Susan Speak
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- September and October, 2017
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Thank you! This is great reassurance as well as a tip on how to best approach the hospitaleros! I am so grateful for your response.Hi Susan, I admire people who don't let something like sleep apnea get in their way! The machine is rather heavy to carry, isn't it?
When I stayed in the albergue in Pobeña on the Camino del Norte, the hospitalero told me there was somebody with sleep apnea the other night. He had arranged a bed next to a socket, it was as simple as that. The last 2,5 weeks I have been working as a hospitalera myself in another albergue on the Norte (Reposo del Andayón). About 3 days ago I received my first pilgrim with sleep apnea as a hospitalera. And again, it was very simple: we arranged a bed next to a socket. That is as far as my experience goes. But I think most albergues will react like that. Hospitaleros are willing to help.
Yes, you are correct that the machine is very heavy to carry. I am going to leave my clothes behind to make room for my CPAPHi Susan, I admire people who don't let something like sleep apnea get in their way! The machine is rather heavy to carry, isn't it?
When I stayed in the albergue in Pobeña on the Camino del Norte, the hospitalero told me there was somebody with sleep apnea the other night. He had arranged a bed next to a socket, it was as simple as that. The last 2,5 weeks I have been working as a hospitalera myself in another albergue on the Norte (Reposo del Andayón). About 3 days ago I received my first pilgrim with sleep apnea as a hospitalera. And again, it was very simple: we arranged a bed next to a socket. That is as far as my experience goes. But I think most albergues will react like that. Hospitaleros are willing to help.
Yes, you are correct that the machine is very heavy to carry. I am going to leave my clothes behind to make room for my CPAP
Yes, you are correct that the machine is very heavy to carry. I am going to leave my clothes behind to make room for my CPAP. (Just kidding.)
Check out these earlier forum threads re CPAP machines on the camino; many posts provide helpful tips on their use and care in albergues.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/users-of-cpap-machines.13020/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/c-pap-machines.39716/
Good luck and Buen camino!
Thank you so much for directing me to these threads!
The Z1 CPAP looks interesting. I am interested to hear if anyone here has used it. I took my home unit (9 pounds) September 2017 and it was a killer to carry in a 70 liter pack.Here is a great tool to compare traveling cpap devices: http://a360-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sleeprev/2017/06/TravelCPAP2017.pdf
First Camino Frances was last Sept/Oct. Did it with no cpap, and was told by 2 lovely ladies from Holland that I kept them up all night with my snoring! (this was in Zubiri, where we met in the albergue). In spite of this, we walked together 2 more days- & we made sure I was not sleeping by them. After they left in Puente La Reina to return home, I kept going, but as much as possible I would pay extra to stay in a private room, so others could sleep.
This year - late August / September / October I'm going back, but this time I'm taking my CPAP breathing machine from home. It weighs about 5 pounds. I searched for a lighter weight travel version, but they are all pretty expensive and not covered by insurance. Rather than spend $850 for a 1.5 pound machine I have decided to use the Correos transport service every day to transport a small, lightweight, 2nd backpack, with the CPAP machine, tubing, extension cord, outlet adapter, and maybe a few items I would normally carry in my regular 45 liter Osprey backpack, just to keep the load on back below 20 lbs. I have already prepaid Correos the 150 Euros (about 4.7 euros per stage). This allows me to stay in albergues every night for 5 to 15 euros with friends rather than last year, when I was spending 20 to 35 euros per night, and lonely, just to not bother my fellow pilgrims. And the good news is, the 2 lovely ladies from Holland are joining me where they left off last year (in Puente La Reina), and I've assured them their nights with me this time will be quiet and restful.
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