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by VPAP » Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:17 am
You know, a lot of Drs. will take control of their patient's pressures. In other words, they will refuse to allow their patients to have anything to do with their pressure changes on their PAP therapy device. THIS IS WRONG! As the owner of a PAP THERAPY DEVICE, it is YOUR ABSOLUTE RIGHT, YOUR DUTY, I BELIEVE, TO KNOW HOW TO CHANGE YOUR OWN PAP THERAPY DEVICE'S PRESSURES, AND NOT ONLY THAT, TO DO SO, IF THERE IS THE SUSPECTED NEED. Your Dr. is from what I have seen, one of those sad cases where they have the opinion that they should change the patient's settings based upon what they think, AND, that the patient, should allow the Dr. to decide whether ANY changes are going to be made. My opinion in this regard? WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!! It just makes me sick when Patients, the ones who own, and are connected to the equipment, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, THE ones who have to deal with the effects of the pap pressures, THE ONES WHO are using this therapy to HELP GET THEIR BETTER NIGHT'S SLEEP, have to listen to this droaning about how, their PAP machine is set on a pressure that was titrated in the lab, and this is the pressure that they require, and it is not to be changed. It just makes me SICK, when if the Dr. does decide he might like to Investigate a PAP Patient's PAP pressures, every single time, they think it needs to be changed, the Patient has to go spend the night in the PSG laboratory, to be RE-TITRATED! It is your machine. If you feel like you are not getting enough air, THEN, If you want to experiment with your own PAP pressures, It is your RIGHT. IT IS SOMETHING, YOU HAD BETTER BE DOING YOURSELF! You are responsible in my opinion for how you feel. your Dr. Most likely has never had to deal with the diagnosis of Sleep Apnea, or other disorders that qualify them for PAP therapy. So, they HAVE NO IDEA, what the patient is feeling. IF YOUR DR. DOES NOT LIKE IT IF YOU CHANGE YOUR PRESSURES, AND HE GETS UPSET, WELL, THEN, ITS TIME, that you think about finding another Sleep/Respiratory Physician, because, this Dr. is taking TOO MUCH, control. And if you get the familiar warning about how Changing your own PAP pressures is ILLEGAL, Then, You just need to tell the poor lost soul, TO SHUT UP! It is NOT Illegal in the slightest regards. I honestly change my PAP pressures every single day. EVERY DAY! This is because, I know that It is MY RIGHT, to change my pressures on my VPAP machine. So, You have EVERY RIGHT, to change your pressures. It will not effect your Medical Ensurance by the slightest bit. I really hope, and I pray, that things are able to be solved. I am here to support you ANY TIME, that you need support. I know what it is like to feel like you are not getting enough air. I have felt it HUNDREDS of times in my life. GOD BLESS!
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Additional Comments: I use SleepyHead software but it's not in the list IPAP 15 EPAP 10 MODE: S |