Craig Brennan

The solution I chose to fix the kinking problem with my hose is to run the hose beneath and up behind the machine and reconnect it to the mail and therefore when you pull on the holes it doesn’t stream that connection

Hi Anne;
I too am in my senior years (74) to be precise, I too am inflicted with IPF and I too have recently been treated for lung cancer with radiation. This recent treatment with radiation has brought on an extreme exasperation to a point that just walking 50 feet has me gasping for breath. With this said I would say you definitely belong in…[Read more]

Thank you all for your input regarding single compared to bilateral lung transplant.

I have just started the process of being considered for a long transplant I am 73 years old soon to turn 74.  I  have been reasonably able to do most things while on 3% supplemental oxygen and it has only been a week now that I have lost significant lung capacity. My weight is about average for my age I have remained healthy throughout my  …[Read more]

Hi Charlene,

It has been some time for me since I actually commented on this site and I just read the above comments regarding traveling with a POC. I have been using an inogen POC since early August 2020 and I am on 3 lts continuously. My issue with this method is it very restrictive in terms of battery life, I am using the battery that was…[Read more]

Thanks Mark and I meant to say I am a 72 year old male, although I think how I stated my age reflects how really older I am.

72 year old male living in Northern NY

Hi Mark I am a  year old male living in Northern NY (I not worried about going to hell as I’M told I already live there) and I was diagnosed with IPF in February 2012. It was by chance they found it after my attending physician ordered a c-scan with contrast as they could see enlarged limp nodes surrounding the lungs . I was living a normal life…[Read more]