how long were you staying on it for at a time, sometimes if you come off it too soon it can cause rebounds


Sandra xxx

Jill,

You can use an extra length of hose and wrap it around a hot water bottle to warm the O2 and a humidifier bottle to alleviate the dryness.


I got a letter in the mail today from Cigna that is very confusing and that leads me to believe that they want to cut off my oxygen. It is very cryptic in nature and says that after Dec 30th they will no longer pay Allina home oxygen. I will have to call those jokers and set them straight about the only thing that aborts for me!

I may be taking my own advice and heading down to the local welding supply store. I sure am glad I own my own regulator!

Roland.

I always suggest buying your own regulator  and  a mask (I have a clustermasx).

Since I got them....I am saving a ton (even after insurance).

Thanks guys, this site is great!! Coach Bill

Hi, Jill.  There's absolutely nothing that works for everybody.......  But used within reason, O2 doesn't accumulate 'poisons' in our bodies.  So it's worth a try, worth every bit of experiment.

As B$ said, we need to use a mask that tightly fits (pressed against) the face.  You may not be inhaling enough O2 per breath.

For years I used the typical old 8L regulator, and it still worked.....albeit not as fast or well.  I had no idea how quickly O2 can abort CH until I got a different regulator.  But the longer I wait to hit O2, the longer it takes O2 to work.  So at the first sign of ANY pressure building on my CH side, I take O2 to prevent it from developing into a full blown attack.  All the bad bad pains in the past were needless had I known how to use O2 more effectively, but part of our learning curve to live with CH.

To me it's *work* to use O2 as an abortive to a bad attack.  My body size is small, my normal breath is shallow, and Verapamil has slowed down my bodily functions.  If I wait until I hurt, I need to inhale deeper and faster (requiring a higher flow) that makes me feel like I ran around the block without running.  So I've learned that the best thing is to not let CH hurt me but quickly kill it by O2 while the pain is still no big deal.  It took a little experimenting, but it was so worth it to learn when I need to get to O2 and adjust my O2 intake to the degree of pain.  The dry and cold blow on my throat can surely hurt a little, but cough a couple of times and take a sip of water as needed.....and the very minor sore throat is gone after a few minutes of O2 therapy.  If one has a very sensitive throat, this might be a problem, but others can give you tips on the use of a bubbler and other tricks to make it more pleasant.

Jill, I hope they are just messing with me. They want me to switch to Apria.

Try the mouthpiece.. It works great for me and I haven’t used the mask at all since I switched to the mouth tube.

Good luck and hang in there!

Roland.

Skyhawk5 wrote on Nov 29^th, 2008 at 11:04pm:


Get some big freezer bags and save yourself $12.00

I'm calling Apria Monday, Thx Don  

I would have to dig the old board to find the pic of what I call the Apollo 13 special!  

Failure was not an option! Who needs a stinking mask when you got a kitchen and some scotch tape.

It was a paper towel tube taped into a freezer bag with the feed tube taped in the bottom corner. Necessity is the mother of invention and that O2 rig was proof positive!