Please help with treatment review

[KeepSmiling]

That sucks.

Does OSCAR still look the same. Is there a pressure limit for the mask.

[DaveL]

I haven’t looked at OSCAR for about a month.

I’m feeling ok. Not great. But better.

When I havemask issues I sleep really poorly

[DaveL]

Pressure limit for the mask? My pressure is about 14....I haven't had issues. Hope this helps.

Where are you in Canada? Do you have a good sleep doc and DME supplier? I'm always trying to find more capable assistance there.

I'm just west of the Pearson Airport in Toronto....

DaveL

[KeepSmiling]

Hi DaveL,

I know West of Toronto.  Not very far West.  I live East of the border.  


No idea pf a good doctor. I would love to find one who is familiar with UARS and other issues than just OA.  I had not gone in two years and needed to start over and go on a list.  Before COVID had a two year gap with no issue.  So back to waiting. 

DME not really.  I did deal with one company for masks years ago.  I dealt with one for some one else which I would not go back for.  When looking for my VAuto recently I looked up some local ones, which did not sell bi-level online.  I will scout some out, since others people are in need of them.

I am happy with the online one I bought VAuto from.  Not on list.  It was word of mouth from family, so that I checked it out.

[DaveL]

I have several sources for masks.

My DME is sleep management group. Before the lock down they gave me excellent service at a high cost. During the lock down it was like going to the post office. So the cost wasn't worth it. I can get masks for about 2/3 of the smg cost on line, and delivery is quick. They need a prescription. From Quebec.

Sleep Doc. I have a good family doc who retired. He referred me to a doc who turned out to be ok. However, it's been more than 2 years so I need a referral from my new family doc. The sleep doc I got the prescription for my S10 from is far, far better than the old sleep-doc-from-h**l I had. I've tried to find reviews of good sleep docs from the internet. No luck so far.

It's a different environment here than the US. Day before yesterday had to call for an ambulance because there was a neighbour lying flat on the road in front of the house. Took 1/2 an hour for the ambulance to come. The man could talk; couldn't move on his own. Fine medical system. Takes 2 minutes to fly to the big airport in Toronto from my house. Not in the boonies....

Your posts have taught me a lot. I have a lot of learning to do.

DaveL

[KeepSmiling]

For the masks, is the place in Quebec and you need a Quebec prescription?

I reordered masks a couple of months ago from one online place. When I went online to look for a tracking number a day later I saw they were waiting for a prescription. No email sent. I was not pleased.

That sucks about ambulance. There have not been many times that ambulances are delayed here. Depends on other calls or how many emergencies.

[DaveL]

Mask prescriptions....any sleep doc will do.
I bought mask parts from them. Then they allowed mask purchases without prescriptions so.... :-)

I'm not happy going to the sleep doc for prescriptions for masks. He writes it for *1* That's no good. And he'll need a sleep study because more than 2 years have gone by. It's all about money.

DaveL

[KeepSmiling]

I do not understand the idea of needing a different prescription for a mask each time.  I used to need that for insurance.

When I mentioned this to another user, they were surprised.  Sleep apnea is for life.  Hoses/masks did not need new prescriptions and still covered by their insurance company.

I wonder if this an OHP policy.

Recently I had a new machine Rx and sent that.  If you have a machine you need masks.

Parts do not need Rx in Canada and USA, from what I have been told.

[DaveL]

My Benefits provider required a doctor's letter to continue to pay me for my cpap, hose and masks. They don't allow costs for filters and other necessities.  Anything else I get to pay for, like hose covers.  They only allow payment for the basic reservoir for the S10; they won't pay for the cleanable one at all.  If I buy the cleanable one and submit the invoice as proof, they don't even pay for the basic reservoir.  they wouldn't pay the guvmint 5 year grant for an apap Luckily my "apap" is registered as a cpap;

I informed the provider that OSA is a life sentence.  

I've had 3 sleep docs in over 30 years. Each has written prescriptions for masks, and machines.

And will all this wonderful guvmint help the cost of a basic budget cpap machine with hose and mask is much higher than advertised cost of US apap machines



(And when I turned '71 I lost my employment benefits--health, dental and life insurance. Because I was too old.)

Common Sense Ain't So Common Anymore.

[KeepSmiling]

A few years ago, a comedian who after years of suffering was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, petitioned to have cpap covered here. Still not covered.

When I got Repironics 15+ years ago, I got it from the US, because at the time Respironics software and SmartCard reader were included as a package offer that could be bought with the machine. Clinician manual was included. AND with a cpap prescription could be used for an auto cpap. Where I am I would have needed an auto Rx. The insurance at the time accepted the CDN amount on credit card. All of that much less expensive for my 40% copay.

My new ResMed AirCurve 10 VAuto came without the Clinical Guide. I found one online from 2014-11, do not know if that is the most recent one.


It makes no sense, especially since cpap treatments are less costly then hospital stays.