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On Tue, 20 May 1997, Marilyn Herdin wrote:
> Hi Annette:
>
> I traveled this past weekend and of course brought my PLV100 along. It has
> been so reliable that I hadn't given it a thought as to it breaking down.
> If I were to have a problem, I would call the healthcare company that I rent
> it from and so far they have been very helpful. I did forget a piece of the
> equipment over Thanksgiving weekend and I was able to drive to a location to
> pick it up. I was very scared over that. I'm so used to it and I feel
> dependent on it for night time use, that I would be very afraid not to use
> it at night. I don't usually travel alone but I did this past weekend to
> meet the rest of my family for my nephew's college graduation and the PLV100
> is bulky and heavy, but I'm thankful that it seems to help me so much.
> What about foreign travel? Is it possible to rent these in foreign
> countries or do you carry them with you as baggage and then hope that they
> work with your adaptor. I would be reluctant to do that. Alos, my breating
> on a plane is not good - very scary!
>
> Marilyn
>
>
> At 04:11 PM 5/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 12:57 PM 5/19/97 +0600, you wrote:
> >>HI!! I'M USING AN LP10 AND I KNOW THAT THE LP6'S ARE AN EARILER VERSION
> >>OF THIS AM I CORRECT?? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THE LP6'S ARE BEING
> >>DISCONTINUED?? WELL TAKE CARE!!
> >>
> >>JO
> >>
> >>P.S.
> >>WHATS SO GREAT ABOUT THE PLV100?? IS ANYBODY WHO IS USING THIS TYPE OF
> >>VENT ABLE TO BREATHE ON THEIR OWN??
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I have used the PLV-100 for a couple of years and am now using the Puritan
> >Bennett Companion 2800. I like the 2800, it is quite. The only thing that
> >I do not like about it, is the fact that it does not show the breaths per
> >minute.
> >
> >I would like to also know by others, what do they do about traveling? Do
> >you take two vents, have contacts in case of breakdown, etc. I traveled
> >this past week with my vent, but I was worried that it may break down. I
> >did have the medical company that supplies my vent check it out before I
> >left. But I still am a bit apprehensive about traveling. How do others
> >feel about it?
> >
> >Thanks..\
> >Annette
> >nete1(AT)midwest.net
> >
> >
> >
>
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