Deconditioning

But the reality is the opposite.

Deconditioning makes the breathlessness worse, and gentle, graded activity breaks that cycle.

Let's talk about exacerbations because I know that's a word patients hear a lot.

Yes, an exacerbation is basically a flare-up, a sudden worsening of symptoms, often triggered by a respiratory infection.

It's a hard sell.

But the reality is the opposite.

Deconditioning makes the breathlessness worse and gentle graded activity breaks that cycle.

Let's talk about exacerbations because I know that's a word patients hear a lot.

So if I can get them through those first days to weeks, it's helpful to have St. Jude because I can kind of-- I, I'm lucky in the early days after surgery to not feel kind of maybe forced into any kind of, like, swallow studies or things like that unless I feel like I need the information right then and there.

Deconditioning wise, I I feel like it's more about the patient's ability to do the task at all points of the day.

Mm-hmm.

Or if it's, you know, is it all out, then maybe that's more related to surgery.