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Talk to your specialist. I was doing cardio rehab this summer (following a stent) and my oxygen levels dropped below 90. They called my Pulmonologist who said if they go below 88 give her oxygen but is fine with 88,89 during exercise. And I did 35 sessions. like that. Since I have lung cancer, I wanted to track my stats carefully. I am fine with some exercise but once I get to "moderate" or 4 METS my oxygen levels drop below 88. They had me do alternates that is 4 min at slower speed and 1 minute at higher speed which worked. At home my oxygen is just fine but with exertion it goes down. I know this some manage accordingly. My Pulmonologist said the same thing WALK WALK WALK. And wearing an N95 mask is really hard on me. In cardio rehab I had to use a lighter mask.
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Thank you that's helpful. Since this whole thing began in late Aug. I have still to see a pulmonologist. I cant get in until January 3. They are doing another ct scan but not until Dec 9 because they said a few months between scans is needed to see change. My resting sats are now 96 97. When I used to walk my sats would really drop. Now they go to about 93. Its after I sit down again is when they drop to 90, 91. And in about a minute they are back at 96. I'm following an anti inflammatory diet and losing weight healthfully. I'm feeling and breathing better and the doctors feel more and more this was a severely pneumonia that was not fully killed the first time so upon release from hospital the first time, the pneumonia returned with a vengeance and brought sepsis with it. So I was then on antibiotics for a month to kill this thing, IF that's indeed what it was. I'm moving more and going farther. Last time, minor movement sent my heart rate into the 140s. Now it's about 117 but I'm told its because of severe deconditioning and will improve. I'm hoping!!