Oxygen and Frustration

[Dondie Olivia 56]

I'm certain everybody is familiar with the oxygen we had to have after surgery. I was prescribed oxygen for night time only. At the one week check up, we (from my doctor's office) are supposed to have an evaluation. So for me, it would be a night time evaluation. Needless to say, eight weeks out, I am still waiting. I have called my doctor's office repeatedly. Every week I call them to let them know, it still hasn't been done.

I have called the oxygen company repeatedly. They respond occasionally. Still no evaluation.

I stopped using it a month ago. Why? I got a sinus infection and couldn't use it. I haven't used it since.

Last week, when I again called my doctor's office to set up the evaluation, the person I spoke with got upset when I mentioned I wasn't even using it.

This person told me that the oxygen is considered a drug and I should be using it. if I couldn't breath through my nose I should have put it in my mouth. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!! Even when I was in nursing school, I had never heard of that.

If it is so important as she claimed, why are they the ones not keeping up with the fact I haven't had the night time evaluation at two months out?

I am so frustrated with this whole scenario. I am the one calling about it. I am the one working hardest to get this resolved. I am fed up to my eyebrows in dealing with this whole mess. I want the equipment gone. I am paying monthly for something I really don't see I need nor am I using. Yet, the powers that be don't seem to see this. I am really tempted to contact my insurance company and have them get involved with this issue. Perhaps them threatening not to pay will light a fire under someone's butt.

Am I the only one out there who has had this issue? If not, how did you resolve it?

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

Are you talking about a CPAP?

I used to use one too and only gave it up after pretty significant weight loss.

[Sleeveless in seattle 208]

Never had oxygen after any of my surgeries. Not sure what you're meaning.

[Dondie Olivia 56]

They had everybody on oxygen after surgery. Not cpap. I have a huge oxygen machine in my place. It has the tube that one gets to stick in their nose and behind the ears.

In my doctor's office, some are on oxygen 24/7 and they have to carry tanks around. That is for the week or two after surgery.

[MaMa DeB 21]

I have never heard of someone having an oxygen tank. I only had the oxygen my first night in the hospital. Call the company and tell them to come pick up their equipment. U no longer need it.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

Strange...never heard of this one