What to do? (Morbius: Your input, please?)

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Re: What to do? (Morbius: Your input, please?)

Post by BleepingBeauty » Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:57 pm

Morbius wrote:MFA obstructive apnea. That's all CSR/PB in there:

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So Dad's very much like me (or I'm very much like Dad) in our apnea, then. Great.

Does this mean I need an O2 concentrator for Dad and/or an ASV like mine? If we're going there, then the sooner I start this (very likely) fight with Humana, the better. (Let the games begin!)

P.S. I'll ask my neighbor to send me the oximeter ASAP.

Thanks again.
Veni, vidi, Velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around.

Dx 11/07: AHI 107, central apnea, Cheyne Stokes respiration, moderate-severe O2 desats. (Simple OSA would be too easy. ;))

PR S1 ASV 950, DreamWear mask, F&P 150 humidifier, O2 @ 2L.

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Re: What to do? (Morbius: Your input, please?)

Post by BleepingBeauty » Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:17 am

Just thought I'd post another update on Dad. I'm still waiting for my oximeter and hope it arrives tomorrow or Tuesday. As you can see, Dad is still experiencing a lot of PB (although last night was a bit more reasonable); otherwise, his index is still up and down, from one night to the next.

In the past few days, he's been experiencing what I would call "tremors" or "spasms" in his legs (during the day; my mother hasn't reported any leg movement at night, and neither has Dad). He was determined not to have Parkinson's awhile back (after his surgery in September), so we don't know what these tremors are. They were happening occasionally (which is why he was tested for Parkinson's in the first place), and then they pretty much stopped; now they're back, and they're happening more frequently than before. What I do know is that they upset him, and he tends to start breathing more rapidly in response to the anxiety he's feeling about the situation. But if I encourage him to breathe slowly and calm himself when it's happening, it does seem to stop it much of the time.

I have to shout out a BIG thank-you to Karen (Pad A Cheek) for sending me both a mask liner and a padded strap to make Dad's F10 more comfortable for him. (He was developing a sore on his nose, and I was concerned that it would stop him from using the mask at all. I had rigged up a little padding of my own to try to mitigate the sore, but it was just a temporary fix. Karen very kindly offered to help Dad out.) Karen's mask liner has made all the difference in his comfort (AND, I believe, in his better data lately), and he's able to keep wearing the mask with no irritation at all. I'd never seen her mask liners before, and I have to say I'm really impressed. The material is very thin and very soft, but the liner is obviously well-made and sturdy. And the strap pads are wonderful, too - thin and cushy and very effective (no strap marks anymore). Two big thumbs-up for each product (and for Karen, herself)!

Anyway, here's Dad's data from the past few nights:
4/23
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4/24
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4/25
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The 23rd and 25th are the best apnea numbers I've seen yet, but then we have the 24th right between, which is more typical of what I see nightly. Can't wait to get my oximeter...

Hope everyone's enjoying a lazy Sunday.
Veni, vidi, Velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around.

Dx 11/07: AHI 107, central apnea, Cheyne Stokes respiration, moderate-severe O2 desats. (Simple OSA would be too easy. ;))

PR S1 ASV 950, DreamWear mask, F&P 150 humidifier, O2 @ 2L.