Kumimajava
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Hi all,
in case we have any 'medics' on the forum, i thought i'd just ask this, since whichever 'doctor' i ask, i get a different answer.
So here's the story - a good 8 years back I hada spontaneous pneumothorax (i.e. collapsed lung) in my left lung, and eventually it was operated on & was fine thereafter. I didn't play sax for a few years after the op, primarily due to lack of time.
I started playing again a year or so ago, but a month ago had another pneumothorax (this time on right lung), though unrelated to playing the instrument (at the time it collapsed, i hadn't been playing for month & half due to lack of time.. again).
so my question is: how soon is it until I could sensibly start playing again? does anyone else on the forum have experiences of this sort, or know personally anyone else who has?
One doc i asked said 'you can start immediately', another one said 'wait a few weeks', and yet another said 'at least not for a year'. ... hence i'm a bit confused.
Thanks in advance,
Daniel
in case we have any 'medics' on the forum, i thought i'd just ask this, since whichever 'doctor' i ask, i get a different answer.
So here's the story - a good 8 years back I hada spontaneous pneumothorax (i.e. collapsed lung) in my left lung, and eventually it was operated on & was fine thereafter. I didn't play sax for a few years after the op, primarily due to lack of time.
I started playing again a year or so ago, but a month ago had another pneumothorax (this time on right lung), though unrelated to playing the instrument (at the time it collapsed, i hadn't been playing for month & half due to lack of time.. again).
so my question is: how soon is it until I could sensibly start playing again? does anyone else on the forum have experiences of this sort, or know personally anyone else who has?
One doc i asked said 'you can start immediately', another one said 'wait a few weeks', and yet another said 'at least not for a year'. ... hence i'm a bit confused.
Thanks in advance,
Daniel