Pretty much: my CPAP died, and I am discovering right now that replacing the damned thing is apparently not going to be a simple issue. I’m hearing things like “You’ll need a prescription” and “you’ll need a new sleep study” and “we can do a preliminary appointment on Monday to figure out when you can see a doctor for a referral” and whatnot. And apparently the damned things are made out of solid platinum, or need to be blessed by three holy men and one union shop steward, because they’re expensive. And you need a prescription to buy one, usually; apparently, God forbid you should just go to the store and find a device that will push humidified air up your nose.
Shorter Moe Lane: kind of bleary-eyed, here. Sorry. It may take a few days to resolve.
Sorry to hear that. Sleeping on your side might help, until you get a new machine. And sewing/taping a tennis ball onto the back of a nightshirt, where it would be about the middle of your back, might help you sleep on your side.
In the interim, maybe try breathe-right strips?
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Might help.
I went through all of this just about a month ago. The prescription is supposed to be good for ten years. It is also very hard to get in and get a new sleep study.
It is possible to get a loaner. They know you are a hurting unit and I presume they would feel bad if you died…maybe.
Step 1, I sent my machine to California to get it repaired. It was cheap. Advans CPAP, 12881 Knott St #203, Garden Grove, CA 92841
Tel: 714-897-2727
Fax: 267-295-8736
Step 2, a friend I haven’t seen in 20 years sent me one after hearing me complain on Facebook. He likes his old one and the VA kept giving him and his wife new ones. He packed up a brand new one and sent it to me. The pressure was a little low but it was better than nothing. Ask around. Chances are somebody you know will loan you one. Use your mask and you are in business.
Step 3, I renewed my prescription. I did an at-home study with a monitor. I didn’t like that. They told me I had to sleep without my CPAP the night before so it would get a good reading. So, two more bad nights of sleep.
(Re: Redstate that hasn’t popped yet.)I do not accept the legitimacy of the Republic of Ireland. At one time I liked the theory that the legitimate ruler of every foreign country was some American citizen or another. Hence, the other countries should be puppeted by the US and the Constitution.
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I’ve since evolved to the view that legitimate governments a) kill communists b) kill Salafi terrorists c) if not the US, are allies of the US d) Submit to the United States Constitution.
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There are two houses in this world, the house of peace, and the house of war; the house of submission to the United States Constitution, and the house at war with the United States Constitution.
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Maybe you are the High King of Ireland as far as I am concerned.
If you can’t sleep on your side, try sleeping sitting up in your recliner or easy chair.
When I was in the ICU for something or other, I had trouble breathing when reclining. So they dug up an old-folk’s “bed” which was a giant semi-recliner. Used normally, I was told, for old folk and cardiac patients, I used it until my CPAP could be brought from home. But kept using it because it felt more comfortable than the hospital bed.
Yes, the doggone things are expensive. Can’t your doc just write you a new ‘script? Or can you just buy one from Amazon?