Making Progress in the Back Pain Department
Using an incentive spirometer mimics the natural sighing and yawning and encourage you to take slow, deep breaths. Not only will this help restore regular breathing rhythm, but it will also help to avoid atlectasis (a collapsed or airless condition of the lung) and pneumonia.
I was hoping to be out of here tomorrow. The oncologist came by and told me that they still want to get my I&R levels back to normal (blot clot levels) after surgery, so it probably won’t be until Monday. At least now I have a time frame to shoot for! I have noticed that my right ankle and calf is starting to get swollen again (maybe from the clot) so I will need to wear the massaging compression socks again at night. No big deal, I can handle that. Bring it on!
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