I've been on O2 for 10 years and have always had the nose inserts facing up into my nose. A technician was here to check my O2 machine and told me that was wrong. The inserts should face down. I could feel the coolness of the O2 with them down but seem to get the same O2 readings whichever way I place them. I'm at the scary stage of copd and will appreciate input.

Hi
A few of us are C02 retainers and getting oxygen can be detremental - can someone expand on this?

Lennie

I was put on oxygen 24/7. i have been going to the pool in my city to swim 3days a week. to try and get back to O2 use only at night again.
i started rehab last week and they told me it's not good to be off the O2 when i'm in the pool. i don't feel the need for O2 when i'm in the pool.
has anyone been ably to get off O2 use this way.

Currently at a rehab and respiratory theripst seems to feel we should try exercising without oxygen. I find it hard and my o2 drops and heartrate goes to high. Shouldn't we be exercising with out oxgen if our sats decrease on exertion?

77 yrs old. Diagnosed 5 years ago. Most activity brings on SOB

I am on ox 24/7, planning to spend a few days with family out of town , did t want to take big concentrator, doc didn’t explain why needed.