@greff- I can hear the frustration in your words. I would be too with much less to deal with. Have any of your doctors' suggested oxygen so that you can be at least a bit active? There are chair exercises that might help you. I know that it's hard to breathe and that is very scary. I remember trying to heal from a lobectomy and how hard it was to breathe. Just moving to a chair was hard. The feeling is just awful.
Those were very tough injuries you incurred. I hope that you can lift some light weights once you get back on your feet. Please keep me updated! Do you cough a lot?