If you have Medicare, get a prescription from your pulmo and Medicare, Part B will most likely pay for it for you, Especially if you meet the criteria as specified by your pulmo. Good Luck!

Rcar01. I have had the simplygo for about a year (bought from main clinic supply online) it is bigger than I would like but one of the few that has continuous flow which I need. I use it mostly in the vehicle but it's also nice when I go stay somewhere. The battery only lasts around 45-60 min. on 2 lpm . It does have pulse to but I don't use that so can't tell you how long that lasts, suppose to be considerably longer. It seems heavy to me but I have become quite frail and weak. Everything feels heavy to me. I bought it as a set with a concentrator for the house too and from searching online the place that I bought it was the cheapest I could find. If you have any other questions let me know.

I also bought both from first class medical, they price matched what main supply was offering and reduced the price another 200.00. It is heavier for me, I wish I had opted for something more light weight. I was thinking more of a back up to the home concentrator in case the power went out, I could charge the battery in my car. The one I ordered did come with the cart also.

Hi, I have used the sequal 3 for years. It has pulse dose and continus flow, and I even took it on the plane when I flew overseas. (Check airlines to see what is allowed)

At that time I was on 2 lpm active and 1.5 resting, so I would take it to doctors appointments, and the battery lasted a good 3 hours.

However my disease progressed to the point that it moved up to 3 lpm active, and 2 lpm resting. The sequal only goes to 3 lpm (or mine did)

The battery then only lasted a little over an hour, and since it was heavy to push/pull around on the cart, I gave it back to the medical supply. It was still useful for continuous flow as long as it was plugged in, and great for he car, could be plugged into cig lighter

But I had rather have the medical supply one here at home,, and during an outage I have a lot of canisters that can keep me going,.

Medicare no longer buys you a concentrator (portable) It use to be you could pay the rent for 36 months (or medicare paid it) and then it was yours to own. I asked my supplier about that because my sequal only went up to 3 lpm, and if it went higher, I would be stuck with a concentrator I could not use.

They said with the new medicare laws, they no longer do that.Speaking just for my state only, I have no idea what other states rules are.

Hope this helps some
BJ

PS Another thing I just remembered, we also can not have a portable paid by medicare and cylinders also, because they all are considered portable and you are only allowed one. But if you owned the portable, that would not apply of course.

BJ

i looked into portables & my company would provide one in place of the cylinder tanks that i have.
and as silfox said, medicare would pay for that "rental" just like they do the tanks.

but, that summer i lost electricity A LOT and i realized that wouldn't work well for me because i have to have a back up if the electricity goes out during the night when i am on continuous flow. (or even during the day if i'm "out with no electricity" longer than the batteries can last.
i work outside a lot & to haul around a portable would be hard for me; where the tanks come with a fanny pack or backpack i can use & have both hands free to pick up doggy doo, weed or trim back hedges. (i can also go on my atv & spray feilds with my fanny pack :) )

it is a big investment if you are buying your own, so you might take my 02 providers advice;
look at your lifestyle.
if you are mostly indoors (or a car) & have electricity available they great.
but if you are the "outdoorsy" type they may not be the best choice.

good luck chosing. does your 02 provider maybe have one you could try out for a week or two?

My husband likes his Sequal. It works well for trips because it plugs into the cigarette lighter or the wall outlet if we stay at a hotel. it came with 2 carts so is easy to pull or push around. We also purchased extra batteries on e-bay for backup.

He bought it about 4 years ago and at that time insurance would pay for either the machine or monthly rental for oxygen cylinders (which we keep on hand in case of power outages). We opted to tap savings and buy the Sequal ourselves so we could keep the cylinders. Now Medicare pays the monthly rental on them. (We've had the portable oxygen concentrator long enough that it's ours now.)

Before we bought the Sequal he rented one for a week from his oxygen provider to try it out and see if it would work for him. That helped make our decision easier. Hope this helps.

I have a Sequel for flying...2 bats AC/DC connectors & a cart like on a suitcase. Works great...new bats last 3-4 hours..older bat only 2 hrs. The bats charge thru the machine when on AC/or DC or you can buy a tabletop charger. I purchased this for flying ... before I qualified for O2 for sleep & activity. It is a nice machine...very quiet.

Lincare now provides my electric O2 Conc. and backs it with 2 E Tanks that last about 4 hours each at 2lpm. The E tanks have a cart for transporting me & my O2 if needed & I pay $17.00 a month thru medicare. The tubing & nasal cannulas are at no cost & are delivered to my door within 24 hours..... Lincare service is excellent ! they will meet you at an airport w/tanks if you need them or replace a unit if you are having problems. T%hey are found all over the US...especially near airports & military facilities.

I checked on Kijiji for a used portable and was lucky enough to get a used Evergo which is only pulse. Ir is fairly heavy but it's own little cart, plugs into the wall or car to recharge the 2 batteries (very expensive - $250.00 each) I am only on 1 - 2 lpm on my big home concentrator but use 2-3 when I am out and about because I do use more when I am out or are excited. I love it but just wish the wheels were bigger because it doesn't roll well over grass. I had to pay for my first one and now I am at end stage British Columbia Home Oxygen paid for my next one (used but who cares!) Yes I would like something a little lighter but who cares - I can go out and about!