I saw my pulmonologist yesterday and told him about the  O2 saturation of 47 and how my heart rate went down to @ 50 when that happened.  He said it something he sees all the time, in the hospital, just before someone has a cardiac arrest.  He said STOP doing that.  It can make you DIE.  If your oxygen drops down in the low 80s and stays… Read more

I have Pulmonary Fibrosis but it is of known cause. (Avian proteins and mold). I was diagnosed 12 years ago and have been on supplemental O2 for 2 1/2 years.   When doing walk tests I am always made to sit down when my o2 levels drop into the 80s.  At that point I’m not even breathing hard and don’t feel O2 deprived at all. I have always… Read more

I fixed the face rubbing problem, I bought a completely different cannula.   It is made by a company called Oxy-tech.  It is a one sided nasal cannula they call an oxy-breather .  It uses a Bluetooth looking earpiece thing  to fit your tubing into and lightly pinches your septum. It is one sided.  There is a clip to keep the weight of the… Read more