Went on the treadmill for the first time, and managed to do 6 minutes at 1.2 mph – I had no idea that the machine could go that slow! They won’t let me try faster yet… maybe next time. Afterwards, I have my first spirometry test (a breathing test that measures air flow in various parts of the lungs and bases the results against a “normal” person). The literature says that it will take a year to gain whatever is destined to be my full lung function – whether that destiny is 50% of normal or 100% of normal. With my “old” lungs before transplant, one of the most important readings shows 21% function – my first post-transplant reading shows 92%! And it’s only supposed to get better! Boggles my mind.
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