Copd oxygen

[LindylouJames]

Hi is 98/99% oxygen normal for a person with COPD ?

[NieceByMarriage]

Yes, it can be. I am usually 97 +. The oxygen sats and feeling short of breath do not always correlate, either. So you can feel fine and have low oxygen or feel breathless and have perfectly good sats.

[LindylouJames in reply to NieceByMarriage]

Thanks for your answer. It's incredible I was recently in hospital and the nurse said the doctor said my stats were fine as long as my oxygen stayed within 88 - 92 so my usual 98/99 sounded a lot

[LindylouJames in reply to NieceByMarriage]

Thanks for your answer. It's incredible I was recently in hospital and the nurse said the doctor said my stats were fine as long as my oxygen stayed within 88 - 92 so my usual 98/99 sounded a lot

[NieceByMarriage]

Wow. 88-92 sounds low for someone whose normal is 98/99. When I had pneumonia they wanted me to maintain 94 which I thought was on the low side. When they started trying to tempt me to go home and saying maybe 92 or 93 would do I told them I refused to leave hospital until I could reliably maintain 94 even at night. I hope you're feeling better now.

[LindylouJames in reply to NieceByMarriage]

Much better thanks it did puzzle me but I was assured this was an ok for someone with COPD

[Mopsey1897]

98/99 is a really good oxygen level, it’s the same as someone with normal lungs. Mine is around 97.

[LindylouJames in reply to Mopsey1897]

Thanks yours is quite high too

[Mopsey1897 in reply to LindylouJames]

I have copd and emphysema but with mild symptoms so far which is probably like you. So don’t worry too much

[Ern007]

You 02 levels 98/99% is as good as it gets. Not sure what my daytime 02 levels are, but 93 in the evening and lateron 92/92. Your 02 levels are exellent.

[LindylouJames in reply to Ern007]

Thanks that's why I'm baffled by the whole COPD diagnosis. I do get breathless and have had an infection on and off since April. It clears and comes back a week or two later. I have scaring on my lungs but the specialist says anything could have caused it. Several years ago Bronchiectasis was mentioned but since realising I had smoked I'm diagnosed with COPD

[Izb1 in reply to LindylouJames]

They should have done a ct scan to see if you had bronchiectasis as its the only way it's diagnosed. It maybe that you have this and not copd. I would ho back to your gp and request one x

[LindylouJames in reply to Izb1]

Thanks I have booked an appointment and I'm going to mention it to the GP.

[Coughingalltheway in reply to LindylouJames]

It seems to me that the minute you mention that you've smoked a cigarette at any time in your life, the default answer is that it must be COPD 🙄

[LindylouJames in reply to Coughingalltheway]

Every time yet my family seem to all get lung problems and some of them have never smoked or been subject to smoke or high levels of pollution

[Coughingalltheway in reply to LindylouJames]

The global community experts are coming round to the idea that if you grew up in a household of smokers, had an open coal fire etc etc then that may also be a reason rather than you smoking but the NHS hasn't caught up with that yet. Similar to how they still promote carbs as being good for you.

[kev60]

hi, that sounds good, mine is usually 93% and I was told if I go below 89% seek help . So good luck. Kevin

[armstrong2]

hi it is normal for a very healthy person my oxyen sat are between 93/95but then l have had alobe removed from the lung also l have emphysema

[garshe]

I have been told my oxygen with COPD should be 88/91.

[Olivia-Dre-123]

That is good mine is between 93/95.

[PaulineHM]

Hello Lindylou James.

Great question !

As everyone here has said most folk with COPD who require home oxygen are advised to keep their 02 levels between 88-92. This is a perfectly adequate level and which helps to mitigate the possibility of a condition called hypercapnia which is where someone retains too much carbon dioxide which can be an issue.

Everyone is an individual with an individual oxygen prescription so it safer to go by the 02 prescription we are given by the oxygen services.

Hope this helps ?

Go well

Pauline

[LindylouJames in reply to PaulineHM]

Thanks I appreciate all the replies

[B0xermad]

That's a great oxygen level mine is 94/96 mostly

[Ergendl]

It's very good. Sometimes I reach that, when I'm breathing properly and not exerting myself too hard.

[Alberta56]

I'm happy with 94, 95/6 on a good day. There doesn't seem to be a correlation between sats levels and breathing difficulty. If you keep getting infections, it suggests to me that there is something in your lungs which has not been eradicated by whatever you've been given. (Based on personal experience.) I think you need to go back to your surgery.

[LindylouJames in reply to Alberta56]

Thanks I have booked an appointment with my gp

[katieoxo60]

That reading sounds fantastic to me , I have COPD /asthma my max is 95 and they are quite happy with that but on the odd occassion it will go up a bit . As I understood it as long as its not below 90 thats Ok. Whats really important is the FEv readings. Difficult to understand isn't it.

[LindylouJames in reply to katieoxo60]

It's really difficult to understand why oxygen levels are so high with poor lungs and what the results are

[PaperQueen]

Yes, I believe so. I'm usually 96-97, x