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I'm On Oxygen Tor 24hrs I'm Thinking Of Going Away For A Week Or So Being On Oxygen How Dose That Work

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Wales, MA
September 11, 2016
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A MyCOPDTeam Member

That is tricky do you have a small portable and one other one at home to move around the house or apartment? Well if you can stop at time to charge the batteries okay and how long does one last I have a big one that you have to charge about every 3 to 4 hours and a small one for about 2 hours. But you will have to keep them charged or at least one of them. Good luck I cannot be off oxygen very long maybe 3 minutes so I do not go any where. But like I said you can just stop and keep one charged.

September 11, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Call your oxygen suppier and see if they will loan you a portable concentrator. i went out of town to a lfamily reunion in July and my supplier loan me a portable concentrator. see what they say...hope this helps

September 15, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

It depends on what you're going do. If you're going somewhere and when you get there you'll be in the same place, you can ask your provider to make a concentrator and tanks for out and about available at your destination. I do that all the time. Right now I'm in Michigan and they just delivered a concentrator and tanks for me.at my hotel. They'll also deliver to someone's home if you're staying with family or friends.

If you're going to be on the road all the time, then it's a little more complicated, because the O2 provider isn't responsible for O2 while you travel. I use a portable O2 concentrator for flying or driving. If you need O2 while you travel, you're probably going to have to figure a way to do it on your own. If you're driving, some folks have put their concentrator in the backseat and run it off the car battery. I believe this requires some electrical work on your car so the battery can handled the load, but it's possible.

September 11, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

My provider lent me a portable concentrator to go out of town for a couple of days, call your provider!!!

September 12, 2016
A MyCOPDTeam Member

Your Oxy provider should be able to help you with that question

September 11, 2016

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