Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 After I got mine I was in Fred Myers shopping and walked the length of a couple of aisles....loonnggg ones and checked my sats....89. If I had walked more it no doubt would have dropped lower. It is good to be able to "check". We're having a 75 degree day today. How nice. Mama-Sher, age 69.IPF 3/06, NSIP 4/08 OR. Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! New oximeter To those interested: I have some readings to share with you. Yesterday after conference call - 98. You all must have a calming effect. After climbing 1 step to landing and 14 more to get to bedroom last night - 90. Upon awakening this am - 95. No cpap. About 1pm climbed stairs to take a nap - 95. Unable to sleep but felt good just laying there. Was able to go outside today, warm and NO RAIN. Just sat and read. , how is Don's working? Any numbers to share yet?Steve59 from WA IPF 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Sher As if we needed reinforcement, I mentioned what I was doing and when I was using how much to the Pulmonologist at University of Chicago. She says, " you are keeping a check on your sats aren't you? " I pull my oximeter out of my pocket. She smiles " very good. " While there are some opposed seems more and more doctors just not telling patients. But your Fred Myers trip is exactly the reason. You soon could have been at 80 or less and the thing is you'd never realized. > > After I got mine I was in Fred Myers shopping and walked the length of a couple of aisles....loonnggg ones and checked my sats....89. If I had walked more it no doubt would have dropped lower. It is good to be able to " check " . > We're having a 75 degree day today. How nice. > Mama-Sher, age 69.IPF 3/06, NSIP 4/08 OR. > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! > > New oximeter > > > > To those interested: I have some readings to share with you. Yesterday after conference call - 98. You all must have a calming effect. After climbing 1 step to landing and 14 more to get to bedroom last night - 90. Upon awakening this am - 95. No cpap. About 1pm climbed stairs to take a nap - 95. Unable to sleep but felt good just laying there. Was able to go outside today, warm and NO RAIN. Just sat and read. > > , how is Don's working? Any numbers to share yet? > > Steve59 from WA > IPF 2006 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Yes Jim, Mine has been through many Aussie airports, Heathrow in London, Schipol in the Netherlands, furt in Germany & Singapore....no problems either with it working afterwards or aith it being considered suspicious. I had all my IPF Reports in my Hand Luggage so they would show cause for carrying such a device. My daughter wasnt' so lucky carrying wheat sack pillows for her 2 kids...she got dragged off in Germany for the full search in case she was smuggling something inside the kiddy size pillows.....the officials took no notice of the fact that she was travelling with children & were quite prepared to drag her off BEFORE she could organise anyone to take care of them ( & I were on another line & didn't see what was happening until we heard teh kids shrieking for their mother...NICE!) Sooooo oximeters OK but BEWARE of carrying comfy pillows! GIO > >> > After I got mine I was in Fred Myers shopping and walked the length of> a couple of aisles....loonnggg ones and checked my sats....89. If I had> walked more it no doubt would have dropped lower. It is good to be able> to "check".> > We're having a 75 degree day today. How nice.> > Mama-Sher, age 69.IPF 3/06, NSIP 4/08 OR.> > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!> >> > New oximeter> >> >> >> > To those interested: I have some readings to share with you. Yesterday> after conference call - 98. You all must have a calming effect. After> climbing 1 step to landing and 14 more to get to bedroom last night -> 90. Upon awakening this am - 95. No cpap. About 1pm climbed stairs to> take a nap - 95. Unable to sleep but felt good just laying there. Was> able to go outside today, warm and NO RAIN. Just sat and read.> >> > , how is Don's working? Any numbers to share yet?> >> > Steve59 from WA> > IPF 2006> >> > > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Not giving medical advice, but one thing I notice too is some feel they need to use the least they can to hit 90. Well, there is some range of error. For that reason I target 92 as Beth does. Also, I can get on the treadmill and set my oxygen at 4 lpm and as i walk (doing the highest speed I walk) I drop down around 90 to 91. But if I set it at 5 lpm I maintain the 94-95 I have when I start walking at that speed. So I set my oxygen at 5 lpm to maintain while walking. Certainly at 94-95 I'm not over oxygenating myself. This isn't like someone already at 97 or 98 and then turning it up higher. I actually covered the above scenario both at rehab and with my doctor and both said to go with the higher flow. I can walk 1 mph at 3 lpm, 1 1/2-2 takes 4 lpm, and 2-2 1/2 takes 5 lpm. I do not attempt to walk faster than 2 and 2 1/2 mph because I'm already in a good heartbeat range and not excessively short of breath and higher would serve no purpose and would be overdoing it. Same thing when out and about. At 3 lpm I have to watch my pace and take frequent rest breaks. However, at 4 lpm I can walk more normally. Now, if I want to go fast like straight from the car to the back of a store in a hurry, I need 5 lpm. I also typically find that I need 1 lpm more on demand than I do on continuous. But, all this is me and everyone is different. Part of it is learning your own body and what works for you. Oh my, I LOVE OXYGEN. I know that sounds strange to hear it proclaimed. But, it enables me to do what I otherwise couldn't. How lucky to have it and be able to even turn it up when needed. Yes, the hose and cannula and tanks are a pain. But, they allow me to live so much better. I don't like glasses but I've worn them 53 years. I'd be lost without them. I'd be lost without my oxygen. > > > > > > After I got mine I was in Fred Myers shopping and walked the > length of > > a couple of aisles....loonnggg ones and checked my sats....89. If > I had > > walked more it no doubt would have dropped lower. It is good to be > able > > to " check " . > > > We're having a 75 degree day today. How nice. > > > Mama-Sher, age 69.IPF 3/06, NSIP 4/08 OR. > > > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! > > > > > > New oximeter > > > > > > > > > > > > To those interested: I have some readings to share with you. > Yesterday > > after conference call - 98. You all must have a calming effect. After > > climbing 1 step to landing and 14 more to get to bedroom last night - > > 90. Upon awakening this am - 95. No cpap. About 1pm climbed stairs to > > take a nap - 95. Unable to sleep but felt good just laying there. Was > > able to go outside today, warm and NO RAIN. Just sat and read. > > > > > > , how is Don's working? Any numbers to share yet? > > > > > > Steve59 from WA > > > IPF 2006 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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