Re: Re: From office visit to Hospital tour

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Sharon...I want to be sure you know I did reply to this nice offer...I'm waiting for Monday, call my dr, ask for a script and then proceed.

If Ebay is the best way, then perhaps you can have it sent, send me your address on my email: bofus@... and I will return a check to you for the pflex.

I will call the 800# on monday as well and see what they say. If I can order from them at a same good price, I will do that.

Thanks for being so sweet!

MamaSher, age 70. IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

Re: From office visit to Hospital tourTo: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, January 16, 2009, 3:05 PM

That's great. Yes, it's amazing what the oxygen suppliers will try notto provide. I've heard them say there were no concentrators over 6 lpm,say medicare wouldn't pay for liquid, try to change doctor'sprescriptions, say there were no portables over 10 lpm and many morethings. Glad you pushed for what you want and need. My prescription iswritten even with the detail of the specific portable equipment.You seem well in control of your situation. Glad to see another personadvocating for themselves.> > >> > > 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."> > >> >>

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No problem iam glad to help! sharon p ph 2008

From: Bruce Moreland <brucemoreland@ gmail.com>Subject: Re: From office visit to Hospital tourTo: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, January 16, 2009, 3:05 PM

That's great. Yes, it's amazing what the oxygen suppliers will try notto provide. I've heard them say there were no concentrators over 6 lpm,say medicare wouldn't pay for liquid, try to change doctor'sprescriptions, say there were no portables over 10 lpm and many morethings. Glad you pushed for what you want and need. My prescription iswritten even with the detail of the specific portable equipment.You seem well in control of your situation. Glad to see another personadvocating for themselves.> > >> > > 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."> > >> >>