Why you MUST know your oxygen saturations / levels!
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2018
- Why you MUST know your oxygen levels to avoid permanently damaging your body!
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The highest reading I have had in over 20 years is 92. When I had my Knee replaced and it dropped below 90 all the alarms went off. I said put a postit note by your alarm box not to worry unless it is below 85. I have damage and scarring in the capillaries which transfer oxagen from lungs to blood. Diagnosed by biopsy of all four lobes in my lungs. When I went to Tibet for my 60th birthday I had a blast, my whole tour group had patiently waited for slow Sue for a week in China. They were all suffering from the low oxagen at that altitude. At 16500 ft I had no difference and easily climbed the 450 steps up to the mt side palace of the Dali Lama. Later some of them said it was hard and they wanted to quit but slow Sue was nearing the top and chatting with Tibetans along the way. I will never be able to run or climb stairs quickly, but I still swim, sail,canoe, fix my own roof and cut up fallen trees after a storm. I drove 3000 miles last summer by myself, Our bodies can over time do a lot of adapting. However do follow the Dr's advice and if your oxagen is regularly below 97 or 98 talk to your Dr, you need to know why. I use a snow blower and clear 350 ft of sidewalk and 3 driveways. My neighbor shovels the steps for me. Do as much for your self as you possibly can but do it safely. My new pulmonologist who had a nurse who walked too fast but I tried to keep up because I did not know where I was going was shocked when I was breathing a little hard and she checked and my oxagen level was 75, I said ya it does that some times. Unfortunately for my case suplemental oxagen does not help. I have lived with this for 26 yrs and hope for another 26.
I am a corrections officer and I'm forced to wear a mask , after doing rounds I am close to 92 and feel light headed , I'm so done with these masks
From someone living the moment with seriously reduced lung capacity, using an oximeter on my finger and regulating my oxygen concentrator I can say with authority here that truer words were never spoken.
Having Central Sleep Apnea, my level drops into the mid 70's on a nightly basis. Diagnosed a year & a half ago and my health has declined greatly. At 59, I always took care of my health and not being able to use BiPAP therapy or have supplemental oxygen makes my days numbered. Severe headaches & tinnitus..all day, every day.
I just came across your site this morning because I had a scare and need emotional support. I am a 70 year old widow and live alone. Also, I have COPD. My oxygen dropped to 77 and I thought I was going to pass out. I have an oxygen machine and will make sure I use it when I am moving around. I will make sure it does not drop below 87. Thank you
You made more sense than the people I have been dealing with!
Mine goes from 98 to 97 to 100 to 97 then brings in anxiety
Friday morning early i woke up short of breath, i just got my ox meter a few days ago, checked it my oxmeter read 65% pulse at 105. It took 6 hours for my oxygen level to get back up to 94%. I have no oxygen tank, i guess i should call my dr.
He was a lovely Doctor, I wished mine was like him! I'm 35, I've had 2 heart attacks,2 dvt's, FVL & most days I feel like I need to lay down before I fall down. I bought an oximeter recently & it reckons my O2 stat is 90 & heart rate is 88bpm. My doctor sent me off for an MPS test, I'm still waiting on the results of that. But I don't feel confident they'll find anything because I told them before my last heart attack all of the symptoms I was getting & my doctor said he'd order tests after Christmas. About the 2nd week of January last year I had another stemi heart attack & when I got to the hospital, they weren't convinced it was a heart attack because of my age & the fact my pain was in the right arm, I literally felt like I had to beg them to do an ECG. What worries me is dying of a heart attack like my Dad did when I was 3 weeks old, he was in his early 40's. Also the way I feel every day, I honestly don't think I'd be able tell if I had Covid19 or not.
I'm 69 yrs of age heartrate, 60 oxygen 98 I monitor my oxygen levels everyday as I had an accident motor car my ribs broken 3 on left side plus smoked like a chimney. I have changed my life. Walking everyday 5000 steps lost 20kg being a diabetic my sugar type 2. It used to be 11 now 6 so weight has lots to do with fat with diabetes. GOD BLESS
Thank you for making the time to do this video, I really appreciate the time and energy you spent and I learn something and I will talk to my doctor about it.
Thank you for presenting a no nonsense video! Excellent!
Thanks for sharing your valuable expertise on this particular topic!👍
Thanks for this reminder. God bless you Doc!
Thank you for helping us.
Thank you, your explanation is very helpful!
64yo male. I quit smoking 34yrs ago. Quit vaping and smoking pot 25 days ago when a cold sent my throat irritation over the edge. Cxr 2 weeks ago ‘suggested’ mild copd changes. There was no comparison cxr. I’m hoping I don’t have it as my O2 sats are running 96+% consistently. Usually falls right on 98. It’s occurred to me that my susceptibility to anxiety might be causing me to hyperventilate which in turn is causing my sob. Either way it has put enough of a scare in me to leave the vape and smoke alone permanently. Thank you for helping and keep up the good work!👍
Oh thank you for your insight/education on this! 🥰
Thank you Doctor , thank you God bless you
You sound like a great Dr and a real nice guy.