Kat,

Don't know if you've got scoliosis, but that can definitely impede lung
function.  I wasn't a premie, but I do have scoliosis,and had pneumonia this
summer.  I also had it as a kid three or four times, but that was post op
stuff related to my other neurological condition.

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Kathy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> OK OK I admit it - I'm a bit of a hypochondriac.  I went to my preop
> screening today and passed with flying colours - blood pressure, checck,
> heart, check, oxygen saturation, check, etc etc.  But then the screening doc
> asked me if my surgeon had asking for a pulmonary function test and I said,
> no, he hadn't.  Then the doctor floored  me by saying I should get one
> because I have CP and they think it's important to keep tabs on lung
> function in CP adults as they get older.
>
> Have any of you guys come across this?  Now I'm worried about pulmonary
> failure!
>
> Kat
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