This is directed to all of us...he said we have our choice...exercise or wheelchair. Well, that�s really putting it out there, huh?
When we�re exercising, we are supposed to increase our O2 to whatever it takes to keep the sats above 88.
Exercise won�t kill us (as long as our hearts are okay!); neither will sob (although it sure feels that way sometimes).
8 days is average hospital stay time if all goes as planned...and then recuperation at home for as long as it takes (4or 5 weeks to be feeling well enough to go back to work).
One thing he said that did make me feel good is that I asked him about having a hysterectomy after this operation and whether, if I had it done at U of P, would he please confer with the surgeon and the anesthesiologist about my lung condition and what anesthesia I should/could have. He said �Most definitely�.
FEV1 might not increase after LVRS but in most cases they do. I told him I didn�t care about the FEV1; I just wanted to stop being so sob.
