just brought an oximeter

[poeticlady]

Hi just wondering if this is 'normal', just came to-day,and brought it from amazon site. at rest i was 96, but on walking around house 92 ,i do have oxygen concentrater at home on 2 litres ??,plus nebulizer ,thanks

[amster]

I always like to test mine against the doctors or hospital ones so that I know it is working and the doctors are happy with the reading that is taken for me.

[poeticlady in reply to amster]

thats a good idea ,thank-you

[amster in reply to poeticlady]

happy to share experiences with such charming people

[Hidden]

I am considering buying one of these for the gym. I don't want to exercise whilst my O2 levels are too low. It woudl be great if you coudl keep us updated as to how well it works.

Marie

[poeticlady in reply to Hidden]

will do

[robevanz]

I recently bought one from Amazon. At first I was concerned it was reading low, I found that it needs to be allowed to settle as the reading may fluctuate a bit. For me, using it sitting up is best, slouched in my armchair gave low readings (I know, not really logical). A consultant said he reckoned it was reading 2% under when I was hospitalised with pneumonia but that's near enough I think and it compares well with the 'official' ones since. Good little gadgets, very useful.

[poeticlady in reply to robevanz]

oh right,i feel a bit more better about it now,i thought maybe i'd got a dodgy one ha ha ,so i will plop on with it,and also take it with me,when i see my copd nurse,thank-you

[derrylynne]

Your sats will drop moving around. Mine does. it will vary from day to day as well. Great little gadgets to give you an idea how you are doing.

[poeticlady in reply to derrylynne]

yes thats what is happening,as it is stable at 94/95 with my oxygen on,thank-you

[elian]

My consultant told me that a reading between 88-92 is acceptable for me, but since I started on oxygen in February I regularly obtain readings of 95/96 when I'm resting If I take any exercise it doesn't go down below 92.

[poeticlady in reply to elian]

well i put my oxygen on,and now it is staying at 94/95 ,so i guess the moving around without is causing the drop,as i've only ever had it done at the copd clinic and hospital,thank-you

[dinnyrayner]

Hi Poeticlady,

I purchased an oximeter from Amazon a couple of weeks ago after being sent a link on this site , brilliant . I can now keep a better check on my sats and now know that when i feel sob i am truly sob at 70 to 80% , i just put up with it before as i didn't know how low i was getting , now i stop and rest till they are back up again . My sats are usually about 95% at rest but if i talk , eat , laugh or cough it goes down to 86% ( this also happened in hospital ) . I put the rubbish out the other day and it dropped to 55% , i told my resp nurse and she said that readings are unreliable under 70% but that 70% was too low anyway , i also walked back from the bottom of the garden a few days ago and sats went down to 76% . It is good to know what makes you sob so you can alter your lifestyle . I am so pleased to have mine and will be eternally thankful to the person that sent me the link xxxx Dinny xxxx

[ahawtoshaw]

hi i check my levels are 96/56 when on oxygen aqnd 89/90 when off oxygen

[Hecter]

What is an oximeter.My lungs are obviously not as bad as most people here.I am totally ignorant about these machines and what they are used for.

[robevanz in reply to Hecter]

An oximeter is the thing they clip on your finger at the hospital which shows your blood oxygen saturation and heartbeat in lights. They can be bought from Amazon.co.uk for about £20 and are very useful to keep an eye on how you are doing day to day.