apnea ripoff

drywallrocker · Post by **drywallrocker** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:28 pm

i paid 290 dollars for a mask that i could buy on the internet for about 70 dollars the machine that i was using had the humidifer they told me that the machince was over 2000 dollars this is nothing but a ripoff these doctors have shares in the company that sells them in my case the company was upstairs in the same building i did not feel better when i used this stupid machine but my wallet felt lighter

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:33 pm

Welcome to the wonderful world of the "Evil DME". This is a bad disease for an unsavvy consumer. They get you coming and going.

Fortunately for those of us who made it to this forum, getting overcharged (to put it nicely) doesn't happen more than once! An informed consumer is a thrifty consumer and this place has more information to help inform than all the other sites put together, IMHO. Thanks, Johnny!

Kajun

(This therapy WORKS! But folks'l try to charge an arm and a leg to help your head!)

johnnygoodman · Post by **johnnygoodman** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:33 pm

Drywallrocker,

Welcome to cpaptalk!

Feel bad, but not too bad. A lot of people on this board have had the same experience. This is the place to figure out how to navigate the twists and turns that are our current healthcare system. Keep reading posts and asking questions. We're here to help.

Johnny