I want to encourage you to be gentle with yourself, but get really serious about how you feed yourself.

Also, get active! Preferably in nature. You’ll be surprised what those little birds will tell you.

I’m sorry to say that …. yes, “water pills” are harmful. Having said that, you also need to address your fluid retention issues until you can sustain a healthy fluid balance without them. Supplemental oxygen may be required to keep you at safe levels so that you can heal. Even without low oxygen, Exercise With Oxygen Therapy can be extremely healing.

The important thing is to remove all chemicals from your food and your environment as well as your self care products. Many supplements might also be helpful. I can show you how to tell which ones are right for you.

I want to cheer you on! Sounds like you deserve a pat on the back. Stay the course! You are worth it!

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Heart Failure Solutions

My mother had it, my sister and I both have it for now but are eating healthier more so than we ever did before.

Fast food is a huge culprit in my diet but I have cut it in half and then some and fully plan to continue on with fresh fruits and vegetables as I have been, eliminating fast food altogether.

This is priceless information although a bit frightening as well but it is needed. One question: I am on a fluid reducing pill (25mg prescribed by my doctor)-is this harmful to use every other day? Thank you for your helpful website and answers!

Kimmy Style!

Ok, I’ll bite. What the heck do you mean by “Teeth brushing is to sleep as cholesterol is to lipid rafts”?

Aren’t you an interesting one. My daughter takes pride in her nerdiness, though I must say I think she is beautiful in every way so not quite sure what she means by nerdy~!

Many blessings,
Carrie

Just made the nerdiest correlation. Teeth brushing is to sleep as cholesterol is to lipid rafts. You can ask if you actually want to know.

First lets clear up your confusion over your oxygen level.

Your PO2 is 66. That is different than what an oximeter (clip monitor) is showing you. Oximeters are measuring SaO2. That number indicates what percentage your cells are saturated with oxygen.

So in other words they are not the same thing, and those numbers are appropriate.

You say that while you walk your oxygen level stays 94-96%, though walking causes you to “breathe hard”. It is hard to tell what is going on without assessing you personally and getting your history, but it sounds like your carbon dioxide level may be what causes your shortness of breath. Your body can take on enough oxygen, but has a hard time eliminating the waste product carbon dioxide.

There are many things you can do to decrease the inflammation in your airways so that you can move better air.

Read here:

If you wheeze do you have asthma?

Why is sleep so important?

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You may have an issue getting your insurance to pay for your home oxygen concentrator unless your doctor can obtain a reading of 88% Saturation. This is probably possible by walking up a few stairs while you are being monitored. Taking the stairs is everyday activity, so insist that they allow you to walk stairs if you don’t drop to 88% Saturation, in order to get the reading that will satisfy the insurance company.

I urge you to get home oxygen and USE it to KEEP your oxygen level above 92% Saturation.

Not sure what you mean by a breathing machine, but if you are having difficulty moving air or wheezing, I definitely recommend that you use nebulized bronchodilators to help sooth your irritated airways.

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A Spiritual Conspiracy is definitely my cup of tea! I conspire to create Joy!

When you CHOOSE Joy, it is more readily available for others to choose. The more you choose Joy, the more available it becomes.

Tuning yourself to Joy will cause all your choices to be more gentle, nurturing and tolerant! Wouldn’t you say?

I am the author of almost every article on this site. I’ll email you so that you have my contact info. I’m happy to chat about Joy!

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Carrie

On Jan 31st my chest felt tight all morning, no pain just tight like pressure on my upper left chest area. I was later rushed to the emergency room and admitted. They performed all the cardiac test, treadmill, echo cardiogram, blood gas etc over the next two days. They determined that my heart was good but a CT scan of my lungs found three small nodules that appeared benign.

I’ve never smoked. Then one night they removed my oxygen for ten minutes and drew artery blood. It showed my blood oxygen level at 66. They have referrred me to a lung specialist later next week. The only way I could leave the hospital without oxygen was to walk down the hall and back while the o2 clip was monitoring my o2 and it stayed above 93. Due to breathing hard during walk my 02 stayed at 94, so I went home.

It seems that the finger slip monitor always shows the o2 level 94 to 96, so why does the blood test show 66? Are the clip monitors more accurate than the blood test?

Any ideas as to what my problem is or questions to ask lung doctor would be appreciated. I also should mention that I had pneumonia at age 8, now age 52.

Gary Chrismon

while walking O2 went from 99 % to 89% Hr went to 98 RR went to 18

Do you have any suggestions for me? Should I be concerned?

Should I call my Doctor and ask for Oxygen? Or ask for a breathing machine
called Ox Med?

I am a person who doesn’t like to take any kind of Medicine,
unless I really need to. Been on Med. Propranolol for 1/1/2 Yrs. Just got
prescription for Simvastatin for Clorestoral.

Appreciate your feedback