OXYGEN USE AND PIP

Hi mac

As Gordon stated previously, with any activity, 'If you normally use the oxygen then you should reply on this basis', one way of answering the activity questions, how would you carry out these activities without oxygen?

My mother suffered from emphysema, and for many years she was on oxygen and had to take it everywhere with her. In her flat she she had a very long tube connected to an oxygen making machine, she only used small bottles when travelling in a car or going out in her wheelchair and had a large bottle for emergencies at home in case of a power cut.

Gary

mac

Even if you find it, you cannot use the guidance that you mentioned in an earlier post, it is not specific to PIP and more importantly, it pre-dates PIP which means that if it was intended to be considered for, it would be.

The walking you are being asked to do is outside, so is it practical for you to take your Oxygen with you, if not then your ability to walk without it should be considered.

If you can take it out then you could try and argue that your having to use it means that you are not walking to a necessary standard.

You haven't mentioned the distance that you can walk and whether you can do it reliably on the majority of days?

Gordon