Posted by c.j. on 4/8/2008, 3:15 pm
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My O2 provider called this morning. In two weeks I will be changed from a Spirit 300 LOX portable to an Inogen (with an extra battery) for O2 needs outside my home. It's shaken me up cause I've been happy for the last 6 years with my Spirit. I live alone and am responsible for myself for the most part. I have two children who are busy with their own lives and very few close friends.
Maybe one of the reasons I am so upset about it is that I have been really sick the last 90 days with a sinus arrhythmia and the last month with continuing gallbladder pain and diverticulitis. Haven't been able to do much except go to the doctor and the grocery when necessary and have lost 15#. Plus I just got home from the cardio and he is going to give cardiac clearance for the G. B. surgery despite the arrhythmia. I don't seem to handle change well any more without getting really anxious.
My provider has not accepted patients with LOX needs for a long time, citing inadequate reimbursement. I was always told they would meet my needs as long as possible and refer me to someone else when those needs could not be met.
Does anyone have any experienc with the inogen, especially as a continuous primary O2 source outside the home. I use O2 24/7 with a concentrator at 2.5 LPM at home. The pictures of the Inogen show people dragging it along. Gee, but I hate looking disabled.
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