If you don't mind a trip or two to federal way, there is a good dme with st Francis hospital. It's in a different building, but same area. That is where I switched to. And they will mail me supplies. You wouldn't have to go in often. They got my special order headgear, no hesitation. It arrived in ...

Thanks! I do definetly want to learn how to retrieve my own data....though, I am not so very "technologically literate" ..... but as help is needed, I know who to ask, HUH? Thing of it is...if I get the data...is it going to be easy to "interpret"? I know that there are a lot of terms I am just now ...

I was told, at my doctor appt., that it takes "special applications" to read my own card and that those applications can really screw up your computer? I guess I needed to bring this one up to Pugsy?

I think that I remember some were saying that they thought that Cpap had caused them some pain in the chest? After my very first few times on Cpap I experienced some "Pleurisy " type symptoms, it seemd like....? Sort of on the side of my chest wall, it felt like? My doctor said she had never heard o...

If you don't mind a trip or two to federal way, there is a good dme with st Francis hospital. It's in a different building, but same area. That is where I switched to. And they will mail me supplies. You wouldn't have to go in often. They got my special order headgear, no hesitation. It arrived in ...

I work for a DME - not a big nationwide chain-just a local one. We do not have a teleprompt machine to call our patients to see if they are compliant but we do have a customer service rep that calls all of our MDCR pts to see if they are complaint and to ask if they have seen their doctor (per MCDR...

I just had a "victory" call with my insurance provider !!!!! They had already paid my DME in full (about a month ago) and they said that since my machine was bought out right (not rented) they have nothing to say about how much I use it... Yay! Glad all that nonsense is behind you. I know! I know! ...

chunkyfrog wrote:Aww. That was so sad. --NOT!
Random, weekend robo-calls are completely unprofessional.
If they cared, they would have a live PERSON call, at your convenience,
to offer support and answer YOUR questions.

I don't usually kiss frogs...but here goes : "SMACK" !!!!

I'm not an enabler, thats all. And getting a robocall is not harassment, just needed to get that off of my chest Well said Cosmo. Take charge of your treatment, be a demanding consumer, don't be a victim. I just had a "victory" call with my insurance provider !!!!! They had already paid my DME in f...

Thanks Dave! I really "wasn't havin it" either...to begin with... and probably am still looking for any possible way out? I just consider it a MAJOR life change....!! i.e.when they were explaining to me all about how to use and care for the Cpap....I just sat there and said "this is sorta like sudde...

Summer, what Jencat said goes for me too. Feel welcome to PM. Hi Kaiasgram ! (and I will alo include Jencat, here !) I actually tried to do a PM...but just couldn't get one to go through? I just wanted to express my gratitude for your offers of support !! THANKS A MILLION !! It really means alot !!...

SummerRain, when you ran into difficulties right off the bat WHY didn't you ask for advice and help from your DME provider's RT? Why didn't you call your sleep lab or sleep doctor and ask for help? The good Lord helps those who help themselves. Why put off the help from that CPAP that you need in o...

Just 2 weeks ago she was questioning the very essences of our treatment. I am a little "cynical"..... "It makes me wonder if it's even effective? Or maybe not so effective for everyone.....? Now I know that it is a billion dollar industry....so probably not much reliable info. on how "ineffective" ...

cosmo wrote:I'm not an enabler, thats all. And getting a robocall is not harassment, just needed to get that off of my chest

! Hope ya feel better then! !

Tonight, all I really needed was some encouragement, so I appreciate it very much! The Cpap isn't he only thing on my plate that seems very overwhelming right now....it just ended up being right in the middle of a few other things ....not to mention Christmas was going on when I started Cpap.....so...