IS CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX?

Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare condition that occurs when womb tissue develops in the chest.

It is closely associated with endometriosis – a common condition in which womb tissue occurs outside of the womb, most commonly on the ovaries and in the pelvis.

It is extremely rare and usually occurs within 72 hours of the start of a woman’s period.

It causes air to become trapped in the space surrounding the lungs causing one to collapse.

The exact cause is not understood but some patients suffer numerous lung collapses.

It causes air to become trapped in the space surrounding the lungs causing one to collapse.

The exact cause is not understood but some patients suffer numerous lung collapses.

Mrs Payne-Annetts made repeated trips
to hospital over the winter of 2008 and 2009 before a specialist at
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital recognised the symptoms.

She was eventually diagnosed in February 2009.

Mrs
Payne-Annetts, of Wargrave, Berkshire, said: ‘At first it was thought
to be pneumonia. It often felt like someone was sat on my chest. I just
thought I was eating too much food – too much ice cream, alcohol and too
many big meals with my mum.

‘After the first lung collapse, they
aspirated my lung and sent me home. But when my lung collapsed for a
second time, it suddenly became very serious.

‘I
was due for urgent surgery but after a period of exercise with a chest
drain attached, my lung re-inflated and I was again told I could go
home.

‘But then I experienced a familiar feeling – as if popping candy was in my chest – so I went back to hospital.

‘A surgeon asked me some seemingly-random questions about my cycle and whether I’d ever been diagnosed with endometriosis. 

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ZoeJC,

Melbourne, Australia,

13 hours ago

Its not rubbish at all! Its about increasing the amount of oxygen capacity in the lung. Deep sea scuba diving, musical wind instruments, singing all increase the capacity for more volume. Normal breathing only uses a limited amount of lung capacity.

jugglingmoonfish,

hove actually,

20 hours ago

I had collapse lung many years ago after my 1?St child was born. The doctors said it was because I was very fit but highly strung. The most painful thing I have ever been through. When the hole in your lung mends, the air still gets trapped between your diaphragm and lung,it is so painful,they have draw out the air and stuff.. One lung you think you are going to die. Two lungs collapsing..then its not good….

userpete86,

IrvineCA, United States,

21 hours ago

It’s a good thing she worked out her lung muscle.

Anita K,

Hull- Humberside,

1 day ago

A lot of what is written is not true. I had a collapsed lung for nearly three months, I felt dizzy, was wheezing and in pain and was treated for a kidney infection on and off and it wasn’t until the doctor sent me for tests that I was diagnosed with a collapsed lung and was kept in hospital and a tube inserted into my side to inflate it. I have asthma and have never had strong lungs and was actually at work for some of the time it was collapsed and dosing myself up with painkillers. They never told me at any time that my life had been in danger.

nickynakynoo,

Stourbridge West Midlands,

1 day ago

I have this condition with identical symptoms, treatment, and surgery although my lung has collapsed after I had surgery so I’m awaiting another operation. A very rare condition it took me 7 years to be diagnosed and find contraception helps me too.

Holly Mead,

London, United Kingdom,

1 day ago

Rubbish. The lung is not a muscle. And this would never have killed her.

tina,

london, United Kingdom,

1 day ago

I think the song is really nice I wish her well

A. Wright-Burke,

London Bridge, United Kingdom,

1 day ago

What rubbish – lungs don’t have muscle and they can’t be made ‘strong’! Do you actually consult anyone with medical knowledge before you write these silly articles?

Bob of Bonsall,

Matlock, United Kingdom,

1 day ago

Singing and activities that involve controlling the breathing such as bagpipe playing improve lung function by increasing the lung capacity and improving the tone of the chest muscles that you use to breathe, so yes, it does make your lungs stronger.

Annie,

Cardiff,

1 day ago

Same with me. I had an embolism in my lung..being a trained opera singer saved me when only one lung worked properly.

Holly Mead,

London, United Kingdom,

1 day ago

No it didn’t . We can survive perfectly well on one lung.

Annie,

Cardiff,

23 hours ago

When I was admitted I heard the doc say “With a blockage like this they are usually brought in dead” only going by what the Consultant told me. You are right we can survive on one lung but I also have lung disease in the lung that was not blocked – apparently Voice lessons provide warm-up exercises specifically for strengthening the lungs’ capacity.

Mavin Yavin,

Not The EU.,

1 day ago

Is there such a word as ‘reoccurring’?

userpete86,

IrvineCA, United States,

21 hours ago

It’s a recurring word in many DM stories.

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