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Post by David on Mar 10, 2015 20:31:36 GMT -5
I have never used liquid so I can't compare the two. I have no problem with the Concentrator. Nor do I have any problem with filling my on tanks.
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Post by David on Mar 10, 2015 20:23:18 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 10, 2015 9:46:40 GMT -5
Today is Middle Name Pride Day: What's your middle name?
Mine is Harold
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Post by David on Mar 9, 2015 23:04:47 GMT -5
Running on our treadmill T2 | International Space Station Samantha: "Here on the ISS we need a harness to keep us from floating away!"
Credit: ESA/NASA, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy Image Date: December 29, 2014 Running in Space
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Post by David on Mar 9, 2015 22:46:50 GMT -5
Goodbye
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Post by David on Mar 8, 2015 22:34:10 GMT -5
Barb. Welcome to the Group
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Post by David on Mar 7, 2015 11:59:36 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 5, 2015 23:55:36 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 5, 2015 20:48:07 GMT -5
tind. Welcome to the group.
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Post by David on Mar 5, 2015 11:19:17 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 3, 2015 19:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by David on Mar 2, 2015 14:34:40 GMT -5
I am sure Leonard knew he had emphysema way before he announced it. It is a slow progressive disease.
I was diagnosed in 1983 and it was close to 2003 before I felt any of the effects. A person usually has the disease way before they realize it. Doctor just happened to find mine in 3 x-rays in 3 years. The 3rd x-ray was taken 9 months after the 2nd x-ray. That is when the beginning of emphysema showed up.
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Post by David on Mar 1, 2015 21:38:58 GMT -5
Find the #1 Song on the Day You Were Bornplayback.fm/birthday-songHere is mine: The #1 song on Thursday, May 24th 1951 was: How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford
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Post by David on Mar 1, 2015 16:22:29 GMT -5
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Post by David on Feb 28, 2015 22:12:50 GMT -5
Sue 68. Welcome to the Group
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Post by David on Feb 28, 2015 17:28:03 GMT -5
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Post by David on Feb 27, 2015 23:21:55 GMT -5
I had emphysema for 30 years before I went on oxygen at night and when needed. I still don't exercise with oxygen. My oxygen level stays above 90% when I exercise. I don't exercise strenuously. It drops when I exert myself with everyday chores.
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Post by David on Feb 27, 2015 14:39:46 GMT -5
As most have heard Leonard Nimoy (Spock) died this morning from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
His granddaughter sent out a Tweet on his account.
Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015
Read: tl.gd/n_1skuhq6
I thought that was nice of her what she said in the PS part of the Tweet
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Post by David on Feb 27, 2015 11:50:57 GMT -5
I found that wearing my oxygen in public gives me a chance to talk to other people. Some people ask do I mind telling them why I am on oxygen. They thank me after we have had our talk.
Gives me a chance to tell them about my oilfield experience and how I was diagnosed with emphysema when I was 32 yr old.
I can tell them cigarette's are bad for you but you also have to be careful of your surroundings. Primary Causes: Smoking, Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, Air Pollution, Manufacturing fumes (Occupational exposures) and having repeated pneumonia.
COPD is often not purely emphysema or bronchitis, but varying combinations of both. I don't have bronchitis or asthma. My disease is strictly emphysema.
I have learned that most people don't have a clue about the disease.
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Post by David on Feb 27, 2015 11:16:44 GMT -5
I will be glad to turn 65 yr old. Right now I am 63 yr old and on disability. I have Medicare and a supplement but undoubtedly it is different from retirement Medicare. I pay $20 a month for my concentrator and $6 a month for the refill machine.
Hopefully when I turn 65 the oxygen will not cost me anything.
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Post by David on Feb 25, 2015 19:17:19 GMT -5
Maybe one day I will look like one of them guys
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Post by David on Feb 25, 2015 18:43:14 GMT -5
I have been on oxygen at night for 2 years (Feb 2013) 2 L/min
Then I am on portable cylinder (pulse) when I am active. 2 L/min I carry that in a back pack.
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Post by David on Feb 25, 2015 14:16:10 GMT -5
I am not on the Liquid Oxygen. I have a Concentrator.
I use Apria because that is the preferred Company by my Insurance (Humana). It's in the network.
My Concentrator and refill on the rack
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Post by David on Feb 24, 2015 23:33:34 GMT -5
Here is my set up. I do have a rack where one machine sets on top of the other. I just wasn't using it when this picture was taken.
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Post by David on Feb 24, 2015 18:11:02 GMT -5
Welcome to the group, Snow Goose
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2015 21:38:14 GMT -5
RIP Chris.
Sending my condolences to the family.
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2015 21:34:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the informationIf you ever need a URL shortener then this is a good one goo.gl/
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2015 21:28:46 GMT -5
Welcome to the Group, Lawrence
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2015 11:30:08 GMT -5
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Post by David on Feb 21, 2015 13:18:00 GMT -5
I saw also where it spills over into our Countries. It don't look like it will get any better anytime soon. India developed extreme air pollution while relying on burning fossil fuels to grow its economy and pull hundreds of millions of people up from poverty. More than 300 million Indians still have no access to electricity, with at least twice that number living on less than $2 a day.
While India has pledged to grow its clean energy sector, with huge boosts for solar and wind power, it also has committed to tripling its coal-fired electricity capacity to 450 gigawatts by 2030. Yet there still are no regulations for pollutants like sulfur dioxide or mercury emissions, while fuel standards remain far below Western norms and existing regulations often are ignored.
To meet its goal for coal-fired electricity, the Power Ministry says the country will double coal production to 1 billion tons within five years, after already approving dozens of new coal plants. That will have predictable consequences for the country's already filthy air, experts say.
The coal expansion plans through 2030 will at least double sulphur dioxide levels, along with those of nitrogen oxide and lung-clogging particulate matter, according to a study published in December by Urban Emissions and the Mumbai-based nonprofit group Conservation Action Trust.apne.ws/1F8cJDp
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