6 minute walk test

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mamerth

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I have been horribly short of breath the past few weeks. I get up and do laundry to clean the kitchen and I get tired very quickly and short of breath. Sometimes I just have to stop and take a few deep breaths so that I can keep on. I carried laundry down two short flights of stairs and loaded them into the wash machine... I had to go and sit down for a while and rest. Felt absolutely horrible.

I do okay when I am sitting down-- knitting, watching tv, playing computer games and the such.

At my clinic appointments my oxygen numbers sitting down are 95-99%. My PFT's are 72-74%. Could my oxygen levels be tanking already?? It seems to early in the game.

I also have not been sleeping well. Waking up with a dull headache, horrible fatigue after 8 hours of sleep. It takes me 30 minutes just to break free of the "sleeping fog". I have also have woke up during the night and walked to the bathroom to find myself gasping for a deep breath (and a touch dizzy). Is it possible my oxygen is falling during the night. I had this happen in the ER several year ago... my oxygen levels fell down to 70% while I was sleeping (after pain meds).

Should I suggest doing the 6 minute walk test or it this just the beginning of needing a tune up??
 
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mamerth

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I have been horribly short of breath the past few weeks. I get up and do laundry to clean the kitchen and I get tired very quickly and short of breath. Sometimes I just have to stop and take a few deep breaths so that I can keep on. I carried laundry down two short flights of stairs and loaded them into the wash machine... I had to go and sit down for a while and rest. Felt absolutely horrible.

I do okay when I am sitting down-- knitting, watching tv, playing computer games and the such.

At my clinic appointments my oxygen numbers sitting down are 95-99%. My PFT's are 72-74%. Could my oxygen levels be tanking already?? It seems to early in the game.

I also have not been sleeping well. Waking up with a dull headache, horrible fatigue after 8 hours of sleep. It takes me 30 minutes just to break free of the "sleeping fog". I have also have woke up during the night and walked to the bathroom to find myself gasping for a deep breath (and a touch dizzy). Is it possible my oxygen is falling during the night. I had this happen in the ER several year ago... my oxygen levels fell down to 70% while I was sleeping (after pain meds).

Should I suggest doing the 6 minute walk test or it this just the beginning of needing a tune up??
 
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mamerth

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I have been horribly short of breath the past few weeks. I get up and do laundry to clean the kitchen and I get tired very quickly and short of breath. Sometimes I just have to stop and take a few deep breaths so that I can keep on. I carried laundry down two short flights of stairs and loaded them into the wash machine... I had to go and sit down for a while and rest. Felt absolutely horrible.
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<br />I do okay when I am sitting down-- knitting, watching tv, playing computer games and the such.
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<br />At my clinic appointments my oxygen numbers sitting down are 95-99%. My PFT's are 72-74%. Could my oxygen levels be tanking already?? It seems to early in the game.
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<br />I also have not been sleeping well. Waking up with a dull headache, horrible fatigue after 8 hours of sleep. It takes me 30 minutes just to break free of the "sleeping fog". I have also have woke up during the night and walked to the bathroom to find myself gasping for a deep breath (and a touch dizzy). Is it possible my oxygen is falling during the night. I had this happen in the ER several year ago... my oxygen levels fell down to 70% while I was sleeping (after pain meds).
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<br />Should I suggest doing the 6 minute walk test or it this just the beginning of needing a tune up??
 
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JennifersHope

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It can't hurt to get one, I know for me, like you said, you have put on some weight, that can certainly make you short of breath too, I don't know how much you weighed, I weighed a lot.

I am most likely going to be on O2 when Iget home again, though I have not been on it for a while. we will see
 
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JennifersHope

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It can't hurt to get one, I know for me, like you said, you have put on some weight, that can certainly make you short of breath too, I don't know how much you weighed, I weighed a lot.

I am most likely going to be on O2 when Iget home again, though I have not been on it for a while. we will see
 
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JennifersHope

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It can't hurt to get one, I know for me, like you said, you have put on some weight, that can certainly make you short of breath too, I don't know how much you weighed, I weighed a lot.
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<br />I am most likely going to be on O2 when Iget home again, though I have not been on it for a while. we will see
 
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mamerth

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Yes, I put on 20 extra lbs. I was doing okay with the weight (able to exercise and lost a few lbs) but now I am so SOB that I can't exercise without getting dizzy or suffering for hours afterward.
 
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mamerth

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Yes, I put on 20 extra lbs. I was doing okay with the weight (able to exercise and lost a few lbs) but now I am so SOB that I can't exercise without getting dizzy or suffering for hours afterward.
 
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mamerth

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Yes, I put on 20 extra lbs. I was doing okay with the weight (able to exercise and lost a few lbs) but now I am so SOB that I can't exercise without getting dizzy or suffering for hours afterward.
 
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theLostMiler

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it doesnt hurt to get a sleep test and the 6 minute walk test. I didnt really notice how SOB I was getting when I asked about needing oxygen to sleep b/c I had constant headaches all day and was sleeping like 14 hours or more and not feeling rested.

My doc has me do the 6 min walk test at the time he wanted me to do the sleep test... I was dropping to 75% with exhurtion, so then it was known I needed o2 for exhurtion and sleep.

I have needed my o2 more, but just got over a collasped lung.
 
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theLostMiler

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it doesnt hurt to get a sleep test and the 6 minute walk test. I didnt really notice how SOB I was getting when I asked about needing oxygen to sleep b/c I had constant headaches all day and was sleeping like 14 hours or more and not feeling rested.

My doc has me do the 6 min walk test at the time he wanted me to do the sleep test... I was dropping to 75% with exhurtion, so then it was known I needed o2 for exhurtion and sleep.

I have needed my o2 more, but just got over a collasped lung.
 
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theLostMiler

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it doesnt hurt to get a sleep test and the 6 minute walk test. I didnt really notice how SOB I was getting when I asked about needing oxygen to sleep b/c I had constant headaches all day and was sleeping like 14 hours or more and not feeling rested.
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<br />My doc has me do the 6 min walk test at the time he wanted me to do the sleep test... I was dropping to 75% with exhurtion, so then it was known I needed o2 for exhurtion and sleep.
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<br />I have needed my o2 more, but just got over a collasped lung.
 
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mamerth

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Back from clinic... they are talking possible sleep study and they took a bunch of blood work. Hoping to hear results soon. Being this SOB is icky!!
 
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mamerth

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Back from clinic... they are talking possible sleep study and they took a bunch of blood work. Hoping to hear results soon. Being this SOB is icky!!
 
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mamerth

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Back from clinic... they are talking possible sleep study and they took a bunch of blood work. Hoping to hear results soon. Being this SOB is icky!!
 
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