Just want to put in a tiny word - to be careful not to let 'want' overcome smarts - there are so many out there (not all in U.S. proper) who are willing to take your money and time because they know desperation can override sense... it's going to be hard to resist that kind of pull from 'alternativ...

Today was a lot better. Just having to tell all the family members is so stressful on top of everything else. I am glad that part is over. I really appreciate the well wishes. He has an appointment Monday for testing and maybe find out which treatment they are going to use. I'm glad today is better...

I'm really glad that Belsomra seems to be working for you. I used a coupon for a free 10 day trial. The first dose (on an empty stomach) caused SUCH nausea that I was very uncomfortable. I didn't even get sleepy for hours. My quality of sleep that night was non-existent. I tried again a week later, ...

Retired librarian here. I just did a quick search of the medical literature. I didn't find anything significant about any connection between centrals and hypothyroidism.

I second the suggestion for seeing a pulmonologist, if your PCP comes up with a blank. The lack of change post-bronchodilator seems to me (not a health care provider, but worked in an asthma research clinic for 4 years) to rule out asthma. Please follow up with the PCP and take notes on what is said.

So glad to hear your good news, CF. Still a hard time ahead, but better than it could have been!!!

I can't, personally, think of a reason I'd ever want to live there. How about the fact that the cost of living here is about 25% less than that of Miami? That fact and that I have family in the area were serious weights in my decision. So glad to read that you have a contact at the DME who seems to...

Hey, stranger! I'm not around the forum that often anymore, but I haven't seen your name here in ages. Nice to "see" you again, and I hope you're doing well. Thanks for chiming in. I do believe the doc, and it's not surprising that the insurer would pad the book. It's just frustrating as hell to ma...

So I ask her how and why it is that the pulmonologist in the book (that Humana confirmed was "in network") told me that she doesn't take this insurance? This woman on the phone today said the same, that the doctor is in network. So who's zoomin' who here, and what do I believe? In this instance, be...

tricati wrote: Now, back to the Modem.. As I stated earlier, it is a Cellular modem,

So, who's paying the cellular charges?

LOL!! Of course!!!

In Excel, the ### symbols just mean that the display is too small to fit the data. You can widen the column, and they will go away.

In my experience, Aetna does not purchase xPAP, but only rent on a long term basis. Thus, you never own your machine.

Recently, I've been using a clean black sock threaded under the mask. Cheap and effective.

vince32837 wrote:I am doing the Aetna 10 month rental into ownership thing-

Please be careful. I found out the hard way that Aetna NEVER buys xPAP equipment (the machine, not the other stuff like tubing or masks). When I got my new machine, I had to give back my old one. I'd wanted to keep it as a backup.