Will they MAKE you wear your CPAP at the hospital?

[juzmejnee 9]

Hi all,

I just got my BIPAP machine last week and still not very used to it. But i was told to bring it to surgery on Thursday. Will they make me wear it?? I mean if i take it off, will they come and force me to keep it on???

[Caliblonde 25]

They won't force you to wear it. I wore mine for the majority of the night but if I wanted it off they would turn it off for me.

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[juzmejnee 9]

Thank you! i have to stay in the hospital for 2 nights and im just worried bout it thank you!

They won't force you to wear it. I wore mine for the majority of the night but if I wanted it off they would turn it off for me.

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[kelli 3]

Thank you! i have to stay in the hospital for 2 nights and im just worried bout it thank you!

they told me to bring mine, I put it on voluntarily the first night b/c I was afraid with all the pain meds..second day I didnt wear it. They didnt force me to wear it at all.

[juzmejnee 9]

Thank you!!

they told me to bring mine, I put it on voluntarily the first night b/c I was afraid with all the pain meds..second day I didnt wear it. They didnt force me to wear it at all.

[Bryn 3]

they can't make you do anything, but i brought mine (as they told me to) and they didn't even put it on me

[cadams5 0]

I wouldn't have gone without my CPAP!! I've had it for several years and cannot sleep without it. And after a previous surgery several years ago, I wanted it in post-op and they wouldn't let me bring it in. I hate that feeling of suffocating.

Even tho I went home the same day after my sleeve surgery, I took it with me to use while dozing after the surgery, and I took it with me the next day when I had to go back for rehydration (I vomited all night, unfortunately, and spent the whole next day at the surgery center getting meds. and fluids). And I was able to just put it on and doze and rest so much comfortably. But no one should be forcing you to use it, I would think.

But if this is new to you and you are not used to it, I can see how it would be bothersome. Just throwing my two cents in for anyone else who considers this question!!

Best of luck =)

[Aarik 2]

I wore mine and they actually hooked it up to the oxygen supply. sleeping on my back in the hospital was difficult. Plus they wake you up many times a night to do breathing exercises etc. But they don't make you wear CPAP. Where I was at if I didnt have my CPAP on I had to wear a cannula.

[Chicadee 10]

I wore mine and they hooked my O2 up to it as well. I have had mine for many years as well so I can't sleep well without it.

[ThatDudesMom 13]

I got my CPAP machine a couple of weeks before surgery and used it at home. I was told I had to take it to the hospital in order for them to do the surgery. I took it, but they never even saw it. I haven't used it since my surgery. I was told they wanted to make sure to have it in case I needed it in the recovery room.

Hi all,

I just got my BIPAP machine last week and still not very used to it. But i was told to bring it to surgery on Thursday. Will they make me wear it?? I mean if i take it off, will they come and force me to keep it on???

[juzmejnee 9]

thanks everyone. i know the machine helps tremendously. Im just not used to it yet Thanks for all your input!!