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TNNurse

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24. I am 76,

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:56 PM

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I recently spent MONTHS getting approval for CPAP for documented sleep apnea and for a new compression machine for the lymphedema in my arm from cancer treatment. The previous machine I had used for 12 years, I just wanted a replacement part but it was obsolete. When I mean months, I mean 6 months for each of them.

For the record, just like diabetes, sleep apnea and lymphedema do not go away.

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