A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman said she had burned for only one year before her lungs collapsed.
She was 21 when she was 21 when she developed this habit, she told Fox News Digital in an interview on camera. (See the video at the top of this article.)
“Everyone warned me, but I didn’t listen – I wish I did it.”
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McKissen quickly became addicted to Vaping, mainly due to the flavor.
“It’s really addictive,” she said. “You’re going to be addicted to the vape cloud and the flavors – it’s the subject, it’s cool. I think you can say, it’s like a rebel type thing.”
Petrea McKeithen (left) started to evaporate at the age of 21. A year later, when her two lungs collapsed, she was almost dead. (Petrea McKeithen)
In September 2022, about a year later, she suddenly realized that she could not breathe.
“I don’t have the same health as before,” she said. “The only thing that happened to me during the months of my lung collapse was that I was having a breathing problem and thought maybe I was having an asthma.”
But it’s not asthma, her doctor said- it’s from her lungs.
“Everyone warned me, but I didn’t listen.”
According to the Cleveland Clinic, this condition is called pneumothorax when air enters the chest cavity and puts pressure on the lungs, causing it to collapse partially or completely.
“When there is a hole in the lung with an oxygen escape, primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs, or a collapsed lung occurs—this can be the result of an injury, or it can be a ruptured bubble in the lung and produce tiny tears,” David Campbell, Ph.D., clinical director and program director, clinical director and program director at OREGON, told Fox Fox Digital Digital.
Pneumothorax occurs when air enters the chest cavity and creates pressure on the lungs, causing it to collapse partially or completely. (Petrea McKeithen)
According to experts, in vaper, this condition can be caused by “deep and powerful inhalations” that can stress the lung condition of the lungs, chemical irritants or smoke fluids.
Campbell said Johns Hopkins reported that they saw young people collapse in their lungs – “They reported not smoking, but smoking.”
He added: “They usually strongly encourage them to stop smoking immediately if they want to avoid another lung collapse and surgery.”
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Campbell said signs of lung collapse include severe chest or shoulder pain, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
He warned that lung problems are just one of many health issues related to smoking. This habit can also increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as the risk of exposure to harmful heavy metals.
Beat odds
McKeithen was taken to the hospital for life, where she was placed in a medically induced coma and placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which helped support heart and lung function.
McKeithen said during a 10-day coma that she had experienced intense nightmare and had stuck with her until today.
Today, McKissen has an 18-month-old son who she describes as “my whole world.” (Petrea McKeithen)
“They don’t feel like dreams or nightmares — they feel like memories,” she told Fox News Digital. “Those nightmares are 10 days when I die over and over in the most painful, painful way.”
The doctor told McKissen’s family that she had only a 3% chance of survival—but she was in trouble because of the odds.
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After exiting the ICU, McKissen received physical therapy and gradually improved – although she now suffers from chronic asthma and “Vaper’s lungs,” a respiratory disease also known as evali (e-cigarettes or cigarettes with lung damage associated with use and use).
“People think that because you’re blowing the clouds, it’s just in and out,” McKisson (not shown). “But that liquid actually sits on your lungs and actually floods them.” (iStock)
“I take medication every day,” she said. “I have to be very cautious about the environment – I check the air quality every day before I leave, and if it’s in a place I’m happy with, I won’t leave home.”
McKissen’s lungs are particularly susceptible to any type of respiratory infection.
“I have to be very careful with whom I interact because you never know who is carrying the disease,” she said.
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“If I get to my previous location and I start to breathe badly, I have to be taken to the hospital right away.”
“It’s just something I have to endure in my life.”
“My family watched me fight for my life,” Mackisson told Fox News Digital. (Petrea McKeithen)
Today, McKissen has an 18-month-old son who she describes as “my whole world.”
“My doctor is really worried because I shouldn’t be pregnant,” she said.
“They gave me the option to have an abortion…but I wanted to pursue pregnancy because I always wanted to be a mother. It’s always my dream.”
“Not worth it”
After a nearly dying experience, McKissen’s mission is to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking, especially for young people.
“You can still get them regardless of whether you are underage or not, which is really horrible.”
“People think they’re safer than cigarettes. I think that’s the case, I’m wrong. It’s really scary.”
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When someone evaporates, they are ingesting liquids, McKisson said.
“People think that because you’re blowing the clouds, it’s just in and out,” she said. “But that liquid actually sits on your lungs and actually floods them.”
“I was hurting my heart when I saw the teenager’s steaming.”
Recently, McKissen said she approached a group of young people when she saw them smoky in the store, sharing her story as a warning.
“I showed them my pictures and I was thinking, don’t do that,” she said. “I know this may not be my place, but they’re really young and I just want to protect them. Seeing the teenage smoke broke my heart.”
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Overall, the cigarette is “not worth it,” McKisson said.
“It’s not cool, it’s not fun. At the end of the day, my family watched me fight for my life and suffered severe trauma when I looked back.”
