Call from Barix.....

lisa92069
on 5/28/09 10:37 am - PA
Hi all - I left my cell phone at home today by accident, so when I got home I checked my messages and there was a message from someone at Barix asking me to call them back with my number of therapy hours on my c-pap machine.

By tomorrow morning, I should have approx. 153-155 hours.  My PAT's are Monday and I will probably be at 175.  I'm scared that they are going to cancel my PAT's since I won't have 200 by Monday. My surgery is June 23, so I do have plenty of time to get well above the 200 before surgery.

I've had the machine for less than two months and have had trouble getting used to it, but I really have been trying.  It didn't help that I was on vacation for a week during this time and couldn't take it with me. I was camping - we were lucky to have a couple of lights, let alone enough electricity to power my machine.  We had the trip planned last year and our tickets were already purchased, otherwise I might have thought to cancel our plans.

What do you all think???  Do you think they will cancel PAT's ??

Lisa


 
kgoeller
on 5/28/09 10:44 am - Doylestown, PA
Nope... I don't think they'll cancel PATS if you're that close, but you'd better have the 200 in by your surgery date or you might get your surgery postponed.  Given that you've only had it 2 months, that's not too bad. 

Good luck!

Karen


lisa92069
on 5/28/09 10:49 am - PA
Thanks Karen


 
Lesley G.
on 5/28/09 10:57 am - Allegan, MI
I agree with what Karen said!  You should be fine.  Good luck with everything -- you'll do great!

Lesley
lisa92069
on 5/28/09 11:11 am - PA
Thanks Lesley


 
pennykid
on 5/28/09 11:20 am - PA
Lisa,

Barix called me today for the same reason.  When I scheduled my surgery, I was told that it's ok if we don't have our 200 hours in by PATs.  If we're close and they can see we're compliant in using our machines, we'll be fine.  You're so close that I think you'll be fine.

Julia
Pam Hart
on 5/28/09 4:30 pm - Easton, PA
I wasn't on cpap prior to surgery....but from everything I've heard from prior posts (besides this one) it's before surgery, not PATs.

I'm sure you'll be fine!

Pam
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
lisa92069
on 5/29/09 12:22 am - PA
Follow up......

Spoke to Barix this morning.  My 155 hours is fine.  They want me to be 200 or more by surgery.  I will have no problem getting to that by June 23.

Sheesh....that really had me worried for a minute. 

Lisa


 
GD_007
on 5/29/09 5:47 am - Drexel Hill, PA
opps... just saw this one.  Never mind my other post :)

Good for you!
-GD_007
Pam Hart
on 5/29/09 7:01 am - Easton, PA
Yay!
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.
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