I've had fun doing this a couple of times following surgery. My first following my Bariatric and then last year when I had my hip replaced.
This is also related to this thread. When I had the Bariatric, my surgeon ordered a "breathing" test. I had to go, have arterial blood drawn and then be subjected to all kinds of deep breathing/deep breaths exercises, followed by blowing out air for as long as I could. The tech kept asking me if I was dizzy. I replied, This no harder than playing those 12 bars of whole notes just before the end of the first act of the Nutcracker. She had no idea (of course) about what I was saying, and she thought I was nuts. LOL. I passed with flying colors. Happy Valentines weekend, to our female hornists! Walt Lewis ------Original Message------ From: John Hengen Sender: [email protected] To: The Horn List ReplyTo: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Recovery time after bypass surgery Sent: Feb 12, 2010 3:15 PM Curt, I had multiple heart bypass surgery a few years ago. As I recall, one of the things they wanted me to do the day after surgery was to blow into a device which consisted of a tube containing a plastic ball. They told me to blow into the bottom of the thing and try to raise the ball to the top, then hold it there as long as I could. I am about as rank as anyone and had only resumed practicing a year or so before my surgery. I played Horn in high school over 50 years ago./ I had no difficulty at all in pushing the ball to the top & holding it there. The nurses thought that was remarkable, but I guess that means they had never played a wind instrument. I have 2 granddaughters who play the flute & one who is a sax player, & their teachers each agreed that they had heard the same thing about wind instrument players and recovery from surgery./ I advise you to talk to your Dr. and do what he says. Take it easy in the beginning. You will know if you are straining - after all, you will have had your chest cut open & wired back together./ Good luck John _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
