Great POV! I hope you don’t need the extra oxygen for too long?!?
I wore a heart monitor for a month and of course, I didn’t have the fast heart rate/panic attack symptoms! With 3 leads, extra cell phone and recorder, my son said I looked like I was wired for undercover work and I thought someone might think I was wired for a bomb. Glad I was home most of the time. :)
I do hope you'll be freed up from the oxygen asap! I was amazed I did not have to have oxygen when I went home. But when I had to wear the mask and tubing in the hospital I had to keep reminding myself it was helping me to breathe and my lungs to heal. I don't know if you can make the tubing shorter by wrapping some of it around the tank but I certainly understand your worries about tripping over it. All that being said, I really think this is a fun shot!
@olivetreeann I do wrap the tubing when I use the tank....outside the house. In the house I have an oxygen concentrator with a 50 foot cord. At least it lets me move around. I have appointment with new doctor Friday to make a plan to wean off the oxygen. So hopefully soon. I can get away with short times off...like to go to the mailbox. Hope you are still improving and have no long term effects. I blame my results on telemedicine. I was quite sick for 2 weeks before I was properly diagnosed because telemedicine can’t listen to lungs or check your oxygen.
@shutterbug49 I improve a little bit each day. Muscle strength is what needs the most attention. I'm still amazed they let me come home without oxygen- but very happy! The fact that you can do some short term things without the oxygen is a very good sign. You will continue to improve with the right balance of taking it off and doing something and keeping it on. I've never used tele-medicine. I think I'm supposed to have a visiting nurse come at some point but for me the PT home visits are more important. I want to get my muscle strength back. Stay well!
I wore a heart monitor for a month and of course, I didn’t have the fast heart rate/panic attack symptoms! With 3 leads, extra cell phone and recorder, my son said I looked like I was wired for undercover work and I thought someone might think I was wired for a bomb. Glad I was home most of the time. :)