I am very worried, I was told I have COPD last week. I am 30, will be 31 in Sept. I am very scared. I was told by my Doc that My Blood Ox level was 94 %. I am being tested for alpha-1, I will have the results next week. If I am fine and do have Alpha-1 like I am supposed to, could I live with out being in oxygen atleat til I'm 50? Please give me some insite. I got married a year ago May 20th, i have been in radio since I was a teenager. Please give me some insight! I feel like its a death sentence
I read on a pulmonary therapist page that there is a increasing curve of debility even. Basicaly, the difference between say 93 and 98 is not a huge deal. I run 97 or 98 all the time regardless whether I am sitting, walking or hiking a mountain. But I know lots of people that read 93 all the time that breath a whole lot better then I do. The therapist was saying though, that as you drop those points mean more and more. 5 points in the 90's is not much, whereas 5 points of difference in the 80's is quite significant and 5 points in the 70's is a huge deal and so on. So yes, at 77 you need to get this straightened out. Your starving your whole body, and especialy taxing your heart.
Yes 77 is not good, above 90 is where you should be. Really I heard 98 is supposed to be where you blood oxygen level should be. Please get it checked out.