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pneumonia. i'm 5 days post-ops after surgery i had astham, fever and pneumonia, i feel like crap, is this some of the side effects and will i start to feeling better.

2007-03-27 16:49:46 · 3 answers · asked by Ellen J 2 in Health Diseases & Conditions Other - Diseases

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After any surgery, it's important to move as much as possible and breathe deeply/cough to avoid pneumonia.

2007-03-27 16:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0 0

After I had the surgery, they gave me a little device I had to breathe into and make the little ball rise as much as I could. They said it was very very important to breathe as deeply as possible after the surgery to prevent pneumonia. If you're running a fever after surgery, call the doc's office or the ER, that's NOT normal!!! If you had laparoscopic surgery, it's common to feel some sharp pain in the shoulders and upper chest following the surgery for the first couple days, but this is separate from being able to breathe deeply, or not breathing deeply to clean the stale air and expiring any potential "bugs" that may have gotten stuck there during/after the surgery. If you're couging and having breathing problems, you should definitely call your doc. I've been through the surgery (Roux-N-Y) and a few other abdominal surgeries, and after the RnY, they were very adamant that you needed to try to breathe deeply as soon as possible after waking up.

2007-03-27 17:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca R 1 · 0 0

pneumonia is very common after any surgery. Especially abdominal surgery! It is very important to try to get out of bed and do deep breathing exercises, even though it might hurt your stomach. You need to try to move around as much as possible. Sit up in a chair when you can. Take deep breaths in and out to try to exercise your lungs. You should start to feel better soon. Gastric by- pass is major surgery. I hope you are feeling better soon!

2007-03-27 17:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by lauri j 1 · 0 0

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