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I'd be curious to hear what you find out. My heart does the same

thing. I'll be short of breath and check my saturation and I'll be

95-96 and my heart will be at 140. Not as high as 160, but.....

Weird.

Leanne uip 1/03 Illinois

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> Thanks for this great advice. I have a question-not sure you

know the answer. When walking ( or any other aerobic exercise) if

my heart rate goes sky high ( above 160) eventhough my O2 rate is 96

or better, could it mean I have Co2 buildup? I mainly do ligt

weights fore my exercise but try to walk a mile each day. I use O2

when walking and my oximter shows I don't drop below 96, but my

heart rate hits 160 after about 1/2 mile. Thanks

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> Gas Exchange & PF

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> Hi Gang,

> Just buying into the discussion re difficulties with

CO2 & O2....the reality is that PF sufferers have difficulty with

BOTH...our Diffusion Rates show our lungs capacity to EXCHANGE both

O2 AND CO2......GAS EXCHANGE RATES

> O2 is the fresh stuff that has to travel across our

air sacs to be distributed around our body.....those air sacs also

have the job of getting rid of the old, stale air that is

CO2.....obviously we can have the same trouble getting rid of CO2 as

we do getting O2 into our bodies. .....Exchanging Gases

> When we use O2 it is to FORCE extra O2 across those

air sacs...the normal amount of O2 doesn't cut it...unfortunately

there is nothing to help us get rid of CO2.....eventually it is CO2

build up can be the very thing that will kill us!

> At some point there comes a time when there is no

point to pouring more O2 IN because that will just cause a higher

build-up of CO2 being unable to escape OUT!

> I've been told to be cautious with AEROBIC exercise

unless I know exactly what my SATS are doing while exercising.

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE IS A FREE FOR-ALL/.... can only do GOOD...it

builds up muscle tone without putting stress on heart/lungs.

> AEROBIC exercise in itself will not improve your lung

function if you have PF. Aerobic exercise will improve the rate at

which you burn calories & is therefore useful for weight control.

Losing weight will of course help with heart/lung function BUT you

have to be careful that you're not putting too much strain on those

organs to do it! It is a BALANCING ACT.

> However ANAEROBIC exercise will make your muscles

work more efficiently & therefore your body requires LESS O2 to

make them work. So it helps you make more efficient use of your

available O2. SO it can help both lung/heart function as well as

also burn calories! The more the better....

> Once your muscle are fitter & more toned you may be

able to improve how much Aerobic exercise you can safely do because

it will take longer for your heart/.lungs to get stressed

maintaining the amount of O2 you need to make your body do the work.

> So the message I've been getting from the peoplke

helping me(at the swimming pool) are....

> 1. keep doing Aerobic exercise but with CAUTION...ie use your

oximeter to check your SATS & USE your O2 supply as neccessary to

keep O2 levels safely ABOVE 90.

> 2. do LOTS of Anaerobic esercise to build up your muscle tone &

function

> 3 increase Aerobic Exercise as your muscle tone & fitness increase.

> That's MY take on it.. DISCLAIMER.. ..check this against your own

advice!

> in Oz

> IPF: Fibrotic NSIP/ UIP ????

> Reynauds'

> May 2007

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