Guess what dumb thing I did?

Sireneh · Post by **Sireneh** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:50 pm

I thought I was so organized and clever because I ordered a machine from cpap.com and took back my rental to my DME today at a follow-up appointment. I have an older machine on loan from a friend, and at the DME today I bought a new mask (Swift FX for her! Can't wait to try it!) There is one thing I did not account for: the freakin' hose! My machine is coming to me in Canada from the US and could be another week and-a-half to two weeks away.

I was thinking about calling my sleep doc's clinic tomorrow to see if they might have a hose I could borrow or rent until my machine comes. Argh! I am not going to be happy without my CPAP!

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:18 pm

Surely tomorrow your sleep clinic will be able to meet your need. If there's one thing a sleep clinic does have it's hoses.

jmcanzo · Post by **jmcanzo** » Tue May 03, 2011 3:39 am

my sleep clinic said they use disposable hoses and only use them for one night. So they should have something for you....

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:59 am

What machine did you get?

Sireneh · Post by **Sireneh** » Tue May 03, 2011 7:53 am

I got the same machine listed in my equipment.

kentoboo · Post by **kentoboo** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:26 am

I get hosed all the time at my DME!!

Sireneh · Post by **Sireneh** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:22 pm

Sleep clinic was no help but I have a friend who was able to loan me one. Yay!

stanta · Post by **stanta** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:45 pm

When my dad broke his hip I rushed the 280 miles to see him and remembered "the box" about halfway there. Called my big brother which I had helped become comfortable with his "box" whe he got it. Same pressure, he had an old mask for a spare. We just had to alternate using it, not hard since we were sitting shifts around the clock with dad anyway.

jedimark · Post by **jedimark** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:02 pm

I didn't think you could buy one without a hose included from cpap.com

Looking through their website, I can't find away to purchase one without it.

Sireneh · Post by **Sireneh** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:24 pm

jedimark wrote:I didn't think you could buy one without a hose included from cpap.com

Looking through their website, I can't find away to purchase one without it.

No, a hose will come with the new machine. I am using borrowed stuff in the interim.

So I snored my head off last night and felt really crappy today. Oh, how I hate feeling like that. All set to go for tonight, though.

Emilia · Post by **Emilia** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:41 pm

It always helps to have a spare or two on hand in case one springs a leak or breaks in some other manner...... they are certainly cheap enough to have a couple around.

Sireneh · Post by **Sireneh** » Wed May 04, 2011 5:06 pm

Emilia wrote:It always helps to have a spare or two on hand in case one springs a leak or breaks in some other manner...... they are certainly cheap enough to have a couple around.

A six foot hose comes with the machine, and then I ordered an extra 8 footer so I was reluctant to purchase yet a third one. Anyway, the borrowed one worked well.

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