Thank you so much for reaching out. I’m having my surgery at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. I have an appointment in the 15th of April for a breathing test and on the 16th I meet my pulmonologist and then she will go over the breeding test results. In the meantime, I am doing breathing exercises at home. I have several devices that I am using. I’m trying to build my lung function up as much as I can.
I also have very bad arthritis in my neck and in my back and I am on oxycodone. I take it as needed, but I did explain that to my doctor so I told him Tylenol isn’t gonna do anything for me so he said he would give me pain medication if I needed it.
My major fear and concern is that my lungs don’t start breathing on their own after the surgery and I end up on a ventilator. I have a girlfriend who was a critical care nurse and she has been telling me that they will just keep trying to get me off that ventilator and try to get my lungs breathing on their own. That is my major fear !!! I am literally terrified but I do find comfort in knowing that I will be at Mayo Clinic. May I ask you .. if I do wake up with a lot of fluid in my lungs how will they get rid of it?
Again thank you again for reaching out. I greatly appreciate it