Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 HI, After surgery you do tend to cough. It is a combination from the anesthesia and the breathing tube that the use during surgery. The pillow really is a blessing when you have to cough because it the beginning it can be very painful. One of my lungs was partially collapsed so I had to one, cough and two, use the spigometer. Also when you are traveling home it is also god to hold against your tummy it eases the trip a bit. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 After surgery you are supposed to try to cough to clear your lungs after surgery. Keeps you from getting pneumonia. It is a must and if you don't do it your recoup time is longer even if you don't get pneumonia. You should also get a thing you are to breathe into to help this as well. 1 week from today pre op. On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:14:51 -0800 (PST), snickers_95203@... wrote: > ok, i must have missed something. what is the coughing > all about? > cecilia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 .... I believe the Breathing thing you are referring to is an Access Spirometer. Actually you suck air into your lungs with this device. It is a good thing to practice with prior to your surgery because the nurses will be having you do it afterwards and I'm told that if you can't maintain the proper air intake level with the device it will delay your discharge. You can get one free from Kaiser if you have a doctor prescription otherwise it costs around $20. At least thats how it worked on my plan. Regards, Gordy > > ok, i must have missed something. what is the coughing > > all about? > > cecilia > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hi On the spigometer I got mine in the hospital right after surgery they gave it to me. They also made sure I knew how to use it properly. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hi Kay.... Just in case you don't think you make a difference here....I called my PCP sometime around September, the day after you posted about spirometers being so important. In case I forgot to thank you for the information back then....I thank you now. Miss you. Regards, Gordy > > > > > .... > > > > I believe the Breathing thing you are referring to is an Access > > Spirometer. Actually you suck air into your lungs with this device. > > It is a good thing to practice with prior to your surgery because the > > nurses will be having you do it afterwards and I'm told that if you > > can't maintain the proper air intake level with the device it will > > delay your discharge. You can get one free from Kaiser if you have a > > doctor prescription otherwise it costs around $20. At least thats > > how it worked on my plan. > > > > Regards, > > Gordy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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