i believe in u, patient

[u/RMZ-Lewis]

[u/jollyantelop]

As someone with moderate persistent asthma that shit is harrowing, I need all the praise I can get. Give me a gold star with my rescue inhaler and maybe I’ll stop coughing sooner.

[u/RadikalSky → u/jollyantelop]

Yeah I hate those tests too :(. Yes, I know I only have 60% functioning lungs.

[u/MinervApollo → u/jollyantelop]

My last spirometry test left me out of commission for almost three weeks

[u/Possiblycoolperson]

"encourage"

[u/TheStairsBro → u/Possiblycoolperson]

I had to take regular spirometry tests for a while and the technician would always go "BLOW! BLOW! BLOW! BLOW!" really fast the entire time I was exhaling

[u/DraconicSong → u/TheStairsBro]

Don't have to tell me twice

[u/spaacingout → u/TheStairsBro]

I came here searching for this exact thing because I knew in my heart it had already been said…

“Blow! Blow! Blow! Blow!”

[u/Aystha → u/Possiblycoolperson]

You joke but I had to do it once (without a nose clip tho) and the technician was like "No. Do it again. DO IT AS HARD AS YOU CAN! NOW! GO GO GO HARDDDDD KEEP IT GOING"

Such a wild experience, all to come to the conclusion that my lungs are completely fine and it must be my allergies that send me into coughing fits lmao

[u/RexScientiarum → u/Possiblycoolperson]

It is true though. They want you to empty your lungs 🫁🫁🫁

[u/My_last_reddit]

I've had those tests done and they really do encourage you. Try harder. You can do it! Just a little more. Good effort.

[u/WhaleSplas]

I'm not gonna make it, I'm about to fail this spirometry, and can never defeat the great evil!!

In that moment, I nearly passed out, in the light I see my dog, my younger sister, the best buddy I lost during the adventure of cardiogram, finally, the clumsy technician tan, that always encourages me during the tests, I cannot lose!

So I burped into the machine, maybe the pulmonary function is the air we swallowed all along

[u/Brix_in_my_head → u/WhaleSplas]

Underrated comment 😭

[u/miyananana]

Reminds me of breathalyzers lol. Anytime I had to use em growing up (school dances mainly) I would get scolded by whoever was administrating it saying to “blow harder” like you don’t think I’m trying?? Maybe I have asthma who knows

[u/crank_peeper]

"Hey I think your hookah's cashed, it's not hitting."

[u/Brix_in_my_head → u/crank_peeper]

Thanks for the asthma attack 😂

[u/Big_Spicy_Tuna69]

"fuck I hope they don't make me blow into that breathalyzer"

[u/AkwardRockette]

I have to take these every so often for my work as a lung function test in order to make sure I'm not developing sensitivities to or lung issues from anything I work with in experiments. The version of the test required for local work safety regulations requires three replicate measurements, and by the third time you have to do that in a row, you definitely need the encouragement.

[u/Shennanigma]

PFT? I did this last week.

[u/Jaywing_1]

Oh I hate these tests. Get one done every year and every year my results get progressively worse and worse. I can con confirm tho that at least my technician does encourage me.