just got my o2 home ,,3 e tanks and i think its an m tank,,but all they would give me is a nose cannula,,,what do i do about getting the non rebreather?is there any way to get one locally? or do i have to look at my o2 tanks in pain while my mask comes in the mail :'(  by the way with no insurance coverage the 4 tanks cost me 75 bucks,,45 =m 30=3 e's

-jason-

A nasal canula isn't going to do it.  But you already knew that  ;)

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They have a nice product at a good price.

I can't believe that your insurance doesn't cover it.  That just doesn't make sense.  What did your perscription read?

-Dennis-

Get on the phone start calling every O2 supplier you can find to see if they have one. Also how far are you from Greenville, NC. ? Not sure but I know that CLusterchuck lives there and he may know where to get one . This is important. I do know a friend that sticks the hose in his mouth. Just cut off the ends of the canula stick in your mouth and breath in the pure O2. Thats way better than using the nosepiece. Be sure to close you mouth around the hose and don't let in outside air. Does the O2 place have NRB masks tell them it's for CH and call your Dr. or go to the Hospital. I felt the desparation, like right now.

We'll help if we can,    ,Don

I asked the person where I got my oxygen  from he said that nobody would give me one without a prescription


-jason-

You have a perscription now dont you? Call the doc and have them call the 02 supplier. You can cut the cannula off of the hose and take the 02 directly from the hose to the mouth.
Friggin people and their control issues.
all the best
the bb

TarHeel-blues wrote on Oct 24^th, 2008 at 1:04pm:

I asked the person where I got my oxygen  from he said that nobody would give me one without a prescription

THAT is a crock of shit!  You do not need a 'script to buy the mask!  Hell, if you have a buddy that is a firefighter or better still, an EMT, call them up, and most likely they will GIVE you one!  They are not expensive to buy.



Skyhawk5 wrote on Oct 24^th, 2008 at 11:56am:

Also how far are you from Greenville, NC. ? Not sure but I know that CLusterchuck lives there and he may know where to get one .

That is just what I wanted to ask you!  Hell, I'll drive out and deliver one to you, if need be.

I just can't find your town, even using mapquest.  Where are you?

I sent you my phone number in a PM.  Use it, if you need to.

I WANT to get you started on O₂!!!

Chuck

Your pretty cool for wing nut Chuck.
Drive safe
thebb

chuck

check your pm's

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Your pretty cool for wing nut Chuck. Drive safe thebb

[smiley=thumbup.gif] ,you rock Chuck [smiley=headbanger.gif]

That town is near Charlotte......I'm fresh out of masks or he'd have one tomorrow.....

Thanks, Kelly for the thought ... I will get back to you once I know what I am doing.

Bill, I was thinking of calling you, but you answered my question.  Thanks, buddy.

I got a phone call from Tarheel's wife (a delightful lady, BTW), once he gets out of work, I will talk directly to him, and decide what to do.  It is only a 4 hour drive, from me to him, so I can drive that to get a mask to him.  

Most likely, I will be driving out there tomorrow.  Any other Carolina mentally fucked-ups clusterheads want to join me?  We will show him just how messed up we are!!! LOL!!

Chuck

(BTW, Jason, I promise to leave my axe murdering tools at home ... Have no fear ...)

This is one awesome family, always helping others!!!
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TarHeel, hang in there use the hose, my buddy says it works for him. He won't even use a mask, but he's a little strange.

Chuck you are the man. Check this little bullcrap O2 story: Last years cycle and yrs before that I used Apria O2. They have good NRB's, I had to swithch Co.'s (insur.) to W/F who have crappy NRB's so I called Apria to get a good one with script in hand. "I cant' sell you one unless you use our equipment." WHAT!! Kiss my frigging a$$$$$!!!!!!

Actually Wright Fillipis didn't have NRB's when I switched to them they had to order some. Now I have the Opti-2, Clustermasx, & NRB's for backup.

Gotta hate this world sometimes.       ,Don

I dont know what the big deal is, I just go to the local med supply joint and buy them. I have mailed out probably 50 of them in the last nine years, hell, they only cost $4.00

WTF is going on down there in the south? .....LOL  ;D

I'm in the north, but they grow idiots here too. I guess they think you can smoke crack or something with 'em, with their puny hypothalamuses, no wonder.

