CPAP Heretics

archangle · Post by **archangle** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:33 pm

I was watching a TV show last night called "Secrets of the Dead - Battle for the Bible."

It was about people translating the bible from the church approved Latin "priests only" version to a common English version for the common man to read.

The church responded by burning the translators at the stake. Including digging one of them up from the grave and burning him.

I was struck by the similarity of the medical community's reaction to patients knowing how to change their own CPAP machine settings.

So be careful, you CPAP heretics. The Cpope is going to track you down and burn you at the stake!

Janknitz · Post by **Janknitz** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:04 pm

All those people who talked stink about me were right--I really am a heretic!!!!!!!!

EO_123 · Post by **EO_123** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:08 pm

Wait?? I get to be a heretic??!!

And I thought I was only getting restful sleep out of the deal. This is going to be fun!

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:10 pm

I feel like I should be nailing things to doors!

Time to start the revolution!

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:14 pm

OMG... I probably will be burned at the stake.. One person already thinks I am bad news and once the cpap police figure out I know something about the software, I am sure they will be at my door.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:14 pm

And this board has it own Savonarola, just lusting to start an inquisition!

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:03 pm

Draw the pentagram; light the candles--get out the Ouija board.
Anything for a good nights sleep!

Bookbear · Post by **Bookbear** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:25 pm

Atheists For Sleep!

Vader · Post by **Vader** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:46 am

So you’re suggesting that sleep doctors and techs are the “Catholic Church”, and “we” cpap users are analogous to Wycliffe or Tyndale?

Hmmm….

…..interesting

jabman · Post by **jabman** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:00 am

Just think of all the martyrs for sleep that will come from this forum.

HerbyPeg · Post by **HerbyPeg** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:45 am

Then the Inquisitors ran the DME.

They had to burn heretics before they could confiscate their worldly goods to the 3rd generation. So they unearthed the heretic, burned them and then took everything away from the surviving family members. They would continue to harass and tax until the grandchildren died. If you were family members you were well and truly abused because you couldn't move away; run away or change jobs.

jnk · Post by **jnk** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:24 am

And yet [our machine pressure] moves.

It would be nice to have vulgate versions of the clinician manuals.

*Puts on flame-retardant suit and sits and waits*

Vader · Post by **Vader** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:32 am

jnk wrote:And yet [our machine pressure] moves.

It would be nice to have vulgate versions of the clinician manuals.

*Puts on flame-retardant suit and sits and waits*

ROFL, jnk

The official word is "When in Rome, do as the DME's do (or say)"

McSleepy · Post by **McSleepy** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:45 am

On a serious note, and after noting that it only took me a few weeks after getting my first CPAP to dig out the procedure to change its settings (not that easy in 2003!), and after helping and encouraging other people to do it, and chastising the medical community for not wanting us to be in control of our own health, I need to touch on one of the main reasons why they do that: liability. I'm all for patients being in full charge of their treatment, but some people would also jump on the first opportunity to sue their doctors if something were to happen to them. Responsibility goes hand-in-hand with freedom, so whoever wants the latter must be ready to take on the former. Until that is the case, I'm afraid, the medical community will keep trying to defend themselves with all means at their disposition, thus, making our life harder.
McSleepy

carbonman · Post by **carbonman** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:47 am

carbonman wrote:
Now, can you imagine one person,
walking into their DME, sitt'n down, and resetting their cpap....
and walk'n out....
....they'd just think he was really sick.

Two people, can you imagine two people,
walking into their DME, sitt'n down, and resetting their cpap's....in sync....
and walk'n out....
...they'd just think they were crazy.

Now, three people.....three people...
walking into their DME, sitt'n down, and resetting their cpap's....
and walk'n out....
....they'd think it was an organization.......

....50...can you imagine 50 people a day...yea, I said 50 people a day,
walking into their DME, sitt'n down, and resetting their cpap's....
and walk'n out....
...they'd think it was a movement.....

and my friends, that's what it is......

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