my power will be off for a whole night

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my power will be off for a whole night

Post by Amers605 » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:07 pm

Hi
I just found out that the power company will be turning off our power for a whole night (8pm to 5pm). I do not have battery back up, nor do I have the money to buy one. I do not know what to do. I can go a whole night with out cpap.

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Post by SleepDisturbed » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:17 pm

I don't know if you can, but I would stay with a family member or friend, or rent a hotel room. Maybe make a party of it!!!

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Re: my power will be off for a whole night

Post by BlackSpinner » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:18 pm

Call your power company and ask for assistance. You are on medical equipment. If they don't want to help call your local agencies for help. Try you radio station too.

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Post by Amers605 » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:20 pm

BlackSpinner wrote:Call your power company and ask for assistance. You are on medical equipment. If they don't want to help call your local agencies for help. Try you radio station too.

The paper said that if you have medical equipment you should already have power back up.

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Post by Pugsy » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:24 pm

I probably would first consider if I had any friends or family that I could just spend the night with.
If that wasn't an option and I didn't have money for a motel room then about all I would have left available is trying to sleep upright if at all possible...like in a recliner ...and/or maybe using a cervical collar to help keep the airway open.

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Post by amenite » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:38 pm

Did you mean 8PM to 5AM? In that case with no other options you could getting some sleep earlier in the day and then staying up until the power comes back. There's a good chance they won't have it off for the entire time they're stating either, maybe you'll get lucky and whatever they're doing will be done quicker than expected.

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Post by Julie » Sat Mar 28, 2015 1:52 pm

And to keep things in perspective - how long did you have OSA before you got a machine?

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Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:21 pm

Maybe you can ask the Red Cross to let you sleep in their emergency shelter.

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Post by Goofproof » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:24 am

Or F.E.M.A, will bring out a generator and set it up in the backyard. jim
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Re: my power will be off for a whole night

Post by LinkC » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:09 pm

1. Sleep on your stomach.
2. Sleep sitting up (in bed, leaning against headboard; or sleep sitting in a comfy chair.)

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Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:21 pm

Or stay up all night, then go down to the office and rag on them until the cops come.

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Re: my power will be off for a whole night

Post by Nyre » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:25 pm

Best option is to sleep sitting up unfortunately it's only one night. Sorry there isn't a better option other than what has already been suggested throughout this thread