I just got off the phone with Jason.  We have a game plan laid out.  He is also going to order the O₂PTI-Mask.  He wanted to get the ok from someone before he ordered it.

Jonny, I am with you!  I can't believe how idiotic some of these suppliers can be!  I have also bought a gazillion of these masks, and passed them out, without anyone asking me for a prescription. I guess, it is the old "power hungry" idiots looking for a way to throw their weight around!

Chuck

chuck,,,,i was actually just looking at the that mask we were talking about from the life gas link,,,,whats the big difference with the $25 mask and the $59 mask?i see the cheaper one says disposable and the more exspensive says reusable,,,,does that mean you have to throw the cheaper one away i wonder?after buying the o2 and all the missed work lately my cash flow is a little low right now but i dont want to buy something that doesnt work right or for long,,what do yall think?i didnt mean to direct this only at chuck its just we were just talkin about it on the phone thats all so feel free to chime in.can i also add that chuck is freakin AWESOME.never met the man and he is willing to drive 4 hours to bring me a mask to be able to use my o2....i mean it chuck words cant describe the feeling brother.i never thought a web site could have such an impact on my life :)

-jason-

As far as I know the $25 one will work just fine.

B

Go with the $25.00 mask.  It is called a disposable, but you can get a lot of use from it.

The difference is in the material used for the mask, itself.  The "disposable" mask is not of as strong and rugged as the other one is, but you will still get a LOT of usage out of it.

If you ever decide you want the more rugged mask, you can buy that separately.  But for now, go with the $25.00 setup.

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And, if you were impressed with our phone conversation, just wait until you meet one of us drain bamaged individuals in PERSON!!!   THAT is something you will NEVER forget!

Remember to check out the thread down below, in the Meetings and Gatherings section to read about the St Louis gathering that I told you about!

Chuck

well looks like its a call and order deal or email so guess ill get on it first thing in the am ,,the wifes friend the nurse is suppose to bring me one tommorow afternoon to get me by,,thanks again


-jason-

I just got one of the "disposable" ones and can verify it should last for a long time. Very comfortable actually. I like it better than the Clustermasx and really can't see why it's called disposable. In fact I'm ordering another one for the truck.

Jason, wishing you a PF night. It is amazing the hearts you find here, all made accessable to us by DJ the site owner and CH'r. Without him this would not have happened.                  Skyhawk5, Over & Out

wow i guess life gas doesnt do enough business to take orders on the weekends.i just got an after hours voice mail..oh well i guess ive waited 10 years whats another couple days.surprisingly been able to hold the beast off the past couple of days with the prednisone,,first time its worked in a while.maybe the beast knows i have these tanks of o2 sitting by my bedside and is scared to show his ugly face. ;D

-jason-

Jason, All,

For the folks that haven't ordered one yet, the cost difference between the two O₂PTIMASK™ systems is the actual face mask itself (not shown).  The Blue lipped/cuffed mask runs over $30 but it should last years.

The $25 O₂PTIMASK™ kit looks like the following two photos showing the kit components as they come from the box.  The photo to the right shows it assembled with the mouthpiece. 
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The following photo is actually two as well...  The bag and manifold are the same.  All I did was take two photos, one with the kit configured with the mouthpiece and the other with the kit configured with the face mask and merge them.  The face mask shown here is the lower cost unit that comes with the $25 kit.

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V/R, Batch

Are you guys serious?  I have never been able to purchase any respiratory parts without a script.   I have gone to 2 stores in my area and I have tried to buy them online, but noone will sell it to me without a script.  Where can I get them?  Unfortunately, I don't have my script anymore.

And the damn O2 company will give me 10,000 litres of O2 at a clip, but they wont give me the damn bubbler thingy without a script.  Its ridiculous.

the link for all the stuff in the pics is a little higher up in the thread.its life gas.i think its the 2nd post .u can get the cheapo's on ebay for like 5 bucks
to those that have ordered the set up from life gas ,,what was the process like..im so used to ebay and click click buy it now and such but it seems like you have to call and speak to someone to place an order?how long did it take to recieve your order and what kind of shipping charges did you pay?
-jason-

BMoneeTheMoneeMan wrote on Oct 25^th, 2008 at 1:42pm:

Are you guys serious?  I have never been able to purchase any respiratory parts without a script.   I have gone to 2 stores in my area and I have tried to buy them online, but noone will sell it to me without a script.  Where can I get them?  Unfortunately, I don't have my script anymore. And the damn O2 company will give me 10,000 litres of O2 at a clip, but they wont give me the damn bubbler thingy without a script.  Its ridiculous.

