Breathing Thingy

I love this little breathing thingy they gave us at the Pre Admission Testing. It's helped me out a whole bunch already. I'm a singer and the breathing excerises are helping me to hold my notes better. The doctor said I'm only using 72% of my lung capacity and 80% is the bottom of normal. Well if any of you out there sing like myself, you feel the same way I do when I heard him say that. I need that other 28%!!! So I'm really excited to be having this surgery on the 22nd. Maybe I'll get to 100% lung capacity once I get this excess weight off. Tammy M 12/22/2003

best of wishes to you, tammy! you are giving yourself a wonderful gift this Christmas season!i'll bet as you grew up you would never have wished for a "tool" for Christmas! i have had some breathing probs all of my life so i can imagine taht this surgery could be very helpful to you as you sing those joyful notes!