Christina L
Well-known member
Hi everyone,
Last night I wore a pulse oxygenation monitor/heart rate monitor to bed. You know me, I didn't get hardly any sleep as I kept looking at the readings on the monitor.
When I first put it on last night - just a clip on my index finger on my left hand with the monitor attached to that (very small) - most of you know what these are like - anyway, when I first put it on, I decided I'm not going to look at it and go to sleep! In my dreams!! Ha.
My heart rate got as low as 47!!!! It hovered around the low to mid 50s supine but as soon as I would get up, it would go into the 60s sometimes 70s. My pulse ox showed at its lowest 88% and hovered around 90%. Mind you this was when I was awake supine. I have no idea how low everything went after I had taken an Ativan and a Benadryl to get to sleep - I was so wired and nervous - JUST like when I was in the hospital watching my monitor all the time. Of course here I didn't have a nurse to wheel the monitor out of the room so I wouldn't look at it every minute!
Wayne is out of town on business, otherwise he wouldn't have slept any last night either.
What is considered desaturating enough to require oxygen at night? This morning I put the monitor on only for a few minutes and the saturation stayed at 95% and the heart rate was in the 60s to low 70s. I think, though if I were to sit and say read the paper, my heart rate would go down into the 50s.
I feel my heart rate is awfully low (?). It is kind of scary. I noticed during the night when I would get short of breath, my heart rate would be at its lowest. Of course, I think I was hyperventilating also.
I may drive down to a lower elevation today with the monitor to see what it shows. Remember we live at 7700 feet and I have read that there is about 30% less oxygen at this elevation.
My PCP is the one who decided to do the monitor - he, however, thinks that if I am desaturating (or having sleep apnea) that I would still have it at a lower elevation and would just need to wear oxygen to sleep.
I welcome all opinions on this matter. Thanks.
Christina L
Last night I wore a pulse oxygenation monitor/heart rate monitor to bed. You know me, I didn't get hardly any sleep as I kept looking at the readings on the monitor.
When I first put it on last night - just a clip on my index finger on my left hand with the monitor attached to that (very small) - most of you know what these are like - anyway, when I first put it on, I decided I'm not going to look at it and go to sleep! In my dreams!! Ha.
My heart rate got as low as 47!!!! It hovered around the low to mid 50s supine but as soon as I would get up, it would go into the 60s sometimes 70s. My pulse ox showed at its lowest 88% and hovered around 90%. Mind you this was when I was awake supine. I have no idea how low everything went after I had taken an Ativan and a Benadryl to get to sleep - I was so wired and nervous - JUST like when I was in the hospital watching my monitor all the time. Of course here I didn't have a nurse to wheel the monitor out of the room so I wouldn't look at it every minute!
Wayne is out of town on business, otherwise he wouldn't have slept any last night either.
What is considered desaturating enough to require oxygen at night? This morning I put the monitor on only for a few minutes and the saturation stayed at 95% and the heart rate was in the 60s to low 70s. I think, though if I were to sit and say read the paper, my heart rate would go down into the 50s.
I feel my heart rate is awfully low (?). It is kind of scary. I noticed during the night when I would get short of breath, my heart rate would be at its lowest. Of course, I think I was hyperventilating also.
I may drive down to a lower elevation today with the monitor to see what it shows. Remember we live at 7700 feet and I have read that there is about 30% less oxygen at this elevation.
My PCP is the one who decided to do the monitor - he, however, thinks that if I am desaturating (or having sleep apnea) that I would still have it at a lower elevation and would just need to wear oxygen to sleep.
I welcome all opinions on this matter. Thanks.
Christina L