The Vest and massage belts/jackets

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Hi

Good luck with Hill Rom . I find them to be VERY helpful. Meantime you may want

to get yourself a massage belt ( wrap it around your chest ) or jacket . They

retail about $20-$50 here ( as opposed to $20,000 for THE VEST! ) . I used it

when I thought I wouldn't be able to qualify for THE VEST. I've wrapped one

around the car seat so that I can get some back pounding going while I'm driving

and doing my nebulizer to and fro to work

Do you tip your upper body( about 6 pillows under your hips) and raise one

arm above your head during postural drainage . Its the one place where gravity

helps me at my age ( Ha Ha ! )

Toodle-oo

>

> Subject: Re: My First Posting and the vest

> To: bronchiectasis

> Date: Friday, August 8, 2008, 6:15 AM

>

> >

> > >

> > > Subject: Re: Re: My First

> Posting and the vest

> > > To: bronchiectasis

> > > Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 11:42 AM

> > > Hi ,

> > > The Vest apparatus is an airway clearance system.

> It is a

> > > high-frequency chest wall oscillator designed to

> be used for

> > > assisting in bringing up bronchial secretions

> which is most

> > > important to help prevent the pooling of sputum

> in the

> > > bottom of our poor bronchiectasis lungs. It is

> most

> > > important to get this out as it can pool in our

> lower lungs

> > > becoming stagnant thus infections.

> > >

> > >> > Here is a link to THE VEST I use.

> > > http://www.thevest.com/products/info105.asp

> > >

> > >

> > > Stay well and happy,

> > > Nan

> > >

> > > Thanks and Nan

>

> I will give the company a ring and find out a bit more. I

> do the

> postural draining bit twice a day while my wife thumps my

> back and

> front. Other than when I have an infection I don't seem

> to have too

> much sputum. My main problems at the moment are wheezing,

> which can

> start for no apparent reason and extreme shortness of

> breath not to

> mention extreme fatigue. (Other than that I feel quite fit)

> I have

> got to have an echocardiogram next week, as my GP seems to

> think

> there might be an element of heart failure. Although I have

> managed

> to accumulate a few nasty medical conditions over the

> years, it

> wasn't until that last wretched infection in January

> that seemed to

> stop me in my tracks. Never mind at my age I have learnt to

> make the

> best of it and enjoy what I have. I live in tead,

> Surrey which

> is near to South Croydon or if you go the other way

> Warlingham.

>

> Best wishes

>

>

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