Re: Re: Question about power chairs/Jerry

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Yes Jerry the time is getting close. I leave the day after Labor Day! My appointment is that Thursday. Then it will be two days home.

My resting heart rate is often in the 90's....I mean like 98. Does that mean that even though my 02 says 97 my heart is pumping very fast even at rest to keep it up there? If so, why doesn't my 02 stat's drop? Joyce Rudy AZ birds

Re: Question about power chairs

Joyce, When our brain detects an oxygen deficit, it immediately increases the heart rate in order to pump the oxygen-starved blood back through the lungs. But this response is actually counter-productive, since we can't supply enough oxygen, and the increased heart rate itself starves us even more of oxygen we can't spare. We are all that way to some degree. All we can do in these situations is to stop this avalanche by slowing down considerably, turning up the O2, or (probably best) resting until our heart rate returns to normal. If we don't rest when we should, we get into that cisous cylcle. I am so glad your health is improved and you will be going to National Jewish. That will be some exciting trip and a great time of year.! Jerry/Mississippi/54/IPF/dx April 05 > > >> > > I have a question about power chairs. Those of you who use them- how low does your O2 go with oxygen when you move? Do you need more liters per minute? I ask these questions because I asked both my physician and my pulmodude and the pulmodude at Jewish about using the electric chairs at places like Costco and super walmarts and the grocery store and they all said NO without hesitation. They told me to lean on the cart but don't use the electric cart. It seems like none of my doctors wanted me or wants me to use any kind of device that would make life easier because they say it is bad for the lungs. Joyce Rudy AZ birds> > >> >>

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Joyce,

Assuming there is no problem with your heart then yes your heart is beating that fast to keep your sats up.

Part of what you're doing by exercising is getting your body in better shape, conditioning your muscles and your heart which will allow the entire system to operate more efficiently. Your heart rate may then come down. Mine was much like yours just after diagnosis. After three years of consistent exercise, my resting heart rate is now in the high 70's to low 80's. On the treadmill it bumps up into the mid 110's. It only goes higher than that if I'm not getting enough oxygen.

That's the thing that I'm most pleased about. In spite of the fact that I'm still overweight, my heart is in much better shape than it was 3 years ago. Just keep doing what you're doing. Things will get better.

Beth

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To: Breathe-Support Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 10:13:14 PMSubject: Re: Re: Question about power chairs/Jerry

Yes Jerry the time is getting close. I leave the day after Labor Day! My appointment is that Thursday. Then it will be two days home.

My resting heart rate is often in the 90's....I mean like 98. Does that mean that even though my 02 says 97 my heart is pumping very fast even at rest to keep it up there? If so, why doesn't my 02 stat's drop? Joyce Rudy AZ birds

Re: Question about power chairs

Joyce, When our brain detects an oxygen deficit, it immediately increases the heart rate in order to pump the oxygen-starved blood back through the lungs. But this response is actually counter-productive, since we can't supply enough oxygen, and the increased heart rate itself starves us even more of oxygen we can't spare. We are all that way to some degree. All we can do in these situations is to stop this avalanche by slowing down considerably, turning up the O2, or (probably best) resting until our heart rate returns to normal. If we don't rest when we should, we get into that cisous cylcle. I am so glad your health is improved and you will be going to National Jewish. That will be some exciting trip and a great time of year.! Jerry/Mississippi/ 54/IPF/dx April 05 > > >> > > I have a question about power chairs. Those of you who use them- how low does your O2 go with oxygen when you move? Do you need more liters per minute? I ask these questions because I asked both my physician and my pulmodude and the pulmodude at Jewish about using the electric chairs at places like

Costco and super walmarts and the grocery store and they all said NO without hesitation. They told me to lean on the cart but don't use the electric cart. It seems like none of my doctors wanted me or wants me to use any kind of device that would make life easier because they say it is bad for the lungs. Joyce Rudy AZ birds> > >> >>