I am sorry to hear that you are having problems with your breathing following your lobectomy. Have you got a precial nurse? If so, perhaps it would be worth a phone call to ask her if this is normal. Alternatively contact your GP and see what s/he suggests.
I hope that things improve for you soon. Please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.
Having part of the lung removed will give you less lung volume. making your overall capacity smaller. Sometimes after a while the remaining lung expands into to space the lobectomy has created so capacity can get a little bigger.
Have you got a contact nurse after your surgery ?? Have you got a home oxygen saturation monitor -the red light on the finger nail machine?? Can you remover when your number was when you left hospital ?
If you are concerned about breathlessness then please go get checked out do it today Friday as usually less of the respiratory specialist team are around on a weekend
Hi Effie, I have been in touch with support nurse, it seems that the breathing problems are normal and not to worry, got appointment with surgeon on 6 December, I have also been in touch with my doctor, gave me morphine for the breathing, had to stop as I was getting nausea vomiting, now on new inhaler, just some reassurance that it's all part of the procedure xx Helendo
