CPAP machine w/no insurance

Teresita · September 21, 2005

Is there a self pay person who needs a CPAP. Brand new, cost very little.

Chicagoboy · September 23, 2005

R U Selling?

Teresita · September 23, 2005

Yes sir, did you need one or someone you know? I went through so much drama with the sleep study doctor that the company sent me a huge bouqet of flowers the day of my surgery, to apologize. I was told I HAD TO take it to the hospital for my surgery. I never used it at home or even at the hospital. The nurse checked it in and put it over on a shelf. Guess what I am still here, snooring and sleeping peacefully.

Chicagoboy · September 23, 2005

I'm renting one now for myself.

Chris S. - L.I. · September 23, 2005

Teresa,

Were you told that you have sleep apnea? If you do have it, you should be using the machine not giving it away. I had sleep apnea before my surgery (actually was diagnosed way before I even thought about WLS) and it was pretty scary. I would wake up in the middle of the night with what I thought were panic attacks but after seeing a cardiologist and then the pulmonologist was told I had sleep apnea. The "panic attacks" were actually the episodes of me not breathing and then when I would finally breathe again, my heart would be racing because it was trying to catch up. Sleep Apnea is very serious and shouldn't be taken lightly. After I lost about 35 lbs. I started to wean myself off the machine and now I don't use it anymore.

Teresita · September 23, 2005

Hi Chris, yes I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and I have already heard the speech about using it. But what some foks don't know are the exensive circumstances around the diagnosis. With that said and after seeing my internal medicine doctor, my cardiologist, me sleeping peacefully through the night except for potty breaks. I am still here and kicking without problems. I have lost 40 pounds and I sleep better then before and with every 40 pounds I loose it will get better and better but as far as my breathing and heart during sleep. Everything seems to be just fine. Chris I love you and thank you for your concern.

How much have you lost and how large is your band. I have a 4cc band with 1.3cc fill.

Chicagoboy · September 23, 2005

Teresa if you need it you should use it. If you lost weight and don't need it then that a different story.

Teresita · September 23, 2005

You guys are tooooo thoughtful. It will be in the closet. My surgeon even had to reprimand the sleep study doctor. I'm lovely though, really. Thank you again.

vinesqueen · September 24, 2005

We just worry Teressa. It would be like a diabetic saying that they didn't need thier insulin or someone with high blood pressure saying that they didn't need their meds.

sleep apnea is potentially leathal. Deadly. we don't want you pushing up the daisies before your time. Please have another sleep study!

Teresita · September 26, 2005

Thank you again. Vinesqueen I talked to my doctor and my surgeon about pushing my surgery date back and getting another study and they went over my history and did not see a need for another study.

vinesqueen · September 26, 2005

okay... grudgingly....

I knew there was no way I had sleep apnea, and there was no way I needed one of those machines. I was just not sleeping anymore. I was suddenly chronically insomniatic, that was all, just suddenly.

Well, it turns out, insomnia doesn't really happen that way.

Turns out the reason I felt like I never got any sleep was because I didn't actually ever get any sleep. The average "normal" person has something like 20-30 "arousal periods" in a night where they are almost fully awake. I had over 180 arousal periods because I would stop breathing. 180 times a night I would stop breathing...

And my snoring wasn't "that" bad. So. This is why I was concerened

Teresita · September 27, 2005

Thank you Vines but I'm just not feeling it. Believe me if I ever have any type of sleeping issues I will consult my doctors and mention the sleep study so we all will be aware. At this point I'm not using it and I'm not going to. I wake up about 3 times during the night that I know of and 2 of them are to go to the bathroom LOL. I wake up before my clock goes off and instead of trying to get 5 to 30 more minutes of sleep I get up. I am a morning person and feel great. Sometimes I try to get a little exercise in.....sooommmeettimmmeesssss. LOL