AHands
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2007
- Messages
- 206
- Reason
- PALS
- Country
- US
- State
- NC
- City
- Carrboro
my fvc was measured at 67%
fvc was 100% in november
they tell me the copious amounts of pollen permeating the air here has no affect, but i still choose blame that insidious yellow dust
i have been noticing that i couldn't take a deep breath and relax lately--a deep breath came out like a sigh and my lungs just felt small
the respiratory lady showed my some exercises, including "stacking", that are supposed to re-open the closed up corners of the lungs...and...i think it worked! usually i'm a bit of a naysayer, but after doing those exercise "deep breaths" felt better.
i should have asked them to retest my fvc afterwards but didn't think of it.
i expressed interest in bipap and told him that i snore and wake up with a headache lately. he's setting me up with a sleep study, and i expect a bipap will be prescribed as i've never known anyone to go for a sleep study and NOT been prescribed breathing assistance and/or surgery.
i bet i can get my fvc back up to 100%! y'all stand back!
fvc was 100% in november
they tell me the copious amounts of pollen permeating the air here has no affect, but i still choose blame that insidious yellow dust
i have been noticing that i couldn't take a deep breath and relax lately--a deep breath came out like a sigh and my lungs just felt small
the respiratory lady showed my some exercises, including "stacking", that are supposed to re-open the closed up corners of the lungs...and...i think it worked! usually i'm a bit of a naysayer, but after doing those exercise "deep breaths" felt better.
i should have asked them to retest my fvc afterwards but didn't think of it.
i expressed interest in bipap and told him that i snore and wake up with a headache lately. he's setting me up with a sleep study, and i expect a bipap will be prescribed as i've never known anyone to go for a sleep study and NOT been prescribed breathing assistance and/or surgery.
i bet i can get my fvc back up to 100%! y'all stand back!