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Recovery pneomonia...making progress, a struggle

After 3 months of being on oxygen and two months after pneomonia, I slept in my own bed upstsirs. Hospital bed I was given was so uncomfy. I paid to have stair...

After 3 months of being on oxygen and two months after pneomonia, I slept in my ...

Dumba

•1 year ago

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Sellling Portable Oxygen Concentrators- tricky!

This has only just come to my attention! Just want to give people the heads up that those of us who bought our own POC’s are finding it difficult, perhaps...

This has only just come to my attention! Just want to give people the heads up ...

PaulineHM

•2 years ago

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Traveling abroad with oxygen yes/no?

Hi all, I’m new here so forgive me if this is the wrong place to post, I have copd and I’m on oxygen 15 hrs a day plus bipap overnight for sleep apnea. My dad...

Hi all, I’m new here so forgive me if this is the wrong place to post, I have co...

Madpinkburd

•2 years ago

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In all honesty...

So I have chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis & was diagnosed about 10 years ago. It's been up & down, but I was found to be hypoxic at the start of this...

So I have chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis & was diagnosed about 10 years ag...

MJK24

•2 years ago

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How bad does it have to be before...

Oxygen. Thing is I have severe COPD (emphysema and bronchiectasis) at stage four. Last FEV1 32%. I am 78. Now I have also had arrhythmia and some oedema so I...

Oxygen. Thing is I have severe COPD (emphysema and bronchiectasis) at stage four...

Timberman

•2 years ago

14 Replies

Hi guys

Is there anywhere I could get a 2nd hand battery for an inogen one portable concentrator, maybe there's a site I have come across things a few back but now I'm...

Is there anywhere I could get a 2nd hand battery for an inogen one portable conc...

Dion50

•2 years ago

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Travelling abroad/best portable compressor in your opinion please

Hi I’m new here! I had LV Heart Failure in 2010 and lived a fairly unrestricted life. In Jan this year I contracted COVID which has made my condition worse...

Hi I’m new here! I had LV Heart Failure in 2010 and lived a fairly unrestricted ...

WeirdOxygenGirl

•3 years ago

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Reliable oxygenation conceivable with new design for portable concentrators

As health workers around the world provide care to those infected with SARS-CoV-2 and its many variants, the shortages in medical oxygen continue to deeply...

As health workers around the world provide care to those infected with SARS-CoV-...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Nuvo Lite Concentrator.

Hi all, Does anyone use a Nidek Nuvo Lite 5 liter Concentrator and if so, have they ever experienced problems with the flow rate? I have recently had two...

Hi all, Does anyone use a Nidek Nuvo Lite 5 liter Concentrator and if so, have t...

Happygrandad

•3 years ago

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Medical oxygen should not be a luxury – we’re trying to develop a cheaper way to produce it.

People might once have considered oxygen a human right. But the pandemic has revealed that access to oxygen – in a pure form, for medical use – is a luxury in...

People might once have considered oxygen a human right. But the pandemic has rev...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Oxygen levels and COVID-19 concerns

Hi everyone Do many of you guys use an Oxmonitor and if so have low do you let your oxygen fall before calling hospital, I’ve only had my diagnosis for...

Hi everyone Do many of you guys use an Oxmonitor and if so have low do you let ...

Bexxxxxx

•3 years ago

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BREATHING JUST!

A new member asks is there life after chronic pain? The path out of the wilderness starts here!

A new member asks is there life after chronic pain? The path out of the wilder...

Hidden

•3 years ago

13 Replies

What is the name of specific blood test as alternative to spirometry routine test due to C19 climate? Please forgive my knowledge lack 😇

Next week booked an appointment with blood test, which should identify the oxygen in lungs and function percentage. I am overdue with spirometry test for...

Next week booked an appointment with blood test, which should identify the oxyge...

Tanya13

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Oxygen

Hi I have pulmonary fibrosis and was on number 3 oxygen I thought I was doing OKish but I'm absolutely devastated I now have to go on 4 at least 16 hours a day...

Hi I have pulmonary fibrosis and was on number 3 oxygen I thought I was doing OK...

Dion50

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Help and advice with change of oxygen levels

Hi, I'm new here, can I ask out there about oxygen levels. I was asked to take my oxygen levels as I have copd and had cold symptoms. I have been checking them...

Hi, I'm new here, can I ask out there about oxygen levels. I was asked to take m...

lyzbeth

•4 years ago

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Oxygen Hi Flow Stroller backpack option

Hi my prescription for ambulatory oxygen has been increased. I received my new cylinder with no backpack and was told there isn’t any in stock. I can’t get...

Hi my prescription for ambulatory oxygen has been increased. I received my new c...

BreatheasyBe

•4 years ago

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I'm new here, Oxygen when going out and about

I have just been discharged from hospital and my long term oxygen has been increased to 8 LPM when resting and as needed from 10 to 15 LPM when doing any...