Welcome to the People's Republic of Oregon.

I wish I had known you needed the non-rebreather Jason.   I could have sent you a boat-load of them in time for your tanks and regulator to show up.

hopefully the wifes friend will come through today,,i have my fingers crossed...i wonder why ebay only has the cheapo models and not any of the good ones.i think maybe tonight ill put my camo's on and my war paint and break into the o2 supply store and take all theyre mask and ill leave a note saying "hows that for a prescription" :  ;D

-jason-


disclaimer:previous statement is in no way true  ;)

<----- click on the yellow highlighted "oxygen info" link to your left

every body keeps saying that but ive yet to see this o2 link to the left?can you be a little more specific

-jason-

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thebb

thanks i think the same link was posted earlier in the thread.the problem is i called and got an answering machine and it asked to leave an account number and other info i didnt have ,,, i guess they dont open or take orders on weekends.it says if its an emergency to push 1 but i dont know if ordering a mask was an emergency?

-jason-

wooo hooo wifes friend came through,,its a cheapo disposable but as far as im concerned its the most beautiful thing ive ever seen :)straight from the respirtory unit from local hospital..so at least im not with out until i can get the optimask.


-jason-

Cool!!!

should i now be disappointed that ive very surprisingly with predn taper been hit free for 42 hrs now....now that im armed the beast isnt showing his ugly face >:(

-jason-

Here is another more informative one hun.

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thanks,,,glad im not a smoker ,,i guess??or did i miss the point?

-jason-

Not certain what you mean about being a smoker.  
So many of us here smoke.  If you went to even one of our conventions and took a poll I'll bet you'd find 8 out of 10 of us smoke.


We all know not to light up around our tanks and have a deep respect for the consequences.   :)

no no no i didnt mean anything by it i just was reading that link about smoking and the link with lung disease,,,maybe i misunderstood,,,i thought thats why you posted it for me in case i smoked im sorry if i offended any one.my wife is a smoker so i have no problem at all with it.chuck and i were talkin about that just the other night as a matter of fact..again i apoligize

-jason-

NO apology needed. Just be glad the pred is working. You will taper off and more than likely will need the 02 then.
thebb

Jason,

Just WAIT till you MEET Chuckles in PERSON -- You just thought he was STRANGE on the phone.....  :)

Seriously, listen to the guy - he knows his stuff about O2 (he learned well from Batch - our resident guru).

Hugs BD

BarbaraD wrote on Oct 26^th, 2008 at 10:05am:

Just WAIT till you MEET Chuckles in PERSON -- You just thought he was STRANGE on the phone.....

Jason, don't listen to that crotchety old broad ... She probably hasn't had her  meds yet ... And you KNOW how irritable old wimminz can be ....


Chuck

your gonna get me in trouble chuck ,,ive already pissed off linda i think,,those damn newbies ::)

-jason-

TarHeel-blues wrote on Oct 26^th, 2008 at 11:31am:

ive already pissed off linda i think

BAH!!!

Linda is not a problem .. Besides, you have to take into consideration the severe problems that she has to overcome:
She is blond
She is a left coaster
She is short
And the BIGGEST problem: She is a mere female ...

Chuck
(I can say these things about her, cuz she has vowed to be nice to me for one full year ... I doubt she can keep it up for one year, though ...)

;D ;D ;D

Yeah, well I didn't make any such vow -- Up yours for saying anything bad about sweet Linda (there now Linda - I'm  a watching your back with the old reprobate - you say "good" I'll sneak up from his blind side! He's KNOWS I'm not nice!" :) ).

And Jason, you just keep on listening to us wimmins here - Old Chuckles will have to go back to the "home" soon and we'll be your lifeline to sanity before long.....

Hugs BD