I don't have a before picture to compare it with but this picture obviously shows a lot of blank space where lung used to be. On one hand, I'm surprised to see that there's so much left. That's reassuring. Still, it was distressing yesterday afternoon when I finally took out the films and looked at them. A little piece of reality smacking me in the face. I wasn't quite ready for that.
On the positive side, I took a walk again this morning and that went well. My pace is picking up. That's a good development. It still hurts when I try to breathe really deeply. I'm looking forward to the day when that's no longer the case.
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It is one thing to be told what happened, another to see a picture of it. However, the picture does show a large area of clear black breathing room, and your progress in recovery is so good, I wouldn't be surprised if when you fully get over the surgery, you won't miss the little bit they had to take out.
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