DesertShark Posted Tuesday at 03:56 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:56 PM I live in rural Southeast Utah and am having difficulty finding an oxygen provider that will provide oxygen/regulator with the proper flow rate. I am willing to travel anywhere in Utah/Western Colorado to obtain the oxygen on my own, and am also willing to self-pay. For those in my region, who do you work with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer1_NC Posted Tuesday at 08:01 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:01 PM All you need is a provider for the tanks, you can buy the regulator you need off Amazon for under 30 bucks...... If you are looking for an O2 supplier to rent you a high flow reg, you will look a long time. Most of them don't even know they exist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHfather Posted Tuesday at 08:40 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:40 PM 4 hours ago, DesertShark said: I am willing to travel anywhere in Utah/Western Colorado to obtain the oxygen on my own Do you have a prescription for medical O2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertShark Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:11 AM Yes, I do have a Rx. The first oxygen provider from Blanding, Utah, brought an air concentrator to the house with a canula and said they couldn't provide up to 10 liters flow/minute. They kept treating me like a patient with lung issues. What a disappointing experience. I spoke to others on the phone who said they were unable to go up to the 10 liters per minute I needed, and when they did have the supplies they reserved them for hospice patients (LinCare and Alpine Air in Price, Utah). But, I just got off the phone with MountainAire Medical Supply in Grand Junction, Colorado, and I think they're going to set me up. When I called, the lady on the phone knew immediately what I needed; how refreshing! They have the regulator to rent but also suggested buying my own to save money. Now I'm waiting for my neurologist to send them the Rx. Fingers crossed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHfather Posted Wednesday at 04:14 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:14 AM Fingers and toes!! Keep us informed, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertShark Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago MountainAire Medical Supply in Grand Junction, Colorado, came through for me. Unfortunately the mask provided was a joke, so I've ordered the mask system that is available on this site. First night I needed to use oxygen and even with the funky mask, it worked wonderfully to abort the headache! Yay! After seeing the tanks, regulator and mask, I have no idea why the other places were giving me the runaround. One place literally said the regulators were hard to come by so they were saving them for hospice patients. Doesn't make sense. It might be because I wanted to self-pay because we're out of network for my insurance. We've found with other medical procedures that entities get a lot more $$ from insurance then if a patient self-pays. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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