I have never had heart surgery, but I have had other surgeries... This device is standard in hospitals to keep the patient from developing pneumonia as a result of having their respiratory system depressed by the anaesthesia and lying in bed for days and days.
In fact, I was always presented with a little plastic box containing not one, but three little plastic balls; all of different weights; from light to heavy. It was my task to blow into the device hard enough to get all three balls sitting at the top of their respective tubes. Although I have really good breath support on the horn and do not suffer from asthma or anything like that, the first few days out of surgery left me unable to even get the lightest little plastic ball off the floor of the box. After three or four days of 'practice' however, I was able to suspend all three little balls at the top of the box. This is an ongoing thing that they have you do as long as you are bedridden. I was happy to toss the stupid thing once out of hospital and get back to the horn. >tube with a ball at the bottom _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
