get both if you can! if one then I'd go with Acapella. get the old one NOT CHOICE if you can because it will be more effective for you since you are in the high range of pft. You see they used to have two versions a low and a high pft version. Now with the choice they've gone middle of the road - one size fits NONE if you ask me - and I don't find it very effective and your pfts are a lot higher than mine. FYI I would still qualify for the high version though with the numbers I demonstrate. Hope this makes sense.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Advice Please
- Thread starter JennifersHope
- Start date
littledebbie
New member
Editing: cuz I'm a dork who can't read...duh....
littledebbie
New member
Editing: cuz I'm a dork who can't read...duh....
littledebbie
New member
Editing: cuz I'm a dork who can't read...duh....
JennifersHope
New member
Thank you guys so much... I am going to the clinic on Monday.. and my nurse is going to get me what she can, the best part is she is going to teach me to use it.. I think that is so important...
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
JennifersHope
New member
Thank you guys so much... I am going to the clinic on Monday.. and my nurse is going to get me what she can, the best part is she is going to teach me to use it.. I think that is so important...
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
JennifersHope
New member
Thank you guys so much... I am going to the clinic on Monday.. and my nurse is going to get me what she can, the best part is she is going to teach me to use it.. I think that is so important...
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
I am so afraid to do my PFTS again because I dropped a ton since this last surgery and their screw up.....
I will let you know which one I get... and how I do with it..
Thanks again
Jennifer
JennifersHope
New member
I had a great clinic experience today.. My RT that I met with Kicks butt.. He taught me so much stuff.. He even drew me a diagram on how to huff breath...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
JennifersHope
New member
I had a great clinic experience today.. My RT that I met with Kicks butt.. He taught me so much stuff.. He even drew me a diagram on how to huff breath...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
JennifersHope
New member
I had a great clinic experience today.. My RT that I met with Kicks butt.. He taught me so much stuff.. He even drew me a diagram on how to huff breath...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
He gave me great advice on how to get my insurance company to pay for me going to CF center for inpatient care...
He taught me to do the acapella... I got the one with an adjustment dial, so thanks for the advice Lauren....
So far I am close to worshiping it because I feel like it is going to give me so much more freedom and overall improve my lung function. After I am through this not able to use the vest thing, I am going to keep the acapella in my purse, He told me I could even use it in the bathroom at work, I can do it while in the car etc.... I will be giving myself mini "thumper" ( thumper is what I call my vest) treatments all throughout the day, whenever I feel like I need it...
For me, this is an amazing thing because I despise the vest so much and I think I hate it so much because I feel like I am a slave to it... Like if I am out and want to sleep there, I can't because I don't have anyway of doing CPT unless I have someone do it for me, which I am not comfortable with either...This actually feels like it vibrates my lungs better then the vest because my chest doesn't get in the way...
I am so grateful for the RT, he took all the time in the world with me... and I felt so comfortable with him... I feel lucky to have him, as well as my CF nurse...
Thanks for the great information guys.....
The name of the Acapella I got is from DHD Healthcare and it is the acapella DH/ with mouthpiece....
Look out lung function because you are going back up to where I was before my surgery...
JennifersHope
New member
Welcome... I am so glad you have joined our group... I am in love with the acapella.. I have the green one that doesn't break down into parts.. Though I don't cough that much while I use it... I bring so much more stuff up with it then I do the vest for some reason...
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
JennifersHope
New member
Welcome... I am so glad you have joined our group... I am in love with the acapella.. I have the green one that doesn't break down into parts.. Though I don't cough that much while I use it... I bring so much more stuff up with it then I do the vest for some reason...
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
JennifersHope
New member
Welcome... I am so glad you have joined our group... I am in love with the acapella.. I have the green one that doesn't break down into parts.. Though I don't cough that much while I use it... I bring so much more stuff up with it then I do the vest for some reason...
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
The chest vest, which is smaller then the full size vest also works better for me which is odd..
I am going to try to get more acapella's from my CF center... This one is getting icky... I use it all the time in my car....
joe is getting the acapella at his next hosp.appt. in 4 weeks .is it right that there is no effort on the part of whoever is using ?? do you just breath onto it and the device does the work?. joe is using the pep mask just now , he hates it and so he makes it a battle every time he uses it.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">