Guest guest Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 Hi Jodi, I had to fly Janelle to NY on oxygen once. We ended up flying continental but would not recommend them because we had to fly into Newark. Way too hard getting to NY in any kind of timely manner. Another option might be the angel air and others like it. We had to get special permission to take Janelle's tank to the gate where the airline oxygen people met us and got us on the plane and situated with their tank. They take it back after you land at your destination where our home health provider, PSA, had and office in NY and the surrounding areas and they met us there and I had to pay them with a check before they gave me the tank for the day. Then it just worked in reverse going home. I think the total cost of flying with oxygen came to the dollar amount of an adult airline ticket. Janelle's pulminologist helped me get this all set up. Call me and we can talk more about this if you want. J > > Reply-To: RSS-Support > Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 01:55:42 -0000 > To: RSS-Support > Subject: Re: Going to see Dr. H! > > Jodi, > > I am so glad that you have an appointment soon with Dr. H. You are > going to be taken care of and your little boy will get the help he > needs. We have an appointment to see Dr. H. on October 28, so I > will look for you and see if you are still in the hospital then. > > Do not worry about the cost. As long as you are up front with Dr. > H. about insurance and what they will and will not cover, she will > take care of the rest. I have seen her and heard her on the phone > with insurance companies and she always gets them to pay. If they > do refuse after speaking with her (a rarity at that), she will find > a way to make sure the costs are covered in another way. Do not > worry about that. She is more concerned about 's health than > money. And I'm sure Dr. Spigland feels the same. > > As for flying with oxygen, I believe that if you let the airline > know that your son needs oxygen, they will provide it for you. You > cannot bring that tank on the plane for fear it will blow up. Let > Dr. H. know about needing oxygen and she will tell you how to > have it ready for him in NYC. > > Jodi Z. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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