I was hoping DS would be off oxygen this week

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DS needs 3 visits in a row of oxygen saturation checks of 95% or greater in order to come off oxygen during the day. Well, yesterday was the 3rd check.

1st was 100%, 2nd was 95%, 3rd was 95-96%. 

Our pulmonologist is is out of the office this week so the nurse talked to another doctor. He wants to check one more time. I was so hoping to be done! I know DS sats better than that. The nurses don't even wait to get a good reading on the probe, they just take the number that first pops up. It doesn't read well when he wiggles! Duh!

I'm going back next week, so 4th time is the charm??

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khbe14

Aww.. That's awesome that his sats are so high!  I can imagine how much easier things will be without having to transport a tank and tubing around all the time. Good luck at the next appointment, it sounds like he will do fine.

jokesonyou

Sorry he couldn't come off the oxygen, yet. But it sounds like he's doing great. So hopefully next visit will be the one! Good luck!