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FormerMember
FormerMember

I am due to have left lower lobe removed on Friday.    I don't understand why I do not feel ill.   Yet on waking from the op i am going to feel pain  and  shortness of breath.   I am asthmatic  and have always put my shortness of breath down to that.   It should have  been picked uo in 2015 on a chest ct.   It was there then. Even  this time  it was an incidental finding.   I feel let down.   Why?  I am the sole 24/7 carer for my hubby.   Whilst I have cared for him for lot longer than that. In 2015 he was walking. He is not now.   He has to be hoisted and pushed from room to room. I will not be able to do this.    

Anonymous

  • I hope your op goes well and that you will feel better than you anticipate as I'm sure the medical staff will be aware of your asthma and give you medication to ease it. Is it possible to get help with your husband's care needs as you will need time to recover.? x

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