Travel stress

[gerisullivan]

So, I managed to lose a piece of the power cord for my CPAP equipment. I called the hotel I stayed in Thursday night -- I used it there, and it wasn't in my suitcase when I unpacked it at my dad's last night. The guy even went and checked the room -- no sign of it there.

They have my contact info and will both call and mail the cord if they find it. Meanwhile, King Home Medical Equipment came through as the heros of the revolution. I called this morning to see if they were open today; the phone was answered by their 24-hour emergency service. I described the problem and they said they'd have someone call me. Okay. I figured I'd go to the other place whose store was open until 1 and hope to luck out there, figuring that the emergency service would take until after I was gone to get the cord to me and that it would cost a fortune. But first, my dad was making breakfast for me.

The Respiratory Tech for King Home Medical called me back before Dad and I were out the door. He was sure he had a cord, and could meet me at the store in 40 minutes. The whole thing would cost me $25.

So good. So very, very good.

I'm looking forward to happy sleep tonight. Deep, real, happy sleep.

Yay, King Home Medical Equipment! Yay for your great Respiratory Guy!

Comments

[n2mlq.livejournal.com]

ah, always love a happy CPAP ending ( see dsrtao from yesterday)

just fyi, there are a couple of more or less community spare machines in my possession, as long as you know your pressure..

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks; that's good to know!

I now have one back-up machine myself. I've been using it for travel since getting my new machine last year. But then I finally got a humidifier for the new machine and the whole unit is smaller than the old one, so I've started traveling with it. This was only its second trip, which no doubt contributed to the cord loss. (The electrical bits of the new set-up are considerably more complicated than the old.)

The problem, of course, was that I was 850 miles away from my back-up machine when I discovered the missing cord. Ah, well -- it was much easier to replace it in Battle Creek than it will ever be in Wales.

Hope all is well with you!

[stevegreen.livejournal.com]

I once left my power lead in Wales, but my model helpfully has a bog-standard "figure 8" socket, the kind on most old fashioned radio / tape players.

[sethb.livejournal.com]

If it's a standard power cord (Sharon's CPAP used one, so I think that's common), they're easily available. I probably have a couple of spares if I can find them.

[erikvolson.livejournal.com]

If you can take a picture of both ends, we can tell you if it's a standard cord, which will make future recovery much easier.