Planning ahead makes all the difference, particularly if you are flying and using supplemental oxygen. It helps to ensure you have the proper information about a particular airline's policies ahead of time. I also try to remember never to pack medication that I will need while on a trip. It is just too easy for luggage to be misplaced -- or to never make it to you at all! Hope everyone has a great summer travel season!

Kristen,

Great reminder.! I would never pack medication in a suitcase- only in the bag which you can pls e in the overhead bin or your pocketbook.

Safe travels

When my daughter lived in the cities Lincare SD would call the nearest Lincare to my daughters and they would deliver what I would need for the weekend. Its liquid. I had taken enough tanks for traveling to get there so they would exchange for filled ones for coming back . One time we had a family reunion eastern SD my daughter stopped in Pierre and picked up a big reservoir from Lincare for the reunion and thus delivered it back. There was a closer server but they had refused to deliver for the weekend. Bummer

I saw a post on another website with what I thought was a good idea. This lady said that as soon as she got onto an airplane, train, etc. where she was sitting next to a stranger she would tell her neighbor that she would likely be coughing and that it sounded bad, but that it was due to a lung condition and not anything contagious. Not helpful for her, but might ease anxiety by a neighbor. None of us wants to sit next to someone contagious, and others probably feel the same way.

Cheri,

Hello! Welcome to the site.

Yes, I think that is a kind, considerate idea. No one wants to sit in fear that they are sitting next to someone who may be contagious; this will reassure passengers and allow them to have a peaceful flight

When I have traveled by plane in the last 8 or 10 years, I use a portable compressor (I try not to fly anymore because of environmental issues.) . One has to contact the airline and get a form to be completed by your pulmonologist, and then submit the request to the airline for approval. It is a hassle, but makes flying easier if you need supplemental oxygen. (I don't need extra O2 normally; just while sleeping, vigorous exercise, or altitude.) You can rent portable O2 compressors, but I have one, long term, that I use regularly for travel.