Light weight oxygen cylinders

[Tivvy]

Hi everyone,I’m new to your community. I’ve been living with lung disease for many years and a year ago my lung and heart finally decided to give up the ghost. But fortunately my wonderful local hospital managed to bring me back, and I’ve been enjoying my life with my family. I use 1/2 a litre of oxygen per hour with a cpap at night and this week been told to use 1/2 litre of oxygen during the day when I need to. My condition means (weirdly) my heart & lung can’t cope with oxygen, so 1/2 a litre is what the doctors feel is safe for me. Yesterday my so called small portable oxygen arrived, wow they are very heavy, as grateful as I am, there is no way I’ll be able to walk around carrying one of them. Is anyone able to recommend a oxygen cylinder light weight that can deliver the 1/2 a litre I need. Thank you

[Caspiana]

Hi Tivvy . 😊

Did they not provide you with a trolley? They should. I know what you mean about carrying the tanks. I used to, now I can't. xx 🌼🌷

[Tivvy in reply to Caspiana]

Hi Caspiana,

Thank you for your kind reply x

[stone-UK]

Hi

The standard cylinder as a flat bottom weighs 3.3kg, the smaller paediatric as a round bottom weighs 2.1kg.

You should also have a bag and trolley, requires some packing to accommodate the smaller cylinder.

Speak to your respitory team who handle you HOOF, home oxygen order form.

[Tivvy in reply to stone-UK]

Hi

Thanks for your reply. Yes I do have a bag to carry the oxygen & I will definitely give my out reach nurse a call to see if I can swap to a lighter tank.

[Spacecat1]

Ask nurse to arrange for a smaller one for you lot smaller and definitely a lot lighter and it seems to last longer.

[sarcoid123]

If you haven't been supplied with a trolley, as suggested by Caspiana, you could use a shopping trolley (I have one with a seat that lets down!) or something else with wheels on.

Around the house I have a concentrator with a very long tube so nothing to carry; it works on electricity and separates out the oxygen from the air (oxygen is only 21% of the air).