I need a CPAP...

I recently went to my long awaited surgical consult with Dr Shin in Charleston, WV. I've been dieting for 8 months and have lost 40#'s! I am still waiting on insurance approval, but Dr Shin says I've completed all of the necessary steps and approval shouldnt be a problem... He said I should be in surgery by the end of October or beginning of November... My only obsticle is Dr Shin insists that I get a CPAP for my sleep apnea. I was diagnosed in May and tried a machine for a month. I didnt adjust well to it and my insurnace wouldnt pay for the CPAP so I had to return it. Now, to get another machine, I have to get scheduled for 2 more sleep studies (ugh) and then wait for insurance approval and the machine company to contact me and get one to me...last time the process took over 2 months... I need a CPAP...does anyone have any ideas for me to get one without all the waiting? Thanks in advance for any help! Crystal

You might go to resperonic website that is CPAP maching website I dont know if you can buy outright without all the sleep studies first.

I can indeed buy a CPAP myself, but the cost is prohibitive. A CPAP costs over $1000! I checked on a used machine and it was still about $500. I can not afford that. I will probably only need the machine for a short time anyway, so there's no way I could justify borrowing money to buy something I wont have to use but for a month.

check out ebay.....there isn't alot of them, but a few, approx $200....... jeez I paid $1600 for mine!!! http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=cpap&category0= don't be afraid if they are preprogrammed with a setting other than your recommended wiht. They are easy to change. Good Luck!! If I had surgery already, I'd sell you mine!! But I may need it to appease the doc!! Good luck!