Lanny
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Just had my regular roughly weekly chat, via text messages, from my younger sister. She’s a cancer drugs treatments research pharmacist who’s volunteering as an NHS responder as well as doing clinical studies of CV19 from home. She suggested that I get one to keep an eye on my asthma as I’ve said I’ve been struggling a bit more, & for longer this year as I’m indoors due to the lockdown. I’m usually worse at the start of spring, have a lull in the summer months about now to July & a worse bout again coming towards Autumn from about August to September when tree pollen is more prevalent: most allergic to tree pollen; not so much flower or grass! And not every year: some good years; some bad.
A pulse oximeter measures the amount of oxygen being circulated in your blood.
I’ve had regular asthma reviews since I was hospitalised in May 2017: last one end of Feb. 2020; start of hayfever season for me because of tree pollen. I have an asthma plan that gets reviewed every year & know what to do if I get a bad attack. Thank goodness, I haven’t one since 2017. My levels then were 90% with a nebulizer on oxygen in hospital: levels should be 95% & above; below that is bad & below 92% could be dangerous! She tells me that people with CV19 have had levels of 90% with no symptoms: just struggling to breathe!
I just looked at Amazon & ordered one but, the fastest one available will be 03/06/20 that goes on the fingertip: there are ones that go on the wrist.
So, I’ll be checking my levels when the oximeter gets here! Has anyone else with asthma been worse than usual this year? My GP practice’s FB page has kept stressing that it’s very important to keep taking your inhalers everyday & to have an asthma plan in place, written down & to hand in case of a bad attack!
My plan is 1 puff of Ventolin, generic Salbutamol, every minute for ten minutes: go to A&E or call an ambulance; repeat every 15 minutes! It sounds like a lot but, been assured by asthma nurse it’s less than what you get from a nebuliser in hospital!
A pulse oximeter measures the amount of oxygen being circulated in your blood.
I’ve had regular asthma reviews since I was hospitalised in May 2017: last one end of Feb. 2020; start of hayfever season for me because of tree pollen. I have an asthma plan that gets reviewed every year & know what to do if I get a bad attack. Thank goodness, I haven’t one since 2017. My levels then were 90% with a nebulizer on oxygen in hospital: levels should be 95% & above; below that is bad & below 92% could be dangerous! She tells me that people with CV19 have had levels of 90% with no symptoms: just struggling to breathe!
I just looked at Amazon & ordered one but, the fastest one available will be 03/06/20 that goes on the fingertip: there are ones that go on the wrist.
So, I’ll be checking my levels when the oximeter gets here! Has anyone else with asthma been worse than usual this year? My GP practice’s FB page has kept stressing that it’s very important to keep taking your inhalers everyday & to have an asthma plan in place, written down & to hand in case of a bad attack!
My plan is 1 puff of Ventolin, generic Salbutamol, every minute for ten minutes: go to A&E or call an ambulance; repeat every 15 minutes! It sounds like a lot but, been assured by asthma nurse it’s less than what you get from a nebuliser in hospital!
