Lyle, I have a question for you!!!!!

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Lyle,

This is exactly the way I am. I choke on the stuff and can't hardly breathe

until I can cough it up. Sorry everyone, hope no one is eating dinner and

reading mail.

How was it determined that you needed the valve/shunt for your lung? Do you

have a hard time coughing up anything sometimes? I mean, I feel it there,

but sometimes I have to cough and cough before I can get anything up. Sorry

again everyone for the gross conversation here. But it really is important

to me.

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Art,

In your message you mention 120. Is that

120 liters/min like my meter. When I have a

cold and my readings get down to 120 and

below I have difficulty walking on the level for

more than a minute and one flight of stairs

leaves me gasping for breath. Do you have

similar experiences. At 170 which is my

current level I can walk slowly continuously.

If I try to keep up with my wife by walking

fast I still run out of air. If some congestion

clogs the bronchial tubes on the left side I

will suddenly be gasping for breath even when

at rest until I cough up the congestion.

Lyle