I have been using oxygen as well as the "Airlife' you breathe into once every hour, walking etc, following Dr's Orders exactly. I have a ton of gunk in my lungs, is this a bad sign, is it normal, did this happen to anyone else? When will it go away and is there anything else I can do?

I was coughing junk up a few days after surgery.. I don't know if it is normal but I did have the same thing. I have asthma so don't know if the two are related but yeah you are not alone.

Call your doc tomorrow to be sure it's ok. You do have liquid etc collecting there and that's why you do the incentive spirometer (which you are!) to clean all that out. Coughing stuff up is good, but call your doc tomorrow just to be sure. Don't panic!! :thumbup: Just touch base!

Like you I was on oxygen as my lung function following surgery was very poor. I coughed for about 2 weeks and brought up a kind of clear liquid. I have an asthmatic cough and initially thought that was the cause . Now I am 4 weeks post op and am fine . Lost 13lbs and cough less then ever. . Sheena