Posted by MaryEllen on 4/9/2008, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: From LOX to Inogen"
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Martha, with reference to the weight of the Inogen, no I didn't have a problem with the weight of it at all. I kept the Inogen attached to the cart at all times. I also have a small vehicle and it sat easily on the passenger seat next to me when I was driving with it. I didn't have a problem with the 7 foot cannula, although I would disconnect from the cannula for the short trip around the back of the car into the front seat. Just walked slowly and did the PLB and it was such a short distance I didn't have a difficult time managing. The way the cart and the Inogen is set up, you can lift the Inogen with the cart attached just by pushing the handle down into the carrier. The carrier provided is a light weight ballistic nylon type that the Inogen seats itself into. The nylon carrier slips over the handle of the cart allowing the whole set up to become one unit. So you are not lifting a cart and a machine separately. (Hope I esplained this properly) Actually, you might be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to operate. The nylon carrier has pockets on it to hold extra batteries and the accessory chargers (AC-DC and cigarette lighter). However, once I became comfortable with the Inogen, I found it was unnecessary to take more than one battery with me unless going on longer trips, as using the cigarette lighter in the car and switching over to AC outlet when available became so easy and simple, the one battery I was using pretty much never got below 1/3. I guess I can only say, I hope your experience will be as convenient and nice as mine was. My apprehension quickly left by the time I had arrived at the airport (a shuttle bus picked me up at my home) and was seated at the boarding area. I thought to myself, my goodness this has been easy! Perhaps this link will help with any other questions you might have.
http://www.inogen.net/patients/demo.asp
Best wishes,
Mary Ellen/CA
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