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Please help pulmonary vest problem

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 7 5:07pm | Replies (39)

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@sherrig

I have an InCourage vest. You select a percentage for your therapy. I am not able to tolerate 100%. Was doing OK at 65% until I cracked a rib from coughing. I moved it down to 50% for 2 months, now doing it at 55%, and will work back up to 65% over time. The therapist for my machine suggested I loosen the bottom strap and sit up very straight until my rib healed and that helped a lot. I was getting neck and shoulder pain when doing 65%. They sent me a different size vest (hopefully this is now the correct size) to see if that will help with the neck and shoulder issues (that was right before I broke the rib). I use my vest for 30 minutes at 6 AM (before Breakfast) and between 3:30-4:00 PM (2-3 hours after eating lunch). I cannot use the vest if I have a full stomach.

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I also use Philips InCourage but I use it at 35 or 40% max otherwise it feels very tight. I am 102 pounds and the vest is size 34- I think it is too wide for me because no matter how I move the straps I really dont feel any shaking on my back but should I even feel any vibration on the back? I know when I sit and lean my back against the chair there is no air cushion at the back. Does anyone can comment on this? I asked the tech from the company to come and set the vest again for me since I understand better how it works.