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Post by bobbioh on Nov 13, 2007 16:50:34 GMT -5
Re: My Pulmonary Rehab Journey « Reply #126 on Today at 4:13pm » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 19 - PULMONARY REHABILITATION Everyone was in a very good mood today at rehab..some talking, some telling jokes and others just laughing. It was just one of those uplifting days. I was a little tired today, and being with my rehab friends was refreshing. I took my walk around the track, did my warm up exercises and waited for my stats to be checked. Everything was fine, so I headed for the bike. Today I rode the bike for 17 minutes at a level of 6-7, and I think Thursday they might up me another minute. I will know when I get there. I was slightly out of breath riding the bike but not enough to slow my pace. I walked on the Treadmill for 17 minutes also and again was slightly out of breath, but, I completed the full 17 minutes. I then walked the track twice slowly and did my cool down exercises and proceeded to take my seat in line for my stats to be taken. They keep oximeter's (more elaborate ones than I have) on the chairs along with blood pressure cuffs, and most of us check our own oxygen level and just tell them what it is, and then they check our blood pressure. My oxygen level was only 87% and I had on my oxygen. My pulse was higher than normal too, so they had me just sit there for about ten minutes. I think my pulse was 98 at first, but finally after resting, my oxygen level came up to 98% and my pulse dropped to 94. The RT said that 94 was higher than they would like to see but that I could go ahead and go home. Thank goodness. Aside from being a little more tired than usual, I feel fine. I will keep a close eye on my oxygen level today and also my pulse rate, just in case. It was a good day today. They do have an ergometer (sometimes written ergo-meter or just ergo meter) for upper body strengthening. Below is a link showing a picture of the machine. If for some reason the link doesn't work properly, please let me know, and I will put a picture of an ergometer in my photobucket and post the picture. They have several there but only have me on the bike and the Treadmill at least for now. I took with me to rehab today some print outs of several things such as "Sick Lungs Don't Show" and information as to how to do every day tasks, but the lady I was going to give them to was not there today. I will give them to her the next time I see her at rehab. groups.msn.com/saleandbuyusedexerciseequipment/ubesergometerpicture.msnwUntil next time---Joyce |
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