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Topic subjectIt was under95% for a week - and even lower
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13491385, It was under95% for a week - and even lower
Posted by handle, Thu Sep-14-23 07:12 PM
>Just wondering what “low” was for you? I’m usually
>96-100%, so I knew I was lower than normal. I googled and
>saw below 95% is supposed to be a big deal, but even when I
>was at 94%, I really didn’t feel THAT bad.

First time my blood ox was around 92%-94% for the first week, but sometimes down to 90% and even dropping to 89% with my at home monitor on day 8. I messaged the doctor and they said to come in because it was under 95%.

I didn't feel like I was gasping for air, but I was concerned because low blood oxygen for that long is a sign of that you are recovering.

In the hospital their blood ox machine put me at 94%-95% and the chest x-ray showed no lung scaring, but they all thought it was a good idea to get the x-ray. (The doctors suggested it, it was not my idea.)



Now I add 2% to the blood ox reading at home.

I looked at my notes to my doctor and I was sleeping like 20 hours a day, I had a fever for 5 days in a row, and I was coughing like crazy for like 10 days. All that and low blood ox levels is why they suggested I come in.