I’m sure ya’ll are wondering WHY I have to use oxygen at such a young age. Well, first let me say, when I was 17 years old, I started using oxygen at night only at 1 liter/minute. This was because I would have blackouts throughout the daytime and fall asleep during my senior year of [...]
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Today, I hurt myself. Don’t worry though. It’s nothing tragic but it still hurts and I have no one to complain to. So I’m letting all of you know. Here’s what happened. I was carrying clean laundry to the bathroom so I could hang it up in my closet. Just when I was about to [...] Tonight we are going out! We’ll be meeting up with some of my husband’s co-workers, none of whom I’ve met before. We’re also going somewhere that I’ve never been before. One thing that we are concerned about when we go somewhere new is whether or not there is smoking allowed indoors. Being around smokers determines [...] I was scared. I was a nervous wreck and I thought my life of carefree fun was over. I knew all the right things to tell myself. Who cares what other people think? You don’t know these people and they don’t know you. So why do you care what they think about you wearing oxygen? [...] Medications •Congestive Heart Failure These are my most pressing health concerns. There is no medication for scoliosis except for corrective surgery. I’ve had 2 of those. The first surgery was when I was 3 and ended up in HALO traction for 6 months. The second surgery was when I was 13 and I ended up [...] Sleeping with Breathing Problems To be able to sleep, I have to be really tired. There were times when I would have a panic attack when I was trying to fall asleep. The fear that I would stop breathing when I slept was causing me to fight falling asleep even though I used my BiPap machine. [...] Good morning! Today I’m going to share with you what type of oxygen I use and what equipment I have. For me, since I use a high liter flow (5 liters/min), I need to use liquid oxygen. If you will notice the picture to the right, you will see the two metal tank reservoirs. Each [...] Well it’s barely past noon and I’m already tired. My energy level is sitting there just above the E for empty. Doesn’t take long or much either to drain it. I knew I stayed up too late last night. I’m normally a night person but I woke up early today. So, I’m not doing myself [...] Hello, my name is Christine. I use oxygen 24/7 and I’m 36 years old. I didn’t always have to use oxygen. It all began when I was 17 years old. It was a monumental change in my life. Since I was just a teenager at the time, it hit me hard. I’m hoping with this [...] |
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