Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Bruce...thanks for the site. Dr's office will fax an Rx today to Allergy Supply (what a strange place to find this) and I will then purchase. Thanks to Sharon too, I had never heard of this. MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: From office visit to Hospital tour SherHere it is for $9.50 with prescription apparently required on this site.http://www.allergysupply.com/proddetail.cfm?CFID=1597262 & CFTOKEN=6806917\6 & ItemID=61 & SubCatID=44On ebay at $9.95. Takes five minutes to sign up:http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflex-Inspiratory-Muscle-Trainer-Incentive-Exerciser\_W0QQitemZ270319780579QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item270\319780579 & _trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262I will find more....not sure why so hard to find this time.> > > >> > > > Last Friday night I was woken upwith a sharp pain in my chest> > (upper> > > > right lung.) These same painswent on and off over the weekend so> > I> > > > called the pulmodude Monday.They schduled my appointment for this> > > > afternoon.> > > >> > > > Yesterday the pulmo's assistantcalled and changed my appointment> > to> > > > 10a.m. today. So during my visitI tell the dr. EVERYTHING. I> > guess I> > > > knew to expect a long day but,WOW!> > > >> > > > He ordered bloodwork, dopler ofmy legs and chest CT looking for> > > > blood clots. After a stop atalmost every floor of the> > joint...Thank> > > > God there were NO CLOTS. Ifooled myself and "thought" I was> > about to> > > > go home. WRONG!> > > >> > > > Now he has scheduled me for anovernight sleep study, a full PFT> > and> > > > for an added treat I got to playwith the nurse in the hall for> > what> > > > was supposed to be a 6 minutewalk. I think the medical community> > > > should consider changing thename of the so called "6 minute> > walk" to> > > > be more accurate. Maybe changeit to "See How Far You Can Make> > It."> > > > Anyhow, I did the darned testand flunked! I made it down the> > hallway> > > > only twice and MADE the nursetake my pulse & O2. O2 was 84 and> > pulse> > > > 156.> > > >> > > > Well now the doc has prescribedan increase in O2. From 3 LPM on> > > > demand with exertion to 4 LPMcontinuos with exertion. Only my at> > > > home concentrator puts outcontinuous 4LPM. My prize for being a> > good> > > > girl today is new oxygenequipment! I really miss those cool red> > > > baloons my pediatrician gavewhen I was a kid that said "my doctor> > > > loves me."> > > >> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 bruce, is there a difference between a incentive spirometer and a exercise/incentive spirometer? Also i use a 100ft hose or more on my airsep concentrator and still stay at 95 or 96 at 2l even while doing laundry or stuff around the house. is liquid concentrtors different?sharon p ph and asthma 2008 Subject: Re: Re: PFLEXTo: Breathe-Support Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 11:47 AM Bruce...thanks for the site. Dr's office will fax an Rx today to Allergy Supply (what a strange place to find this) and I will then purchase. Thanks to Sharon too, I had never heard of this. MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! Re: From office visit to Hospital tour SherHere it is for $9.50 with prescription apparently required on this site.http://www.allergys upply.com/ proddetail. cfm?CFID= 1597262 & CFTOKEN= 6806917\6 & ItemID=61 & SubCatID= 44On ebay at $9.95. Takes five minutes to sign up:http://cgi.ebay. com/Pflex- Inspiratory- Muscle-Trainer- Incentive- Exerciser\_W0QQitemZ270319780 579QQcmdZViewIte mQQptZLH_ DefaultDomain_ 0?hash=item270\319780579 & _trksid= p4634.c0. m14.l1262I will find more....not sure why so hard to find this time.> > > >> > > > Last Friday night I was woken upwith a sharp pain in my chest> > (upper> > > > right lung.) These same painswent on and off over the weekend so> > I> > > > called the pulmodude Monday.They schduled my appointment for this> > > > afternoon.> > > >> > > > Yesterday the pulmo's assistantcalled and changed my appointment> > to> > > > 10a.m. today. So during my visitI tell the dr. EVERYTHING. I> > guess I> > > > knew to expect a long day but,WOW!> > > >> > > > He ordered bloodwork, dopler ofmy legs and chest CT looking for> > > > blood clots. After a stop atalmost every floor of the> > joint...Thank> > > > God there were NO CLOTS. Ifooled myself and "thought" I was> > about to> > > > go home. WRONG!> > > >> > > > Now he has scheduled me for anovernight sleep study, a full PFT> > and> > > > for an added treat I got to playwith the nurse in the hall for> > what> > > > was supposed to be a 6 minutewalk. I think the medical community> > > > should consider changing thename of the so called "6 minute> > walk" to> > > > be more accurate. Maybe changeit to "See How Far You Can Make> > It."> > > > Anyhow, I did the darned testand flunked! I made it down the> > hallway> > > > only twice and MADE the nursetake my pulse & O2. O2 was 84 and> > pulse> > > > 156.> > > >> > > > Well now the doc has prescribedan increase in O2. From 3 LPM on> > > > demand with exertion to 4 LPMcontinuos with exertion. Only my at> > > > home concentrator puts outcontinuous 4LPM. My prize for being a> > good> > > > girl today is new oxygenequipment! I really miss those cool red> > > > baloons my pediatrician gavewhen I was a kid that said "my doctor> > > > loves me."> > > >> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Sharon Incentive and Exercise Spirometer are interchangeable terms. Now the Respiratory Muscle Trainers are different. Liquid is not a concentrator. Rather it is a reservoir into which liquid oxygen is filled. It is a very different animal with the advantage of using no electricity and the disadvantage of having to get it regularly refilled by your provider. I personally feel it is a little smoother flowing but that may well just be my imagination. > > > > > > > > > > Last Friday night I was woken up > with a sharp pain in my chest > > > (upper > > > > > right lung.) These same pains > went on and off over the weekend so > > > I > > > > > called the pulmodude Monday. > They schduled my appointment for this > > > > > afternoon. > > > > > > > > > > Yesterday the pulmo's assistant > called and changed my appointment > > > to > > > > > 10a.m. today. So during my visit > I tell the dr. EVERYTHING. I > > > guess I > > > > > knew to expect a long day but, > WOW! > > > > > > > > > > He ordered bloodwork, dopler of > my legs and chest CT looking for > > > > > blood clots. After a stop at > almost every floor of the > > > joint...Thank > > > > > God there were NO CLOTS. I > fooled myself and " thought " I was > > > about to > > > > > go home. WRONG! > > > > > > > > > > Now he has scheduled me for an > overnight sleep study, a full PFT > > > and > > > > > for an added treat I got to play > with the nurse in the hall for > > > what > > > > > was supposed to be a 6 minute > walk. I think the medical community > > > > > should consider changing the > name of the so called " 6 minute > > > walk " to > > > > > be more accurate. Maybe change > it to " See How Far You Can Make > > > It. " > > > > > Anyhow, I did the darned test > and flunked! I made it down the > > > hallway > > > > > only twice and MADE the nurse > take my pulse & O2. O2 was 84 and > > > pulse > > > > > 156. > > > > > > > > > > Well now the doc has prescribed > an increase in O2. From 3 LPM on > > > > > demand with exertion to 4 LPM > continuos with exertion. Only my at > > > > > home concentrator puts out > continuous 4LPM. My prize for being a > > > good > > > > > girl today is new oxygen > equipment! I really miss those cool red > > > > > baloons my pediatrician gave > when I was a kid that said " my doctor > > > > > loves me. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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