LoBattery wrote:If you bought a machine in 08, I can't see how either answer would matter, the machine is beyond its life expectancy.
I do feel your cosmic angst. I'm a virgin coming up on my first six months. I already bought a replacement mask on my own on the internet since it was cheaper than my copay from the local DME I got set up from. Needed a spare because you never know when the dog might think it is a chew toy. Now I would like to get another spare hose, mask and humidifier. I have no deductible built up yet this year and don't know this stuff applies to it and maybe I should wait. I call up the insurance company and they seem to know less about it than I do. I tried to be an informed shopper when I first got the stuff, just a nightmare of insurance codes. Well, got another month at least I can avoid doing something. You have to spend money to get an education. I learn fast that way.
TOTALLY AGREE! This is exactly how I feel. And I want to say thats the same situation I was in when I first started treatment. Got my own unit, paid for the card reader.... in the olden days we didnt have fancy schmancy cell tower equipped modem dohickies! LOL
My current fear is the DME pricing is going to be so outrageous that its similar to paying out of pocket on cpap.com... Thats going to be super annoying if it becomes true.
Oh yeah my machine is over 18,000 hours... definitely long overdue.