Having trouble breathing

muckstack · July 17, 2008

I am 6 days post op. and i noticed that i have very little air in me. I tried to yell yesterday and i had no air to do it.

Has this happened to anyone else?

As well twice now i am exsperiencing what seems like a blocked airway i am not sure what triggered it yesterday but today i niticed it happened after i sipped apple juice.

anyone else exsperience this?

thanks anyone!:cool2:

Long2BFree · July 17, 2008

I don't want to scare you but it sounds like you might have pneumonia. I would contact your doctor right away or go to the ER. They would be able to check your oxygen levels.

ocbreeze4u · July 17, 2008

I agree, this sounds serious especially you being only 6 days post op. Call you physician right away.

U_go_gurl68 · July 17, 2008

I am 6 days post op. and i noticed that i have very little air in me. I tried to yell yesterday and i had no air to do it.
Has this happened to anyone else?

As well twice now i am exsperiencing what seems like a blocked airway i am not sure what triggered it yesterday but today i niticed it happened after i sipped apple juice.

anyone else exsperience this?

thanks anyone!

Did you do your deep breathing exercises after you got home or did they give you something to work with? Pneumonia is common for post-op abdominal surgeries if you don't keep up with deep breathing and coughing exercises. They are designed to keep your lungs clear through the first few days post op when your activity is decreased.

Are you having any fever? Are you walking alot? Sometimes walking helps with the drainage of liquid, but try doing some deep breathing exercises to see if that helps. If they didn't give you, what is called an incentive spirometer, to use post op, you can blow out through a straw, blow bubbles, or even a party horn. These exercises help increase your lung capacity and keep those lungs clear.

Please check with your Doc to be sure everything is ok. I hope it gets better soon.

Sincerely,

Stephanie

plain · July 17, 2008

I am 6 days post op. and i noticed that i have very little air in me. I tried to yell yesterday and i had no air to do it.
Has this happened to anyone else?

As well twice now i am exsperiencing what seems like a blocked airway i am not sure what triggered it yesterday but today i niticed it happened after i sipped apple juice.

anyone else exsperience this?

thanks anyone!

Sounds like it could be a case of atelectasis (where the tiny air sacs in your lugs have collapsed shut because of a lack of deep breathing). The thing to do, like now before you spike a fever, is to breath very deeply, hold, and slowly release. Do this 10x every 1-2 hours. Atelectasis can turn to pneumonia very easily. Do call your doctor, but work on those deep breaths every hour or two (uh, don't worry it so much while it's time to sleep).

emily111 · July 17, 2008

hmm i just had my surgery not even 24 hrs ago and its hard for me to breath.. i figured because of my asthma and maybe the gas they put in me for the surgery. They didnt give me breathing excersizes but I am trying to do some anyways. If I were you I would call the nurse and ask what she thinks

U_go_gurl68 · July 17, 2008

It is very important to do those deep breathing exercises for several days after surgery. It is usually recommended to do them every 1 - 2 hours.

I hope you get to feeling better soon.

muckstack · July 18, 2008

Thanks so much everyone. I love the help we can get here. I did go to my Dr. today and had a chest xray and all looked good! So i am starting on those breathing excersizes, and will keep and eye on it.