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My sympathies, Jeanena. I must also wear oxygen 24/7, though asthma is my reason (my heart's still very good). I find going out very difficult, as I'm either using a walker or a chair, & either one is very difficult to manage while toting even a small canister of oxygen! And then there's the tube & cannula...I'm forever tripping over them (or someone else is), & running over the tube with my chair. So no, it's not easy. If I could afford it, I'd buy a portable concentrator, & just use the canisters if or when that broke down. I have a big, non-mobile concentrator at home, but I literally am unable to take enough oxygen in even the larger canisters to last more than 3 hours. It's a problem, all right! For most errands, my helper simply does them for me. I only go out to go to Church, or to see some doctor who doesn't make house calls (& yes, I do have those!). If you can score a mobile concentrator, that's your best bet. I know Medicare refuses to buy one (though they will pay rent--which is stupid, because buying is much cheaper! Sigh...your tax dollars at work...). You be careful, & take things easy, dear. Maggiepie "The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it." ~ Laurence Sterne, novelist, clergyman 1713-1768

Yep, it will feel weird but I guess you have to do what you have to do in order to preserve your life. I mean, if I see someone like that in public, I'd understand.

Sweetie I am so sorry to read this I am surprised that you are on the Oxygen straight away but again with all those Problems I guess your Oxygen will be low down I have had Emphasimia and COPD from the age of 41 well that is when it was diagnosed, they believe I have had it a few Years already then, but the good thing is that so far I have managed to keep the Oxygen above 90 but I do not have a Heart Problem or anything like that, I am just getting over Fluids on the Lungs as it keeps going and coming Please Sweetie I am here for you and you know that it is hard to accept I know that but you will get there I promise Love you and big hugs

If I were you, I will take it easy, friend. Life is lovely.

i would not think of what other people feel but i guess i will never go shopping with an oxygen tank. i'll have to ask someone to do that for me. it's a hassle to do that.

I think you are asking the wrong question? Who cares if you are walking around with an oxygen tank on your shoulder. Who would care it it were a camp chair. Both may seem weird but can and do serve some purpose. So stop worrying about how you will look and start looking at what you can do to get stronger. You can help your heart, lungs, and your energy levels by putting on your oxygen tank and taking a slow walk. Start with a couple of blocks. Each week go further. Find some kind of volunter work you can do for a couple of hours each day. Being around people and helping people will make you feel better about your problems. Right now, you are focused on the condition. You feel guilty about getting yourself in this condition. STOP! Start from where you are and make each day a little better for yourself by focusing on getting stronger and making the world a little brighter for someone else. (you will feel better and better each day)