I have just been discharged from hospital and my long term oxygen has been incre...

torcamp

•4 years ago

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Respiratory nurse coming on Monday

The nurse wants to check my oxygen levels with the blood test from my ear, am a bit worried as i have been shielding for 12 weeks,she has said they will be...

The nurse wants to check my oxygen levels with the blood test from my ear, am a ...

Millie1965

•4 years ago

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What body lotions or moisturisers would you recommend for oxygen users as they cannot contain paraffin or petroleum ?

Moisturisers and Oxygen Users

Deehbee

•4 years ago

22 Replies

service for a sequal eclipse 5 condenser

I'm a new member. Hi to all. I have my own oxygen condenser, a sequal eclipse 5. I don't know how to find someone to service it. I live in Essex. If...

I'm a new member. Hi to all. I have my own oxygen condenser, a sequal eclips...

wheezingwarren

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Oxygen concentrators and oximeter readings.

My partner has been looking for an oxygen concentrator. So far he has tried two but when he has used them the oxygen level on his oximeter does not go up,...

My partner has been looking for an oxygen concentrator. So far he has tried two ...

Chid

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Oxygen

Happy New Year to all, I have a question about oxygen, I saw physiotherapist from the respiratory team and she said I shouldn't use oxygen often because of...

Happy New Year to all, I have a question about oxygen, I saw physiotherapist fro...

Margot13

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Any globetrotters or holiday makers on oxygen therapy - how do you manage to travel with portable oxygen concentrators?

Any globetrotters or holiday makers on oxygen therapy - how do you manage to travel with portable oxygen concentrators? Do you have to hire portable oxygen...

Any globetrotters or holiday makers on oxygen therapy - how do you manage to tra...

iconoclasts

•4 years ago

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Oxygen burns leading to uncontrollable nosebleed (oxygen therapy for pulmonary fibrosis)

My partner who is on oxygen therapy for pulmonary fibrosis gave me a scare recently by uncontrollable nosebleed. We called an ambulance, and they took him to...

My partner who is on oxygen therapy for pulmonary fibrosis gave me a scare recen...

iconoclasts

•4 years ago

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Siesta sue

I have been on home oxygen for the past month and have a concentrator machine. I use it as ambulatory, mostly when out and about. I have been issued with 2...

I have been on home oxygen for the past month and have a concentrator machine. I...

siestasue

•4 years ago

18 Replies

WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby’s blood oxygen levels, a vital...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Messages of Hope? - Pneumonia ICU

Hello, I’m writing this to reach out for some messages of hope. I am 20 years old and my dear aunt has been rushed into ICU for community acquired pneumonia....

Hello, I’m writing this to reach out for some messages of hope. I am 20 years o...

emily1099

•4 years ago

30 Replies

world mental health day

World Mental Health Day Today I received my new medicine for my hidden illness. I decided I’ll be brave and do what the doctor ordered- take my medicine as...

World Mental Health Day Today I received my new medicine for my hidden illness. ...

BreatheasyBe

•5 years ago

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Hiring oxygen cylinders in the algrave

Hi we are travelling in September to the algrave in Portugal and my mummy will need to hire portable oxygen cylinders ? Can you recommend any companies that do...

Hi we are travelling in September to the algrave in Portugal and my mummy will n...

Bruce14

•5 years ago

1 Reply

LTOT

Well the day has finally come for long term oxygen therapy, and they will be coming to set it up tomorrow. I saw the respiratory nurse this morning and she...

Well the day has finally come for long term oxygen therapy, and they will be com...

Carnival567

•5 years ago

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Recovery pneomonia...making progress, a struggle

Sellling Portable Oxygen Concentrators- tricky!

Traveling abroad with oxygen yes/no?

In all honesty...

How bad does it have to be before...

Hi guys

Travelling abroad/best portable compressor in your opinion please

Reliable oxygenation conceivable with new design for portable concentrators

Nuvo Lite Concentrator.

Medical oxygen should not be a luxury – we’re trying to develop a cheaper way to produce it.

Oxygen levels and COVID-19 concerns

BREATHING JUST!

What is the name of specific blood test as alternative to spirometry routine test due to C19 climate? Please forgive my knowledge lack 😇

Oxygen

Help and advice with change of oxygen levels

Oxygen Hi Flow Stroller backpack option

I'm new here, Oxygen when going out and about

Respiratory nurse coming on Monday

What body lotions or moisturisers would you recommend for oxygen users as they cannot contain paraffin or petroleum ?

service for a sequal eclipse 5 condenser

Oxygen concentrators and oximeter readings.

Oxygen

Any globetrotters or holiday makers on oxygen therapy - how do you manage to travel with portable oxygen concentrators?

Oxygen burns leading to uncontrollable nosebleed (oxygen therapy for pulmonary fibrosis)

Siesta sue

WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants.

Messages of Hope? - Pneumonia ICU

world mental health day

Hiring oxygen cylinders in the algrave

LTOT

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