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by Paul56
Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ot Canadian Word of the Day (CWD)
Replies: 33
Views: 8523

Re: ot Canadian Word of the Day (CWD)

CWD... aye?

I miss the Red Green Show and duck tape tips.
by Paul56
Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hiccups..
Replies: 1
Views: 1004

hiccups..

I've been on therapy for a number of years however earlier this week noticed a situation I had not previously encountered. I had a bout of hiccups shortly before I was about to hit the sack for the night. My initial inclination was to wait until that passed. but I hit the sac and put on the mask. Th...
by Paul56
Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Insurance Companies are Stupid!
Replies: 14
Views: 4026

Re: Insurance Companies are Stupid!

Guess I will just buy another one out of pocket and move on! It sucks to spend so much on insurance and then put up with this crap! If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears! Randy You posted the best suggestion and that is exactly what I do... purchase my own equipment / supplies and leave insu...
by Paul56
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: backup machine...
Replies: 0
Views: 783

backup machine...

I finally have a backup machine after all this time. My original equipment is as listed below. The backup is also an AutoSet II but with the H4i humidifier. Zero hour unit from secondwindcpap.com for $495. I will switch over to the new unit and keep the old machine as the backup given the new machin...
by Paul56
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Last time you've seen any sleep professional? (poll)
Replies: 69
Views: 18529

Re: Last time you've seen any sleep professional? (poll)

I have no DME. I have no sleep doctor. I purchase supplies from cpap.com out of pocket. My PCP writes my scripts for whatever I want or need. I read data on the machine every morning and occasionally download to check more thoroughly... usually when something major changes. Now if losing a few extra...
by Paul56
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Let's clear up some misinformation
Replies: 434
Views: 43402

Re: Let's clear up some misinformation

But back to my point, you have a small number of chronic gripers here. They would make almost zero impact on cpap.com sales under your idea. Seems you were just complaining about the complainers.... isnt' that called being a griper? There is a measure of truth about bad DME's. I experienced a semi-...
by Paul56
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Let's clear up some misinformation
Replies: 434
Views: 43402

Re: Let's clear up some misinformation

SleepingUgly wrote:
Does anyone ever imagine what it would be like if we actually had that cpaptalk "reunion" that we've talked about?
I will bring my battle hardened keyboard and be ready for a humdinger.

But, I will only show up if ZZ-Top will be playin'.
by Paul56
Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Ordering Through CPAP
Replies: 12
Views: 2631

Re: Ordering Through CPAP

I order supplies from cpap.com ...never any issue and very quick delivery. But, take my delivery experience with a grain of salt given I am located in San Antonio and cpap.com is in Houston. I don't bother with insurance or a DME... but my situation is likely a little different than others here. I'm...
by Paul56
Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How often do you check your efficacy data?
Replies: 57
Views: 14896

Re: How often do you check your efficacy data?

Members of this board overwhelmingly support the use of xpaps that provide full compliance data. However, it is my suspicion that once we have fully adjusted to the therapy - say after about 18 months of therapy, many of us look at the efficacy data a lot less frequently. I have been under therapy ...
by Paul56
Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP.com and CPAPtalk.com SOPA Protests Tomorrow
Replies: 20
Views: 4611

Re: CPAP.com and CPAPtalk.com SOPA Protests Tomorrow

Quoted from... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/technology/web-protests-piracy-bill-and-2-key-senators-change-course.html " Members of Congress, many of whom are grappling with the issues posed by the explosion in new media and social Web sites, appeared caught off guard by the backlash to what had...
by Paul56
Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP.com and CPAPtalk.com SOPA Protests Tomorrow
Replies: 20
Views: 4611

Re: CPAP.com and CPAPtalk.com SOPA Protests Tomorrow

I'm a Canadian currently on a work visa living in San Antonio. Actually, we are a bunch of Canadians who moved down here with the company where we have setup web hosting/software company. I find it odd the legislators seem to be able to get their act together to cobble together this horrid bill yet ...
by Paul56
Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does your doctor/DME know you're reading data?
Replies: 38
Views: 7134

Re: Does your doctor/DME know you're reading data?

Don't worry about upsetting the DME... as long as insurance is
paying they will be quite happy to provide you with a machine.
by Paul56
Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does your doctor/DME know you're reading data?
Replies: 38
Views: 7134

Re: Does your doctor/DME know you're reading data?

Nothing wrong with taking an active role with respect to your own care and well-being... so ask the naysayers if there is anything wrong with that and see what they say. If they claim you will not be able to interpret the data... ask them to provide you with instruction with respect to that. Chances...
by Paul56
Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: SOPA Protest
Replies: 56
Views: 11151

Re: SOPA Protest

Couldn't the official "moderator" of this forum have put an "OT" in front of his post? We are all human... I'm not going to berate anyone for that. Lighten up. If you don't know many young people, and don't knonw what they're doing these days, you don't have an informed opinion. Or possibly you, al...