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(Message started by: 9erfan on Sep 29^th, 2003, 2:44pm)

Title: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturday..
Post by 9erfan on Sep 29^th, 2003, 2:44pm

So, I come home from work on Friday night and there is a note on my door from Apria Healthcare saying that they tried to deliver my oxygen....hmmmm, that's interesting since nobody from there ever called me to tell me that they were delivering.

So on Saturday, they are back again. The guy shows up at my door with 2 tiny little portable tanks. And I'm like "what's that?". He's like "aren't you expecting oxygen?". So I ask him "how long does 1 of those tanks last?". And he goes "well, at 2 liters per minute, it would last for 4 hours".

2 liters per minute???? I said, "i need an H tank and I need to use it 10-12 liters per minute for 15 mins at a time". If I tried to use his little tank at 10-12 liters per minute, he'd be back in 15 minutes filling it up!!! What the hell???

So he gets on his little walkie-talkie thing to his home base, and they are arguing with him about what my prescription is for!! The delivery guy is telling him "she's showing me her prescription, and it's not for 2 liters". UGGGHHH!!!!!! The home base guy is like "is this for headaches?? uh yeah, then it should be 2 liters for 12 hours..." WTF????? Unbelievable!!!! So the poor delivery guy was getting quite an earful from me as I tried to educate him on clusters!! I'm sure he didn't care.

I'm so frustrated!!! So I stood there watching the guy walking away with my OXYGEN!! :'( :'(

I'm not having very good luck with meds....Imitrex doesn't work for me, the insurance won't approve more than 1 pill a day of Verap (love insurance companies!), and NOW THIS!! What next???

V.

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by Peppermint on Sep 29^th, 2003, 2:55pm

V -
The supply company doesn't have a right to change your prescription...am I right? Fax the idiot a copy of your prescription then phone him to make sure its legible and he's reading it. I don't know if you can do this, but I think its worth a shot.

I'm sorry you have to go through this - I hope my suggestion works, or by some miracle, the guy realizes he was making a mistake.

:-/ Pepp

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by 9erfan on Sep 29^th, 2003, 3:06pm

OH! And another thing I forgot to mention....he showed up with a nose cannula instead of a mask!!

Hey, I'm a hall of famer!! ;D

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by Peppermint on Sep 29^th, 2003, 3:12pm

on 09/29/03 at 15:06:31, 9erfan wrote:

OH! And another thing I forgot to mention....he showed up with a nose cannula instead of a mask!!

See what I mean.... proof of DOOFUS. ::)

on 09/29/03 at 15:06:31, 9erfan wrote:

Hey, I'm a hall of famer!! ;D

LOL Congrats V...;D

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by OneEyeBlind on Sep 29^th, 2003, 3:55pm

Call Apria and your doctor to make sure they know what YOU EXPECT. Have Apria then contact your doctor directly to correct the misunderstanding. Tell them if you don't get your O2 pronto something BAD might happen ... and they wouldn't want to be responsible now would they ???

Good luck. Fists high and fight for what ya need !!!!!

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by Linda_Howell on Sep 29^th, 2003, 3:59pm

Virginia,

Check the Cal OLUCH board.

These idiots think that everyone who uses 02 has emphasema. Hence the nose cannula and low LPM

LindaH

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by 9erfan on Sep 29^th, 2003, 4:09pm

I left a vm for my Dr's asst (she's been really helpful so far) to make sure that they get the CORRECT info over to Apria. I told I her I want her fax # so I can fax her some info on cluster h/a's. ::)

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by 9erfan on Sep 29^th, 2003, 4:11pm

OH! And another thing the delivery guy told me..."well, we might have to bring you liquid oxygen..." HUH???

Title: Re: Well, I THOUGHT I was getting oxygen on Saturd
Post by Not4Hire on Sep 29^th, 2003, 8:20pm

..hey VEE!... i am REAL sorry yer gettin' jacked around... and i hope you get it worked out. This is just SO terrible!....

...that said, i want to add my recent experience with these ...dumb sumbeeches.... in Montana, I had NO problem getting prescribed, supplied, and *oxified*.... now that i moved to Texas, i've been shunted, punted, and DE-oxified by bureaucracy, nasty nurses, and ignorant medical suppliers...

..so, i'm goin' to welders o2.... scrooem!... i'd rather pay ca$h for what i know works than *DANCE* with a bunch of people who think i'm gonna blow myself up, start a CRANK lab, or worse...

...and i invite allayez to do the same.... but do it with knowledge of the RISKS... and the BENEFITS.....

good luck.... Steve(N4H)

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And another thing the delivery guy told me..."well, we might have to bring you liquid oxygen...

DO NOT DRINK LIQUID O2!!! ... but if they DO bring you a Liquid o2 tank.... expect to mortgage yer house to pay for it.....