Hi all --
I'm happy to report that at 8 months post-op, I am finally feeling much better. For the past couple of weeks or so I've had more good days than bad days and I'm really grateful for that. One thing I did was cut back on my activity level -- I'm pretty sure I was just trying to do too much, too soon.
Anyway, I have a question for my post-op friends. I'm a trained singer and have been trying to get back into it over the past month, and I'm really surprised at how little breath I have. I sound okay but I can't sing "properly" from the diaphragm -- can't hold notes very long and it pretty much feels like a block of cement throughout the rib cage area. I've been doing lots of breathing exercises but I am wondering if people with anterior incisions (I had a rib removed also) experience permanent changes in their lung function/capacity. Or is this something that just takes a long time to get better?? Neither of my lungs was deflated during surgery but I know my right lung was moved around a bit (along with all my other organs ).
Thanks!
I'm happy to report that at 8 months post-op, I am finally feeling much better. For the past couple of weeks or so I've had more good days than bad days and I'm really grateful for that. One thing I did was cut back on my activity level -- I'm pretty sure I was just trying to do too much, too soon.
Anyway, I have a question for my post-op friends. I'm a trained singer and have been trying to get back into it over the past month, and I'm really surprised at how little breath I have. I sound okay but I can't sing "properly" from the diaphragm -- can't hold notes very long and it pretty much feels like a block of cement throughout the rib cage area. I've been doing lots of breathing exercises but I am wondering if people with anterior incisions (I had a rib removed also) experience permanent changes in their lung function/capacity. Or is this something that just takes a long time to get better?? Neither of my lungs was deflated during surgery but I know my right lung was moved around a bit (along with all my other organs ).
Thanks!
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