kansasRT is a DME i assume? Well then your a Good ole boy redneck style.. come on down here and give this smart ass a good ole ass whoopin! I'll show you his fancy office and everything... I'll stand guard at the door and keep watch for the nazi-nuns that run the hospital..
How badly did my DME lie to me?
Will, that pretty much sums things up, IMHO. The only thing the supplier and insurance companies care about is MONEY!WillSucceed wrote:WillSucceed wrote:
*snip*
Further, if the supplier and insurance company really cared, they would both insure that patient is fully informed and getting the best equipment for their needs rather than (seemingly) always defaulting to the lowest price piece of equipment that is available.
I realize that the suppliers and insurance companies are in business to make money, but not at the cost of people's health.
That's why it's so darn important for us to take charge of our treatment as much as possible......for ourselves and our health.
Kajun
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Lyza,
Just because you are dreaming, doesn't mean you aren't still having lots of apneas. I dreamt a lot before beginning treatment. The way to tell if you are improving is if you are feeling a little better...less tired. It sounds as if you're still feeling as you were pre-CPAP. This means your pressure isn't working for you. Did your doctor increase your pressure or are you at the same original titrated pressure? I also have a normal dr. who is monitoring my treatment, though she has other OSA patients.
My DME gave me the cheapest CPAP possible and I started with that at a pressure of 14. After six weeks of still feeling really tired my pressure was increased to 16. I tried that for a couple of weeks and then called and left my doctor a message. I simply asked for an APAP because the changes in pressure weren't working and I was concerned the pressure wasn't correct. When I had my sleep study they made me sleep on my back. Well I'm a tummy sleeper. Plus I was in the process of losing weight and frankly can't afford to pay for a new sleep study every couple of months. My insurance is pretty bad. Anyway, I had a 10 month rental, so the dr. prescribed the exact machine I requested. It took a lot of calling, nagging, and finally threatening to pull my business with them to get the machine. The reason...they wouldn't make as good a profit giving me the machine I requested as they have a contract with ResMed and I requested a P&B 420e APAP. Now before I get grief about the fact I requested an APAP, the CPAP wasn't working for me. In fact, I do better on an APAP as my pressure does adjust during the night depending on how I sleep, if my boyfriend is restless and wakes me up, etc.
Find out first of all how long your rental period is. If your insurance has made the final payment for the machine, then you are stuck with that one as regards to your insurance. You could see if your dr. will right a prescription for an APAP rental. OR you can have your dr. write a script for the APAP machine you want and order one at cpap.com. Remember that ResMed doesn't allow a normal user to purchase their software anymore, however, Respironics and Puritan Bennett still do. As for me, I'm planning on using my prescription and purchasing a backup unit from cpap.com myself in a couple of months.
Just because you are dreaming, doesn't mean you aren't still having lots of apneas. I dreamt a lot before beginning treatment. The way to tell if you are improving is if you are feeling a little better...less tired. It sounds as if you're still feeling as you were pre-CPAP. This means your pressure isn't working for you. Did your doctor increase your pressure or are you at the same original titrated pressure? I also have a normal dr. who is monitoring my treatment, though she has other OSA patients.
My DME gave me the cheapest CPAP possible and I started with that at a pressure of 14. After six weeks of still feeling really tired my pressure was increased to 16. I tried that for a couple of weeks and then called and left my doctor a message. I simply asked for an APAP because the changes in pressure weren't working and I was concerned the pressure wasn't correct. When I had my sleep study they made me sleep on my back. Well I'm a tummy sleeper. Plus I was in the process of losing weight and frankly can't afford to pay for a new sleep study every couple of months. My insurance is pretty bad. Anyway, I had a 10 month rental, so the dr. prescribed the exact machine I requested. It took a lot of calling, nagging, and finally threatening to pull my business with them to get the machine. The reason...they wouldn't make as good a profit giving me the machine I requested as they have a contract with ResMed and I requested a P&B 420e APAP. Now before I get grief about the fact I requested an APAP, the CPAP wasn't working for me. In fact, I do better on an APAP as my pressure does adjust during the night depending on how I sleep, if my boyfriend is restless and wakes me up, etc.
Find out first of all how long your rental period is. If your insurance has made the final payment for the machine, then you are stuck with that one as regards to your insurance. You could see if your dr. will right a prescription for an APAP rental. OR you can have your dr. write a script for the APAP machine you want and order one at cpap.com. Remember that ResMed doesn't allow a normal user to purchase their software anymore, however, Respironics and Puritan Bennett still do. As for me, I'm planning on using my prescription and purchasing a backup unit from cpap.com myself in a couple of months.