Had to take ds to out of hours yesterday with his chest. The dr said he looked as though his o2 levels should be ok (good colour, no recessive breathing), but when he measured them they were low, and he had to be nebulised and taken to a+e in an ambulance.
The paed at the hospital said that because of his low muscle tone it was difficult to see whether ds was doing recessive breathing, and ds's colour was deceptively good for low oxygen. He was very floppy and I could see his breathing was laboured, but last time he was like this, the gp we saw didn't even take his sats, because he said he could see that his o2 levels were ok. In the end we ended up in a+e with ds.
I just wondered whether a finger oximeter to use at home would be a good idea, so that I can at least say to the gp (if I can't see our usual one - who is very good) that according to a reading I have done, that ds is struggling.
I don't want something which will give me a false sense of security, on the other hand I don't want to be a neurotic nightmare!
I see that you can get these ones on Amazon. Does anyone know if they are any good?
(I'll post this in children's health as well
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