Get ahold of your regular doctor and insist upon a referral to a different sleep doc/clinic. Insist. Absolutely, you have every right to be treated respectfully by a doctor. NO ABUSE should be tolerated. You have a right to be "noncompliant" and have an opinion if you are comfortable with the recom...

Where were the parents? I can tell you for sure, if it had been my daughter at any age from one day to 25 years, my wife would have stayed in the room with her - even if all the technicians were female. Rooster, I totally agree. It's hard to imagine an adult caregiver is not required to be present ...

carbonman It's probably just my suspicious nature.....BUT.... all the talk about wireless control going over to the "home care providers, HME, and physicians," is disturbing. From what experience demonstrates to us, everyday, are "home care providers, HME, and physicians," suddenly going to get edu...

There's most likely more to the story........anytime there is a unexpected death in a place where death isn't anticipated to occur, there's much to investigate. If facts are not provided to families, they may create a set of facts trying to understand what happened. I suspect the reported blood, tra...

Muse-Inc elg5cats Some states have a medically needy medicaid program which provides coverage with an assigned spindown (out of pocket payment), then medicaid pays. Thanks, will ck it out, At least I have a goodly amt of all my http://www.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/6/18/1330656912009Fin...

So I'm on unemployment which for the US averages like $300/week. I get a letter from my insurance today saying I can buy a continuing plan after I am terminated from my former employer's group plan -- their $2500 deductible plan costs $1624/month. Muse, have you checked to see if you are eligible f...

........and it feels so good. After 2 years and getting gouged by them with their so called "maintenance fees" for my CPAP unit. I told them they were a big shower of money grabbing, low down, no good f**#ing c**ts and could rot in hell. I have to give back the unit of course - they can shove that ...

My biggest challenge came when I had H1N1 with asthma exacerbation last October.............Was horrifically ill for seem eternity. I continued using APAP with fullface mask. Since our breathing is already compromised with OSA, then a cold/congestion adds another insult. I personally think xPAP shou...

"Slinky"You best better believe I do!!! Many I've copied to my puter and to a thumb drive for my car radio as well as to DVDs, prior to that to CDs For Christmas I got a new turn table. They are coming back in "style" you know I didn't know albums could be converted to CD's....missed that one. I ha...

My gawd!!! Did I leave out Roy Orbison?? Blue Bayou! Leah. Pretty Paper. In Dreams. Only the Lonely. I have so many of his records and albums. His biography, "Dark Star" was a good read and well documented w/diskology at the end. Slinky, Do you still have a something to play those records and album...

In this case, the patient refused the doctor's care by disagreeing with his Rx... When a patient disagrees with a treatment plan, the refusal or disagreement doesn't permit patient abandonment. If the health care provider has diagnosed a condition, formed an opinion treatment is necessary, they can...

When a health care provider "fires a patient" the health care provider has an obligation to link the fired patient to an "equally" qualified provider. This is often done by identifying a provider who has agreed to see the fired patient, sending a certified letter to the fired patient identifying the...

We were watching TV the other night and the local news reported on a case of SIDS....Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Has anyone ever read anything about this relationship? Can infants have OSA? Premature babies are monitored closely for apnea and it's not uncommon for them to have apnea...they are so...

After I called them and asked if the card in my "new" machine showed them any data or just compliance. Of course, it's just compliance and I ask then how are you going to know what is going on with me? Wrong question. I also pointed out that it seemed like all they were interested in was getting pa...

Marietjie wrote:RNRicky 101 years old today

Perhaps RNRicky's is proof of the benefits of excellent xPAP use..........well into the 100's

Happy 56th birthday RNRicky!!!!!

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