Laughter is the Best Chest PT: Post-op update

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Post-op update

Surgery went well, of course I'm in pain, but I've definitely been through worse. Now for the 24 hour nose bleed and not being allowed to blow my nose, fun stuff. I'm settled into my hospital room, and hopefully should be discharged tomorrow. And I just got some Percocet so hopefully life will be better soon.

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About the Name

Chest PT is one of the most common treatments for CF, in which the chest is pounded on either by hand or using a machine to help break up the congestion and make it easier to cough out. When I was around 13 years old, during one hospitalization I became friends with two other girls who had CF. This was before they knew about the risks of cross-infection, so the three of us spent every day hanging out in each other’s rooms talking and laughing up a storm. Inevitably, the laughter would lead to all three of us launching into massive coughing fits, similar to the effects of chest PT. And so, “Laughter is the best chest PT” quickly became our catchphrase.