Spirometer???

I was wondering if everybody was told to breathe into a spirometer for 5 days after the surgery.... I'm wondering if this is done after any surgery or specifically after LAP-BAND®....

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Surgery date: 6/19/09
1st Goal: 150 or less by 8/17/09

Yup. It's used to reduce the risk of pneumonia if I remember correctly.

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Banded 1/6/09
Dr. Gail Wynn - Newark, DE

Nope! I didn't have to do that.

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Pre-op diet 04/01/09
Band 04/14/09

I had to do it 5 x/day 1 week prior and 1 week post surgery. Post surgery is the reduce risk is pneumonia. With gas pain, or just surgery pain, and sleeping a lot, people tend to breathe shallow. This allows stuff to 'accumulate' at the bottom of our lungs. This leads to infections and pneumonia. Deep breaths keep our lungs 'clean.'

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Kristine
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Approved 5/13/09
Surgery 6/08/09
First Fill 7/09/09 2.5 cc (10 cc Band)
Second Fill 8/10/09 2.0 cc total 4.5 cc

I had to use it pre and post surgery. Post surgery I was told to take 10 breaths using it every 4 hours after surgery to decrease risk for pneumonia...

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Surgery Date- 06/18/2009 @ Baylor Grapevine
Rebanded 12/9/09 due to defective band
Highest/Current/Mini Goal/Major Goal
235 / 203 / 199 / 130

This is used after most surgeries, not specifically LAP-BAND®.

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Ultimate Goal

Successfully Banded: June 18, 2009
First Fill: July 28, 2009 (5cc); Second Fill: August 25, 2009 (2cc - total of 7cc); Third Fill: September 25, 2009 (1 cc - total of 8cc); Fourth Fill: October 28, 2009 (1cc - total of 9cc)
First Goal (215 pounds): 23.Oct.2009

Temple University Hospital by Dr. Ian Soriano
http://violinistwithaband.blogspot.com/

I didn't get told to use one.

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Banded 2 June 2009.

I didn't have to use one and I'm actually completely suprised at that. I have a lung disease with an increased risk of pneumonia/collapsed lung so I would of been in the high percentage that was meant to use one after but didn't. I guess it just depends on doctors and previous health straight before surgery maybe?

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