Living On O2 for Life

Why I need Oxygen.

christine — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:14 +0000

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 [...]

New Face for Livingono2forlife Blog!

christine — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:20:00 +0000

Hello, my name is Christine and I have a blog at http://livingono2forlife.bravejournal.com that I’m slowing moving to my own website here. Hope you will join me on this blog. I’m hoping to do so much more with this one than with Bravejournal.

I use oxygen 24/7 and I’m now 40 years old. I didn’t always have [...]

Household Chores- what’s easy & what’s not.

christine — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:33:42 +0000

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 [...]

Date Night and how much energy goes into going out!

christine — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:40:14 +0000

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 [...]

Wearing Oxygen in Public for the First Time

christine — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:36:13 +0000

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

christine — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:31:48 +0000

Medications

•Congestive Heart Failure •Respiratory Insufficiency •Scoliosis •Migraine Headaches

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

christine — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:30:23 +0000

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. [...]

My Oxygen Setup

christine — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:25:58 +0000

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 [...]

Energy is Draining Fast!

christine — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:24:45 +0000

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 [...]

Life On Oxygen

christine — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:21:08 +0000

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 [...]