Incentive Spirometer

[Talaria 50]

Does anyone else's surgeon have them using an incentive spirometer for 10 days post-op to prevent pneumonia? It's easy and not a big deal...but I'm supposed to do it 10x an hour. Just wanted to check.

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[Christinamo7 4,042]

I only had to do it for the first week or so, but I don't know what your risks are for pneumonia. your doctor probably knows best.

[FrankyG 1,450]

I had to do it too for 2 weeks after, but can't remember how often I was told to use it.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I had to use mine for a while, too but don't remember exactly for how long. Pneumonia is not something you want to have to deal with do definitely follow your surgeon's instructions.

[Imsojaz 8]

Does anyone else's surgeon have them using an incentive spirometer for 10 days post-op to prevent pneumonia? It's easy and not a big deal...but I'm supposed to do it 10x an hour. Just wanted to check.

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i had to do mine for 3 days after 3x and hour

[Griggs2alr 31]

I only did mine for the first week. When I became more active there was no need

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