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Well, I have finally done it! I have contacted Respironics and will be joining their MOST plan, they give me a Remstar Auto M Series with C-Flex CPAP Machine with a Comfort Lite 2 CPAP Mask with a private consultant all for £30.00 a month!!
I know I should be greatful the NHS has given me a machine and a mask, but to tell you the truth the service isn't great. I have a ResStar 2 with them set to a fixed pressure, and sometimes I need more pressure than it can give and sometimes less. All they can do is give me a titration machine for 1 week to monitor my apnea and then give me a follow up appointment 6 months later to discuss the results!! I think this is quite poor, I do understand they don't have a budget, but this way I get a more personal touch as Respironics will monitor my apnea using a smart card which my NSH PCT cannot offer at the moment, also this way I give back my machine to the NHS and they can give it to someone else, I feel so relieved to be soon finally getting a good service and an hopefully a good monitoring of my apnea!
I know I should be greatful the NHS has given me a machine and a mask, but to tell you the truth the service isn't great. I have a ResStar 2 with them set to a fixed pressure, and sometimes I need more pressure than it can give and sometimes less. All they can do is give me a titration machine for 1 week to monitor my apnea and then give me a follow up appointment 6 months later to discuss the results!! I think this is quite poor, I do understand they don't have a budget, but this way I get a more personal touch as Respironics will monitor my apnea using a smart card which my NSH PCT cannot offer at the moment, also this way I give back my machine to the NHS and they can give it to someone else, I feel so relieved to be soon finally getting a good service and an hopefully a good monitoring of my apnea!
They are very nice machines, I'm sure you'll like it. And you've pointed out the number one reason to go Auto; you get continuous re-titration and adjustment. Combine it with regular smart card read-outs and you have a solution which offers rapid response to changes in your health.
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