Oxygen level

[blueyegirl]

I went to my allergest and my oxygen level was 68 %.   Isn't that bad?
Also how can you or the doctor tell if a person has COPD or Asama ?

[AnneyMay54]

Dear Blue,
  
What did your allergist have to say about the 68% O2 level?  When my level gets 90 or below I am faced with hospitalization.  You need to go to the ER.  The best person to ask regarding the symptoms of asthma and/or COPD is your doctor. One thing I can tell you is that with both conditions the doctor will hear cracks, pops, and wheezing down in your lungs, and you will be on oxygen with an O2 level of 68%.

[blueyegirl]

Thanks for the info.... I am going to see the doctors.
Also Thanks for getting back to me...
My doctors said nothing ~~ I don't know about these doctors, getting another doctor.
Nancy

[allmymarbles]

Are you sure he said 68 per cent? Any doctor who got a reading like that would take immediate action. Were you able to walk? To speak? The lowest reading I have ever had  was 83. I scared myself and I very quickly did breathing exercises. Usually I am 90 or 91, and with exercises go to 95, and sometimes higher.

[sstitanic2]

You should have been sent to the hospital. I had an oxygen level of 63 and the Doctor sent me to the hospital in an ambulance. I spent 5 days in the hospital and my level came back to 64. They sent me home with oxygen. They say I have moderate to severe copd.
My levels are now 91. I have to sleep with oxygen, but at least It is not 24-7 like it was. This was a month ago.
I will pray it is not copd that you have, should it be, Your frame of mind and determination will go a long way to your recovery. Don't let anyone count you out.