I went to a sleep center in AZ...got diagnosed with apnea. Sleep study again..this time with a CPAP machine to see what the best settings would be.
Walgreens guy came to my house with a machine and set it up according to the doctor's specifications. A week later we moved to FL, so machine had to go back. Did a one time sleep study here in FL (with a machine...since they already had the diagnostics from the original study without the machine). Again, a machine was delivered by a guy who set it up according to the doc's specs. Now that insurance has changed, I guess the people who provided the machine I had didn't accept the new insurance...so I had to return it and the doctor's office told me they set me up with a new company that would mail me the machine. It was supposedly set up to specs...but it was a little unnerving assembling it and whatnot without somebody here who knew what they were doing. AFAIK, I 'own' the machine for as long as insurance will pay for it. I've heard that the machines only last a few years and then you're essentially given a new one (again, assuming that you're still insured and insurance covers it). On 2/13/06, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking about this while I was eating dinner... it sounds like > everyone else had a one-time referral to a sleep center? Then just got handed > a machine? Cause while I found it very annoying the way they followed up at > first, perhaps that is better than the alternative. > > Matt, do you own or rent that machine? > > > I know there are a few others on here with Sleep Apnea - I have a > > question for you people. > > > > I'm on my first machine. Due to my frequent job changes and moves, > > I've not had the same insurance provider, any doctor, or anybody to > > read my bipap since I was assigned this machine. I love my machine, > > but lately I've definitely been more tired that I was, and I feel like > > my machine is not blowing out air as hard as it used to. I'm going to > > go back to a doctor, but I was wondering if anybody else has had a > > problem like this and what you did to resolve it in the meantime. > > Should I look for a repair person? Where would I find one? > > > > Thanks for your input, > Matt > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196925 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
