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Originally Posted by Touringmike
Excuse this diatribe if I'm repeating myself, but this shit is boring the hell out of me, and recouping is very slow.
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I'm coming reluctantly to the idea that recovery is going to be slow.
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Originally Posted by aerovette
I am not sure how the whole oxygen level thing works or is supposed to work, but this was my experience. I stayed at 97-98 for quite a while. Then I saw a dip in to the 95-96 range. I would force air in to my lungs. Expanding and drawing in as much air as I could possibly draw in. I would watch the oxygen monitor and it would dip to 94 and occasionally 93 (and start flashing as this is a low threshold). Immediately upon stopping the forced inhalation, the number would bounce up to 96 and 97 and stay. My expectation was actually the complete opposite. I expected more air meant more oxygen. That was not the case. However, by doing that forced breathing, I was able to increase and maintain high numbers for the entire 15 days.
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I had shortness of breath, to the point where I would take in a full lungfull of air and hold it trying to get the feeling that I was no longer out of breath, on the last day before I started treatment.
When it's below about 93 I start to feel that way again. The inhalers work.
I call my rescue inhaler Vlad.
Vlad The Inhaler