Thanks I'll check them out but I'm pretty sure you do since it can be dangerous if not used correctly.But as I said I'll sure check and see.
The only ones that are listed on EBay are 5 cheap model (less than $200) that ship from Sri Lanka. I looked before when Marie first raised this issue, and there were other units for sale that all required a prescription. It looks like EBay has since cracked down on them (probably lack of proper compliance.) I don't know how the Sri Lanka units sneak by. Perhaps the amount of oxygen they put out falls below the level that requires a script, since they're so cheap. I would not breathe the air that comes out of them.
Dunno. I do not need one but I looked at the ones from Oxygensolve and their site has them from around $1K for floor models down to the carry alongs for about $300. I only did a briefer but I didn’t see where they are asking for a script. Maybe in the payment process there’s a directive for that but I didn’t see it in their other FAQ’s. All that said, seems like there should be some doctor who would offer the prescription so medicare could pick up part of the price tag for a high end one.
When a sibling was suffering from respiratory issues, I read of the dangers of too much oxygen. You can incur irreversable damage. Just to figure out what's what, I went to the FDA website. Here is the page on script rules for oxygen concentrators...it's pretty short & sweet. -Emergency Use Concentrators with a comparably high flow rate (a minimum flow rate of 6 liters of oxygen per minute, maintained for a minimum of 15 minutes) may be marketed for non-prescription sales. -Concentrators will lower flow rates & volumes (meaning they have therapeutic value) require a prescription. It sounds backwards to me, but I'm not a doctor or a concentrator expert. In that regard, I'd normally not wade through a medical subject like this on the web (I wouldn't want to put someone at risk), but none of us can influence a vendor's compliance on selling (or not selling) one of these without a script. Regarding getting a script: I know I can get Little Blue Pills and other such meds by having a phone interview with certain doctors. I've seen a couple of doctor ads for concentrator help. Personally, I would be real careful using one of these without professional oversight, and would find all the data I could lay my hands on. The FDA recommends use of a Pulse Oximeter in conjunction with a concentrator, but understandably does not give medical details. As a related note, I have read articles stating that pulse oximeters may not be accurate when reading low saturation levels on dark-skinned people due to the technology these use to measure oxygen concentration. You can find info by searching on "pulse oximeter dark skin." Here is one such article in the National Institute of Health's library. There are links to other articles contained therein. Just be advised.
My warm friend Yvonne Spallino is my age, 85, and is in good health except for eye problems. She runs the business office of the Apple Valley Senior Citizens Club. Hut Hut Hut!
Before covid, there were a lot of them on craigslist. people got them with medicare, didn't like them, and were making money selling them. Now they are just about as pricey as they were to medicare but you don't need a prescription.
I am concerned about most of the concerns out in the world but there is little I can do about them. I prep the best I can. I used to be as tough as Faye Fox but not quite as talented. Now I am a bit wussey. I found I could not put dishes up on a high shelf so I moved them down. I started exercising what was needed and then put them back up again. I have to work harder and smarter but I seem to still lose ground. I definitely don't want my family to have to take care of me. I am a handful. I use anger as a driving force. I worry that I won't get up from the tv one day, and quit.
I have some of your fears too. I don't know what to do but think about the " what if's " all the time that I know are coming for me or hubby unless one of us just kills over from heart attack or stroke. I know we may not be able to stay in our house forever or at least our forever. Hubby is not budging on the assisted living and says he will stay right here till they take him out. Well thats some positive thinking imo. But I'm with him where evr that is, so guess we will see .
I'd be happy to have just gone traveling around in my bus but hubby is a homebody type who loves this place. I do too but not as much.I'd of loved to have hadthis palce when we were raising the kids but now its lonely and I was always around people and had a large family.Hubbys was even larger though.he was raised in the rural small town where I had both city 'Atlanta' and country life in rural Decatur up till 14.
Thank you for offering a good-natured response, Lon! I use my walker in all public places. I also rest on its seat when I need to. In the bank line I stay on the 6-foot positions, but I sit down. harry
I donated one of our Dogs (Jackie) to my chief Caregiver. Her (the dog's) shots and license are current. Howell