How to live a more normal life on oxygen?

[Pattie1951]

I have metastatic breast cancer in my liver, but mostly in my lungs. I am on oxygen and can manage my daily life ok. But the problem comes in when my family keeps encouraging me to travel. I would like to take some trips, but I am afraid of the logistical nightmare of trying to travel with oxygen bottles and a concentrator. Has anyone else been able to successfully manage this?

[Jerseygirl45]

Pattie,

I don't use oxygen, but I see commercials on tv of a small one that looks like a pocketbook. Have you seen it?

[Pattie1951 in reply to Jerseygirl45]

Yes, I have. From what I have read I am currently on more oxygen than that is designed to deliver. But since my oxygen went up when I had pneumonia, I am hoping to get it down to a level where maybe I can use one of the small concentrator.

[Jerseygirl45 in reply to Pattie1951]

I hope it goes down soon. The best thing is to get away with friends. Hope you have a great day today.

Barbara

[Pattie1951 in reply to Jerseygirl45]

Thanks I hope so too. Also hope you are doing well.

[Jerseygirl45]

I am. I have pain in my back most days. Do not want to take pain meds, save them go the future. But I find if I keep busy I don’t notice as much. Mine is in back. Ribs spine arms. But I am doing well. I am going on cruise this month. Love cruises. So you take care and I hope you get to go on trips.

[Pattie1951]

Enjoy your cruise. Hope that you feel well while on it. I hope I do get to travel soon

[Pattie1951]

We do have another house about 4hours away and chemo is 2hours away. So it’s not the trips that are mostly in the car that worry me. I would like to possibly take an overnight trip, but worry about the logistics of that. Or eventually take a family vacation. I imagine it can be done, but would have to be planned well in advance.