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[Apojacks]

Hi everyone, I'm Matt, I'm 31, I live in Central Indiana, and next Saturday I'm getting married to the best gal a man could ask for. As part of my prenuptial list given to me by my fiancee, I went to the doctor to get a physical. I had complained of being tired all the time and that people had said that I would stop breathing while I sleep. I was so tired all of the time that I would sleep eight hours a night, and three naps during the day, two for fifteen minutes on my 20 minute break, and then 45 minutes on my lunch break and I was never able to seemingly feel energetic. The doctor took my vitals, confirmed high blood pressure and then said I might have sleep apnea. She ordered a sleep study, and after three months of waiting, I am finally getting a sleep study done tomorrow. I am taking the in home sleep study, but in the mean time, my doctor did write out a prescription to get an APAP machine. She said that would be the best course of action since she is 100% confident I do have sleep apnea, we just need to confirm what my pressure settings should be, and she said that the APAP machine would automatically adjust to my needs as I slept.

I don't have insurance...well, I did until my company screwed up on it and everyone was forced to opt out of it, but that's another story. So I'm forced to buy a machine out of pocket. I want to spend less than $600 for an APAP machine, mask, etc. I have looked on CPAP.com and have found several options including the new Luna H60 with the integrated humidifier, the PR System One REMstar Plus CPAP Machine with C-Flex, and the XT Auto CPAP. I''m not really sure what I want, and I am hoping to get some guidance from some of the seasoned veterans on this forum. Thoughts anyone?

[rachelp]

I also bought out of pocket and I highly recommend secondwindcpap.com for good prices on machines. I bought two gently used machines from them. Both had less than 4 hours on them and were very discounted. They have great customer service and I've had nothing but good experiences with them.

[Wulfman...]

Hi everyone, I'm Matt, I'm 31, I live in Central Indiana, and next Saturday I'm getting married to the best gal a man could ask for. As part of my prenuptial list given to me by my fiancee, I went to the doctor to get a physical. I had complained of being tired all the time and that people had said that I would stop breathing while I sleep. I was so tired all of the time that I would sleep eight hours a night, and three naps during the day, two for fifteen minutes on my 20 minute break, and then 45 minutes on my lunch break and I was never able to seemingly feel energetic. The doctor took my vitals, confirmed high blood pressure and then said I might have sleep apnea. She ordered a sleep study, and after three months of waiting, I am finally getting a sleep study done tomorrow. I am taking the in home sleep study, but in the mean time, my doctor did write out a prescription to get an APAP machine. She said that would be the best course of action since she is 100% confident I do have sleep apnea, we just need to confirm what my pressure settings should be, and she said that the APAP machine would automatically adjust to my needs as I slept.

I don't have insurance...well, I did until my company screwed up on it and everyone was forced to opt out of it, but that's another story. So I'm forced to buy a machine out of pocket. I want to spend less than $600 for an APAP machine, mask, etc. I have looked on CPAP.com and have found several options including the new Luna H60 with the integrated humidifier, the PR System One REMstar Plus CPAP Machine with C-Flex, and the XT Auto CPAP. I''m not really sure what I want, and I am hoping to get some guidance from some of the seasoned veterans on this forum. Thoughts anyone?

You'll want to get a machine that is fully data-capable.
Stick with either Philips/Respironics or ResMed. However, do NOT get a machine that has the words "Plus" or "Escape" in the name. Both of them are not data-capable and are known as "bricks" around here.
Getting one of the Auto CPAPs (APAPs) from either of those manufacturers will assure you that they are fully data-capable.


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[yaconsult]

Pugsy recently gave the best answer to the same question for someone here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107246&p=1022984&hi ... y#p1022989

You need to choose your machine very carefully to get one with the right options and data that you can monitor and use to make adjustments, if necessary.

[Julie]

http://maskarrayed.wordpress.com/

A few of the latest models are not on the lists, but the overview of info given otherwise is important (it's not just a list of equipmt at all).

[Peaceful sleeper]

Welcome! Congrats on your upcoming marriage!