Thank you ! I'm familiar with a spirometer--I had a partner once who needed to use one after heart surgery. I have a recliner, but the downside for that is that I also have cats--who WILL be all over me if I try to sleep in it. I can close the door in the bedroom, so I think all things considered I will stick with the bed. The wedge pillow I got seems to provide a lot of support--it's a memory foam/gel, and pretty firm. And yes--I remember the pillow-hug for coughing from my abdominal surgeries.
Did you find that the primary pain is from the incisions? I'm assuming there's not a whole lot of pain where the lobe is cut out. I'm ecstatic that VATS is possible. I really didn't like the descriptions of the full incision surgery, with rib-spreading and all. I've had a cracked rib before--NOT pleasant.
Hey, I'm new here. Thx for the recommendations, I'm really happy to know that wedge pillows can solve some of my problems
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Hey, I'm new here. Thx for the recommendations, I'm really happy to know that wedge pillows can solve some of my problems