Being a real survivor of booerhaves syndrome I did not appreciate the way it was portrayed. It is not something to be fixed with a simple chest tube! I fought for my life received a experimental tissue transplant Dec 6th 1999 from Dr Ralph Embry and his team of surgeon's. At Texas Tech health science center !!! My name is Jeff lemer and I give you permission to check my medical records!!and have outlived my one year to live prognosis by 19 years so far!!!!!!