Learning curve for PFT's?

[ktsmom]

Katy did her first PFT yesterday. The results were disappointing to me (FEV1 78%), but the doc and nurse seemed happy and assured me that she would get better at doing the test. I'm bummed out because I've been cruising along in fantasy world that she "doesn't have any lung involvement". Ha! Which is a total joke because she only does 7 to 9 various treatments a day for her non-involved lungs. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

Cool side note: maybe even grownups do this but the computer monitor had a moon in the upper right corner and a rocket ship at the bottom, and the challenge was to get the rocket ship to the moon! That took a really incredible sustained effort and she did manage to do it twice.

So please share yours/your children's experiences with this learning curve for PFT's. thx!

 

[ktsmom]

Katy did her first PFT yesterday. The results were disappointing to me (FEV1 78%), but the doc and nurse seemed happy and assured me that she would get better at doing the test. I'm bummed out because I've been cruising along in fantasy world that she "doesn't have any lung involvement". Ha! Which is a total joke because she only does 7 to 9 various treatments a day for her non-involved lungs. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

Cool side note: maybe even grownups do this but the computer monitor had a moon in the upper right corner and a rocket ship at the bottom, and the challenge was to get the rocket ship to the moon! That took a really incredible sustained effort and she did manage to do it twice.

So please share yours/your children's experiences with this learning curve for PFT's. thx!

 

[ktsmom]

Katy did her first PFT yesterday. The results were disappointing to me (FEV1 78%), but the doc and nurse seemed happy and assured me that she would get better at doing the test. I'm bummed out because I've been cruising along in fantasy world that she "doesn't have any lung involvement". Ha! Which is a total joke because she only does 7 to 9 various treatments a day for her non-involved lungs. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

Cool side note: maybe even grownups do this but the computer monitor had a moon in the upper right corner and a rocket ship at the bottom, and the challenge was to get the rocket ship to the moon! That took a really incredible sustained effort and she did manage to do it twice.

So please share yours/your children's experiences with this learning curve for PFT's. thx!

 

[ktsmom]

Katy did her first PFT yesterday. The results were disappointing to me (FEV1 78%), but the doc and nurse seemed happy and assured me that she would get better at doing the test. I'm bummed out because I've been cruising along in fantasy world that she "doesn't have any lung involvement". Ha! Which is a total joke because she only does 7 to 9 various treatments a day for her non-involved lungs. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

Cool side note: maybe even grownups do this but the computer monitor had a moon in the upper right corner and a rocket ship at the bottom, and the challenge was to get the rocket ship to the moon! That took a really incredible sustained effort and she did manage to do it twice.

So please share yours/your children's experiences with this learning curve for PFT's. thx!

 

[ktsmom]

Katy did her first PFT yesterday. The results were disappointing to me (FEV1 78%), but the doc and nurse seemed happy and assured me that she would get better at doing the test. I'm bummed out because I've been cruising along in fantasy world that she "doesn't have any lung involvement". Ha! Which is a total joke because she only does 7 to 9 various treatments a day for her non-involved lungs. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
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<br />Cool side note: maybe even grownups do this but the computer monitor had a moon in the upper right corner and a rocket ship at the bottom, and the challenge was to get the rocket ship to the moon! That took a really incredible sustained effort and she did manage to do it twice.
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<br />So please share yours/your children's experiences with this learning curve for PFT's. thx!

 

[pjspiegle]

Don't worry. I believe that there is a learning curve for the little ones to get use to the whole process of blowimg PFT's. There is some coordination that needs to be learned. Nathan had the 3 pigs homes to blow down when he was little and sometimes they had a kite that he needed to keep in flight. I know that there are options of what kinds of things the kids can "blow" up or down. It does take some practice though.
LOL
Patty

 

[pjspiegle]

Don't worry. I believe that there is a learning curve for the little ones to get use to the whole process of blowimg PFT's. There is some coordination that needs to be learned. Nathan had the 3 pigs homes to blow down when he was little and sometimes they had a kite that he needed to keep in flight. I know that there are options of what kinds of things the kids can "blow" up or down. It does take some practice though.
LOL
Patty

