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Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #2198921
Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana
#1035897 added July 30, 2022 at 9:20pm
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Fun and Games


Seems I have a new wrinkle in the game. Now I have a collapsed lung, or fluid on the lung. Some people tell me that is the same thing. I went to the clinic on Friday to get that good news on an X-ray.

So I have a week to work on deep breathing with one of those little devices where you blow into a tube and get the air to raise a bellows. Ha, I cannot even move it a tiny bit. That tells you how badly my lung function is. And how badly I need to work on getting back to normal.

A church member just happens to be a respiratory therapist and he tells me to drink lots of water - doing that. Take walks - doing that. Use a spirometer - that's the device I described. Take deep breaths even if it hurts - and believe me it does.

If I cannot get this lung reinflated, I may have to have a bronchoscopy. Not fun, but I'll do it if need be.

Back to the clinic on Friday for another X-ray and check my progress.

Fun and games.


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