Re: How much oxygen?

[Guest guest]

Give your doctor this Journal article , perhaps it will help:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/990901ap/801.html

Medical Advice for Commercial Air Travelers

Jill

[Guest guest]

Why will your lungs collapse during a flight? The plane is pressurized. Won't

this prevent that from happening?

I'm sure your lung dr has an associate who you can talk with while he's gone.

Well, he should.

I missed your last post about this.

[Guest guest]

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My husband Larry is a respiratory therapist and he can't answer this

question, he suggests you get a written prescription from your Pulmonoligist

for the O2 amount for the airline or what ever device is needed..

This will protect your legal rights with the insurance company and airline

company.

Sincerely, S.

How much oxygen?

> As I mentioned a while ago, I will need oxygen every time I fly to

> prevent my lungs collapsing. The airline want to know how much oxygen I

> need on board for the flight. My GP doesn't know, as he is not a

> specialist and the specialist who said this is away, as it is half term

> this week. Does anyone know how much I will need and what rate the thing

> should be set at? Then I can get my GP to feed them the numbers and the

> airline will be happy. My insurers won't insure me unless the airline

> lets me fly and the airline won't let me fly because they don't know how

> much oxygen I need, and won't fly me without knowing if they have

> sufficient oxygen on board. The flight is 9:25 duration. HELP!!!!!!!!

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