Well, it's only been a few days, but I am progressing well. All symptoms of the cold that caused my injury are gone save for some mild wakeup coughs - but that's nothing to worry about as it's always been one my little physical oddities since I was a kid. They're just a touch stronger right now as I remove the last traces of cold crap.

But regardless, the muscleaches brought on by the pulled muscles are almost completely gone. The only pain still bothering me noticeably is from the collapsed lung, and even then it's nothing that would stop me if it was just a muscle or joint ache.

It's fair to say that the only reason I'm still taking it easy is because according to the docs, as long as I'm feeling pain, the lung hasn't fully healed and I'm still at risk for doing more damage if I'm not careful. So I still have to stay on medical leave from work.

On the plus side, I can now be confident I won't be on said medical leave much longer.

As for the insurance company... Still waiting for word. The longer it takes, the less confident I get.