Options to buy a second machine?

[Liam1965]

So, my Mom was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, so I’m going to be traveling between NH and NC rather regularly. Because of this, I’d like to get a second machine that I can leave there rather than having to haul mine back and forth.

I have TRIED ordering one from cpap.com, but when I asked my sleep lab if they’d approve it, they said that I have to do another sleep study since it’s been almost three years.

This is dumb and I don’t have time. I have a ResMed AirSense 10 or Elite 10, it tells me every night that I’m having fewer than one event per hour, so I’m comfortable with the treatment and pressure I have, I just need somewhere to get another machine like the one I’m already using, by prescription, nightly.

So, does anyone have any ideas for where I could buy one? Maybe a used one, just so I can have one in both houses and not have to pack and unpack mine regularly (and potentially risk it being lost or damaged, etc)?

I’d buy it legally if I could, I have one legally, I’m just being thwarted by doctors for no justifiable reason.

(By the way, I have appealed and told them the whole story, so maybe they will have a change of heart. I’m just trying to investigate other options if they decide not to authorize me to have what I already have.)

Thanks,

Liam, who has a vague sense of deja-Vu.

[prodigyplace]

I believe many people here have had good experiences with secondwindcpap. Some have bought used from Craigslist.

[D.H.]

After you stop traveling to the same place with such frequency, remember keep the second one on had as a spare.

Since you seem to have had it for three years, I assume that you're no longer in the compliance period. However, check with your insurance and/or your DME to make sure that you will not have a "compliance issue" for re-ordering supplies.

[Liam1965]

I believe many people here have had good experiences with secondwindcpap. Some have bought used from Craigslist.

Good tip, thanks!

[LSAT]

I believe many people here have had good experiences with secondwindcpap. Some have bought used from Craigslist.

Good tip, thanks!

Sent a PM

[raisedfist]

secondwind is a great site, but for a backup you can probably save some money by buying on ebay/craigslist/from the forums.

[zonker]

I have TRIED ordering one from cpap.com, but when I asked my sleep lab if they’d approve it, they said that I have to do another sleep study since it’s been almost three years.

This is dumb and I don’t have time. I have a ResMed AirSense 10 or Elite 10,
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hey, liam. i'm a trifle confused. where did you buy the resmed? if it was from cpap.com, they should still have your prescription on file there and thus you could buy a second machine, no?

that way, you could just go around your sleep lab altogether.

or am i missing something?

[Liam1965]

The original one came through the insurance company. So it was not cpap.com. And I'm not sure how to go around the sleep lab because they're the only ones that would write the script.

[ChicagoGranny]

(By the way, I have appealed and told them the whole story, so maybe they will have a change of heart.

Are you dealing directly with a doctor or just some office staff?

BTW, most internet DMEs just require a prescription of any date. It's some insurance companies that require a current prescription.

Here is one idea that would work with my DME, can't say about yours. I would call them to say I am coming by tomorrow to get a copy of my prescription (this would be your script for current machine). If they balk, I would say it's my right to have a copy of my script, and I expect to pick that copy up tomorrow. This idea came to me because I was waiting at my DME for a mask fitting last week, and a man asked for a copy of his script. The girl at the DME printed him a copy right away.

[Liam1965]

(By the way, I have appealed and told them the whole story, so maybe they will have a change of heart.

Here is one idea that would work with my DME, can't say about yours. I would call them to say I am coming by tomorrow to get a copy of my prescription (this would be your script for current machine).

Great thought, thanks!

[DavidY]

Here in Alberta, I had asked my sleep clinic/DME...they wouldn't give me a prescription....they gave my sleep report however. They know that one can go online to buy an APAP unit for much cheaper. I will have to get my prescription from my family doctor on my next visit.

Dave

[gwc2795]

https://www.dotmed.com/listing/cpap/res ... et/2664446 this is one for $400. I have ordered several things from this website and they have been as described, no prescription needed. Your payment goes through paypal for protection.
Gerry

[Hopeful50]

Any doctor can write you a prescription for a cpap, and of course the sleep lap wants to get paid for an additional study.

My main machine is a Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset, and I wanted a second (cheaper) machine for travel and backup. I told my sleep doc exactly what I wanted and why, and he wrote the prescription that allowed me to purchase a Resmed Airstart 10 (total brick, no frills, only reports usage hours) for $350 from cpap.com. I get my data from my main machine 95% of the time, and know my therapy is dialed in properly, so who cares about data for the odd few nights here and there.

[BTS]

Here in Alberta, I had asked my sleep clinic/DME...they wouldn't give me a prescription....they gave my sleep report however. They know that one can go online to buy an APAP unit for much cheaper. I will have to get my prescription from my family doctor on my next visit.

Dave

I'm in BC and the sleep Dr handed me the script along with it being sent over to the DME, if I wasn't covered I had the option to go which ever place I wanted, online or otherwise ...

[zonker]

The original one came through the insurance company. So it was not cpap.com. And I'm not sure how to go around the sleep lab because they're the only ones that would write the script.

oh, okay. then i wholeheartedly second what chicago granny said. get your hands on that piece of paper. then you can go to cpap.com or anywhere to get your machine.

or as others have said craig's list and such....