The way I understand your posts, your oxygen level drops when you are active.like when you get up and walk, clean house, shower, exercise, ect. "Active, means not sitting or sleeping.
Mine does that too. When I sleep, I have it on 1.5, when I am awake and just sitting, I keep it on 1.5, or sometimes take it out of my nose for a while, but when I stand up to walk to bathroom or next room, it has to go up to 2 LPM.
Your pulmy will explain all this to you. Your insurance or medicare should cover renting O2 from a medical supplier, there are big clunky home concentratoer, small portables, tanks (big and small) it all depends on how the doctor prescribes it for you, as he has to do that in order for you to get it.
I hope this helped a bit...Good luck with it and let us know.
It is a blessing there is no heart disease, or problem.
hugs, Brenda

Happy to hear you don't have any heart problems. I have a home concentrator I use at night and during the day if I'm doing activities.
Brenda explained it well. Please give us an update.
Hugs

when i 1st got diagnosed my dr gave me an order for night time 02 (it all started with an "in home" sleep test that showed i had "mild" apnea, but that my 02 dropped to 78% when i was asleep)
2 months later by "accidental xrays" they found i had COPD & i went for a PFT.
that is when i now got 02 at night & during day "when active"---
my dr gave me a "Perscription" for 02 that i took to our local 02 supplier.
it was the supplier that brought out my home concentrator & showed me how to use it, they also showed me all the size portable tanks & carriers & let me pick those....
i assume your dr gave you a "Perscription" for 02?
everyone knows i had a bit of a "tiff" with my supplier this year over me getting a POC, but that has all been resolved & where i live i chose to stay with this supplier because they have been great in every other aspect of dealing with them over the past 3 years.
let us know how it goes!

As others have said, it depends a lot on how your doctor prescribes the oxygen, who your oxygen provider is, and what your insurance covers. I know I am on it only for activity and when needed. I guess I'm the odd man out because I do not use it for sleep at all.

My oxygen supplier brought me an electric oxygen concentrator which is about the size of a dehumidifier. They also brought four large tanks and one of those 2-wheeled carts for getting it around, and eight small tanks with sort-of a half-size rucksack suitable for trips out and about. They were coming every month to swap out full tanks for empties, but just recently the company apparently has cut back that to every two months and supposedly in the future in a cost-saving measure is looking to have people set up to fill their own bottles.

Once they figure out how much they're going to have you on and what your lifestyle is like, they will be able to give you a guestimate of what equipment you need at home. I would say it would definitely include at least some bottles for emergency use in power outages.

Great answers. thank you everyone. Yes Brenda you did understand my post correctly. How did you do that. *lol*

The heart specialist just faxed the report over to my Pulmonary Doctor today so I haven't heard from him yet. I expect to hear soon though. It was his idea for the stress test in the first place.

Terry

Great news about your heart. I have the small tanks that I use a back pack made to carry tanks. You can buy the bag at Amazon. I also have one large tank for emergencies. You will find what works best for your needs. Health and blessings.

I used to carry mine in a backpack that I got at a sporting goods store because it fit perfectly for my bottle. Now that I've been diagnosed with spinal stenosis and in pain all the time from my lower back, I've been told by the orthpedic doc to stop doing this. At any rate since I'm at 5 liters 24/7 it's been more convenient to change to the larger bottles that can be mounted 2 bottles on a 2 wheel pull cart. Otherwise I am too limited in how far I can go and how long I can stay. As everyone has told you - your supplier will help you decide what is best for you. Best wishes and BIG HUGS - Ruthie (aka dollaraudit)

Terry,

Glad no heart issues!! YAY!!!

Ok, so my experience and advice is this. First off, your supplier may "give you" a bag to carry a portable tank. Mine did. I didn't have to buy one, so wait on buying anything, until you see what they bring you.

I used the smaller tanks in the backpack, for going places..Store, fun activites etc...

The concentrators are big, so ask for the smallest possible one (weight wise)...They are on wheels, but when I go to Val's, I bring my big ol' concentrator with me, and it's a pain to travel, and rolling it out to the car, and lifting it IN the car..>I got another one now, that's 10 pounds lighter. So, for that reason...in case you go overnight somewhere, ask for the lightest one.

Let us know what Doc wants, and then if you need more help, just ask!

You owe me an email...LOL!!! Tag, your it!

Boo

Thanks Boo and everyone for the great info.

Boo as far as the email goes....what'chu talkin bout Willis?

I'm pretty sure i answered your last mail. I'll check with MaxPuppy though. He knows everything.

I use supplemental oxygen at night and for exercise. I use liquid oxygen. The portable liquid oxygen I use for exercise, running errands and doing housework is smaller and lighter than compressed oxygen.

Supplemental oxygen is a good thing if you need it. Without it I would not be able to exercise or be as active as I am.

I thought I might be self conscious about going in public with O2, but I was wrong. If my supplemental oxygen makes someone uncomfortable, that's their problem, not mine. I love oxygen! It allows me to be active and live my life.

Susan