Is it Illegal to Change Settings on One's CPAP Machine?

PAP Police wrote:A PAP pressure is a prescription, just like you need a script for valium or any drug you need a script from your doc to change the pressure. A sleep professional will not change a pressure without a doctors consent or at least they shouldn't so in my opinion neiher should you. Of course everyone makes their own decisions, but definitely consult with a doctor at least before you make changes.

Don't quit your day job (certified WalMart greeter perhaps?) cuz your legal counsel is based on certified ignorance and stupidity ... or you could "show me" the legislative statute that specifically states "patients" shall not adjust their own pressure.

Dumb A$$!!!

Oh Gawd . . . I have to put my 2 cents in too

The older I get I find that I do more of what I ____ well please! . . . Physicians are in a SERVICE profession, and I pay my "dues" whenever I go for this "medical advice" service. How much of that advice I follow is MY decision ... just like deciding what I will eat for lunch. I have great respect for the medical profession, but, NO, I don't believe they have the corner on what is best for me. I go to them for GUIDANCE only as I seek to achieve optimal health!

Some physicians -- and some papers in the medical literature are PROPONENTS of the patient being taught to change CPAP settings! God bless 'em!! That makes pure sense! Who else knows, from day to day, how the person on PAP "feels" on a particular setting? Only the CPAPer, the one dealing with ALL the little & big DAILY annoyances.

I'd like to know WHO is hassling the diabetic who daily monitors his/her blood glucose and adjusts insulin as needed . . . So what's the diff??

It's the RT/DME who are obligated to follow doctor's orders, not me!

Right on, JoyD!

And jnk.

And .... all of us who know better .... for some ignorance is bliss ... and safer!!

carbonman wrote: Sisters & Brothers of the Yahoo Hoserhood

I think we have a leader!

Papers, next time you visit your DME, take your machine, and reset it in front of them. Then walk out.

LoQ wrote:

carbonman wrote: Sisters & Brothers of the Yahoo Hoserhood

I think we have a leader!

Papers, next time you visit your DME, take your machine, and reset it in front of them. Then walk out.

Pushing buttons by pushing buttons--YEAH!

I could never do that though, myself, since it would require my stepping foot into a brick-and-mortar DME. You see, the thing is that I don't think the word "mortar" in "brick-and-mortar" means the same thing to me and to them. And I can't promise where the brick might land. So for the sake of their safety, my safety, and the safety of the public in general, I don't think I should initiate any local DME contact without first notifying the local authorities.

[NOTE: The sentiments expressed above were for entertainment and informational purposes only. Nothing said shall be construed as a suggestion, implied or otherwise, of any action to be taken, or not taken, physically or in one's imagination. No actual DME employees were harmed or threatened in the creation of any mental images a reader may have formed as a result of the above post. No malice or wish for harm for any individuals was involved, only the calmly controlled demolition of structures, systems, and other processes that are, in fact, already broken.]

I could never do that though, myself, since it would require my stepping foot into a brick-and-mortar DME. You see, the thing is that I don't think the word "mortar" in "brick-and-mortar" means the same thing to me and to them. And I can't promise where the brick might land. So for the sake of their safety, my safety, and the safety of the public in general, I don't think I should initiate any local DME contact without first notifying the local authorities.

[NOTE: The sentiments expressed above were for entertainment and informational purposes only. Nothing said shall be construed as a suggestion, implied or otherwise, of any action to be taken, or not taken, physically or in one's imagination. No actual DME employees were harmed or threatened in the creation of any mental images a reader may have formed as a result of the above post. No malice or wish for harm for any individuals was involved, only the calmly controlled demolition of structures, systems, and other processes that are, in fact, already broken.]

You totally crack me up, Jeff . . . and you've covered your arse well Have you done "Stand Up?"

Joy

JoyD. wrote:

I could never do that though, myself, since it would require my stepping foot into a brick-and-mortar DME. You see, the thing is that I don't think the word "mortar" in "brick-and-mortar" means the same thing to me and to them. And I can't promise where the brick might land. So for the sake of their safety, my safety, and the safety of the public in general, I don't think I should initiate any local DME contact without first notifying the local authorities.

[NOTE: The sentiments expressed above were for entertainment and informational purposes only. Nothing said shall be construed as a suggestion, implied or otherwise, of any action to be taken, or not taken, physically or in one's imagination. No actual DME employees were harmed or threatened in the creation of any mental images a reader may have formed as a result of the above post. No malice or wish for harm for any individuals was involved, only the calmly controlled demolition of structures, systems, and other processes that are, in fact, already broken.]

You totally crack me up, Jeff . . . and you've covered your arse well Have you done "Stand Up?"

Joy

Only until my wife tells me to shut up and sit down!

.. I have too much time on my hands.

Good one Chris!

Does Godwin's rule apply to photograph's?

The mask should have been one one of the guys in the line.

Oh, don't worry.. he's just laying down the law. They'll be putting on their masks and not changing the pressure in short order!

PAP Police wrote:A PAP pressure is a prescription, just like you need a script for valium or any drug you need a script from your doc to change the pressure. A sleep professional will not change a pressure without a doctors consent or at least they shouldn't so in my opinion neiher should you. Of course everyone makes their own decisions, but definitely consult with a doctor at least before you make changes.

My machine was set to 10 by doctor's orders before the titration. However, I titrated at 9 and the DDME (you know, the people you call the sleep professionals) refused to reset it. If it hadn't been for the good folks around here, I wouldn't have know how to reset the pressure. Fortunately, I have a sensible doctor who is happy that I've taken charge of my treatment because most patients are too passive with theirs.

nobody wrote:The mask should have been one one of the guys in the line.

Fixed - how's this?

Hmmmmm.....now I seem to be having some of the dialogue from the characters in "Stalag 17" in my head.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/quotes

Sgt. Schulz: [on seeing the men wearing Hitler moustaches] Bah! One Fuhrer is enough!

Oberst Von Scherbach: Nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 17. Not alive, anyway.


Den

IN MOST STATES IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I READ THEY WERE GUNNA PROSECUTE THAT OFFENDER!!!!!!

NOT ADJUST AND GET INEFFECTIVE TREATMENT ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT THAN SLOW SUICIDE NOW IS IT??????