Archive for July 18th, 2008
Well, damn.
Was supposed to get my BiPAP machine today (Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure). Had an appointment this afternoon at 4 p.m. in Durham (about 30 mins from my place with moderate traffic) to get the machine, mask, etc. At almost 4, as I’m about 5 minutes away, I get a phone call from the sleep center saying that there’s a problem – Blue Cross Blue Shield won’t approve the BiPAP, so the only way I can get one right now is to pay up front.
The machines run at over $1000. Needless to say, that ain’t gonna happen.
I told the woman I was almost there anyway, and she apologized for waiting so late – didn’t realize that it was almost 4 p.m. She had called my doctor about the problem but hadn’t been able to get up with him yet. Said she would try paging him. I paged him as well.
Anyway, the gist of it is, Dr. L is going to try to get approval for a BiPAP, but, frankly, I don’t have much hope, and I’m not sure it’s worth it anyway.
I’m a bit irritated that I ended up driving all the way to Durham and back for no reason, given how much gas is these days.
And even though I don’t really expect the CPAP/BiPAP to help me all that much, I was somewhat eager to try and see for sure. Now I have no idea when I might get the machine, if I get the machine. I’m tired. Tired of dealing with all this shit.
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