 

[pjspiegle]

Don't worry. I believe that there is a learning curve for the little ones to get use to the whole process of blowimg PFT's. There is some coordination that needs to be learned. Nathan had the 3 pigs homes to blow down when he was little and sometimes they had a kite that he needed to keep in flight. I know that there are options of what kinds of things the kids can "blow" up or down. It does take some practice though.
LOL
Patty

 

[pjspiegle]

Don't worry. I believe that there is a learning curve for the little ones to get use to the whole process of blowimg PFT's. There is some coordination that needs to be learned. Nathan had the 3 pigs homes to blow down when he was little and sometimes they had a kite that he needed to keep in flight. I know that there are options of what kinds of things the kids can "blow" up or down. It does take some practice though.
LOL
Patty

 

[pjspiegle]

Don't worry. I believe that there is a learning curve for the little ones to get use to the whole process of blowimg PFT's. There is some coordination that needs to be learned. Nathan had the 3 pigs homes to blow down when he was little and sometimes they had a kite that he needed to keep in flight. I know that there are options of what kinds of things the kids can "blow" up or down. It does take some practice though.
<br />LOL
<br />Patty
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[Alyssa]

Yes, I think there is likely a bit of a learning curve. I think for her first time 78 is pretty good

And, NO the adults don't get any pigs, moons or rockets ! What fun! I've never seen that! Just boring old lines on the computer screen.

 

[Alyssa]

Yes, I think there is likely a bit of a learning curve. I think for her first time 78 is pretty good

And, NO the adults don't get any pigs, moons or rockets ! What fun! I've never seen that! Just boring old lines on the computer screen.

 

[Alyssa]

Yes, I think there is likely a bit of a learning curve. I think for her first time 78 is pretty good

And, NO the adults don't get any pigs, moons or rockets ! What fun! I've never seen that! Just boring old lines on the computer screen.

 

[Alyssa]

Yes, I think there is likely a bit of a learning curve. I think for her first time 78 is pretty good

And, NO the adults don't get any pigs, moons or rockets ! What fun! I've never seen that! Just boring old lines on the computer screen.

 

[Alyssa]

Yes, I think there is likely a bit of a learning curve. I think for her first time 78 is pretty good
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<br />And, NO the adults don't get any pigs, moons or rockets ! What fun! I've never seen that! Just boring old lines on the computer screen.

 

[sullihs]

I agree that there is a learning curve as well. My son is 6.5 and his docs didn't even have him start trying until he was around 5.5. His went up and down (mid 90s one visit to mid 70s next visit to high 90s the next). They told me not to worry that most kids can't do it correctly enough to give truly accurate readings until they are around 6 anyway. If your daughter is young then I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[sullihs]

I agree that there is a learning curve as well. My son is 6.5 and his docs didn't even have him start trying until he was around 5.5. His went up and down (mid 90s one visit to mid 70s next visit to high 90s the next). They told me not to worry that most kids can't do it correctly enough to give truly accurate readings until they are around 6 anyway. If your daughter is young then I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[sullihs]

I agree that there is a learning curve as well. My son is 6.5 and his docs didn't even have him start trying until he was around 5.5. His went up and down (mid 90s one visit to mid 70s next visit to high 90s the next). They told me not to worry that most kids can't do it correctly enough to give truly accurate readings until they are around 6 anyway. If your daughter is young then I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[sullihs]

I agree that there is a learning curve as well. My son is 6.5 and his docs didn't even have him start trying until he was around 5.5. His went up and down (mid 90s one visit to mid 70s next visit to high 90s the next). They told me not to worry that most kids can't do it correctly enough to give truly accurate readings until they are around 6 anyway. If your daughter is young then I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[sullihs]

I agree that there is a learning curve as well. My son is 6.5 and his docs didn't even have him start trying until he was around 5.5. His went up and down (mid 90s one visit to mid 70s next visit to high 90s the next). They told me not to worry that most kids can't do it correctly enough to give truly accurate readings until they are around 6 anyway. If your daughter is young then I wouldn't worry too much.