Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Hi Tom, My stats are close to yours: 94-95 when resting 80 stairs 85-87 on waking I started using oxygen when I sleep and it has really helped. I wake up refreshed and not so tired. I did not go in for the cpap test because truthfully I am sick to death of tests ( they are cramping my lifestyle lol). My other recommendation is to not clean the shower stall! Delegate the job to someone else and go ahead and do your lemonade and oximeter stand. I think it might catch on. You could call it "Lemonade for Life"-charge for the oximeter test and advertise the lemonade is free. Take care- R. (52) Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 Carlsbad, California Subject: Pules Ox QuestionTo: Breathe-Support Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 2:28 PM Okey Dokey,First I want to thank ya'll for the FDA PulseOximeter sources. I just received my $65 one yesterday. It is very simple and easy to use. I checked the pulse against a manual pulse and also my BP monitor and found the pulse to be right on the money. I am assuming that the O2 Sat is correct. I did it on my wife and son and they both running 99%, kind of as suspected. My wife asked if I planned on testing all the neighbors when I take the dog for her walk. (she has rather wry sence of humor, at my expense...lol)Hmmmmm? may not a bad idea. You know like lemonade stands when we were kids?Anywho...... I have been looking at baselines for myself and getting comparisons to how I feel under certain conditions. You know, like when I seem out of breath, or light headed....or after sleeping in the AM.What I have found:Even resting rarely over 95%Walking or up the stairs 91-92%Cleaning the shower stall 89-91%Also, while reclined during sleep and first wake up 87%I saw a reference on this board that one should keep the O2 over 90%. Should I worry that while sleeping/reclines I have been runnig less than 90? I am not on O2 of CPAP at all.Tom from PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Tom ... ask you pulmonologist to Rx you an overnight test to see if your O2 levels drop. I have a cpap and just recently had O2 added for sleeping at night. I sleep better with the O2 attached. No other way to know if we desaturate during the night but this test... MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Pules Ox Question Okey Dokey,First I want to thank ya'll for the FDA PulseOximeter sources. I just received my $65 one yesterday. It is very simple and easy to use. I checked the pulse against a manual pulse and also my BP monitor and found the pulse to be right on the money. I am assuming that the O2 Sat is correct. I did it on my wife and son and they both running 99%, kind of as suspected. My wife asked if I planned on testing all the neighbors when I take the dog for her walk. (she has rather wry sence of humor, at my expense...lol)Hmmmmm? may not a bad idea. You know like lemonade stands when we were kids?Anywho......I have been looking at baselines for myself and getting comparisons to how I feel under certain conditions. You know, like when I seem out of breath, or light headed....or after sleeping in the AM.What I have found:Even resting rarely over 95%Walking or up the stairs 91-92%Cleaning the shower stall 89-91%Also, while reclined during sleep and first wake up 87%I saw a reference on this board that one should keep the O2 over 90%. Should I worry that while sleeping/reclines I have been runnig less than 90? I am not on O2 of CPAP at all.Tom from PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Tom Yes you should keep monitoring when awake but should worry a bit about the sleep. Its normal for even healthy people to experience lower saturation when asleep. Therefore, if your daytime is borderline, then sleep would be in question. Your doctor can prescribe an overnight oximeter to be used and check you. Then you'll know for sure. It's much like your oximeter, just records while you're asleep. When I had my sleep tested initially I was below 90% over 25% of the time so I required oxygen for sleep and then only dropped below 90% less than 1% of the time asleep. > > Okey Dokey, > > First I want to thank ya'll for the FDA PulseOximeter sources. I > just received my $65 one yesterday. It is very simple and easy to > use. I checked the pulse against a manual pulse and also my BP > monitor and found the pulse to be right on the money. I am assuming > that the O2 Sat is correct. I did it on my wife and son and they > both running 99%, kind of as suspected. My wife asked if I planned > on testing all the neighbors when I take the dog for her walk. (she > has rather wry sence of humor, at my expense...lol) > > Hmmmmm? may not a bad idea. You know like lemonade stands when we > were kids? > > Anywho......I have been looking at baselines for myself and getting > comparisons to how I feel under certain conditions. You know, like > when I seem out of breath, or light headed....or after sleeping in > the AM. > > What I have found: > Even resting rarely over 95% > Walking or up the stairs 91-92% > Cleaning the shower stall 89-91% > > Also, while reclined during sleep and first wake up 87% > > I saw a reference on this board that one should keep the O2 over > 90%. Should I worry that while sleeping/reclines I have been runnig > less than 90? I am not on O2 of CPAP at all. > > > Tom from PA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Everyone, Thanks for the advice. It is kind of as I suspected. Interesting little update. I had started to walk the dog several weeks ago to increase my stamina. Tonight I decided to take " oxy " along. Well, after I have really walked at a pretty good pace and checked, my pulse rate was up (128-131) but my O2Sat was running 95-96%. The O2 is better after that level of exertion, but the old ticker is really banging away. Even when resting during the day my pulse rarely is running at least 90 or above. My old self ran in the low 70s. Sounds like the heart is trying to and succeeding in compensating. (???) Tom > > > > Okey Dokey, > > > > First I want to thank ya'll for the FDA PulseOximeter sources. I > > just received my $65 one yesterday. It is very simple and easy to > > use. I checked the pulse against a manual pulse and also my BP > > monitor and found the pulse to be right on the money. I am assuming > > that the O2 Sat is correct. I did it on my wife and son and they > > both running 99%, kind of as suspected. My wife asked if I planned > > on testing all the neighbors when I take the dog for her walk. (she > > has rather wry sence of humor, at my expense...lol) > > > > Hmmmmm? may not a bad idea. You know like lemonade stands when we > > were kids? > > > > Anywho......I have been looking at baselines for myself and getting > > comparisons to how I feel under certain conditions. You know, like > > when I seem out of breath, or light headed....or after sleeping in > > the AM. > > > > What I have found: > > Even resting rarely over 95% > > Walking or up the stairs 91-92% > > Cleaning the shower stall 89-91% > > > > Also, while reclined during sleep and first wake up 87% > > > > I saw a reference on this board that one should keep the O2 over > > 90%. Should I worry that while sleeping/reclines I have been runnig > > less than 90? I am not on O2 of CPAP at all. > > > > > > Tom from PA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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