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- Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:02 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Zen of the Mask-the rhythm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1234
Re: Zen of the Mask-the rhythm
Carbonman nails it again - there was a moment in my own treatment of OSA when I suddenly realized one evening I had the stereo on - at which point I suddenly realized I hadn't had it on in several months, because I just wasn't interested - music, even to mere listeners and fans - requires attention ...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:59 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Seeking input on oximeter results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 851
Re: Seeking input on oximeter results
I confess to feeling rather pleased, overall - but still need to work on basic "sleep hygiene," and I worry about the long-term implications of being wrong - heart disease, diabetes, etc. On the other hand...improving fitness has probably reduced my risk of these things quite a lot. I had to cancel ...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:09 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Seeking input on oximeter results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 851
Seeking input on oximeter results
Howdy - about 2-1/2 weeks ago I consulted with a sleep specialist (previously it was just my MD and a remote DME I never really saw), who upped my pressure to 9 and said come back in a couple weeks.... I tried that for a few nights, and found I tore the mask off without waking after a couple hours f...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:31 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Insurance Companies are Bozo's
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3051
Re: Insurance Companies are Bozo's
The magic of medical profiteering is in the confusion.... I tried last month to sort through my just my 2009 medical bills...OSA is the only thing for which I am treated. I put all the papers in order by date, set up an Excel spreadsheet, and started entering data. For each portion of the treatment,...
- Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Getting through a bad day
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1242
Re: Getting through a bad day
For bad days? Well, for me.... More frequent but lighter physical exercise and meals, clear the evening calendar, avoid situations requiring rapid thought, get someone to "gut-check" my work if I must, that day, make any decisions, being more than usually aware of irritability and how I treat other ...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: RANT - Sleep studies, provigil, idiot doctors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1790
Re: RANT - Sleep studies, provigil, idiot doctors
Rant away - it feels good, and believe me, I am certainly not the only person here that understands the exhaustion, and the frustration with DMEs and physicians.... I had started a rather aggressive fitness program about a month before my diagnosis and three months before starting CPAP; I missed muc...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:38 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: RANT - Sleep studies, provigil, idiot doctors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1790
Re: RANT - Sleep studies, provigil, idiot doctors
Rant away - it feels good, and believe me, I am certainly not the only person here that understands the exhaustion, and the frustration with DMEs and physicians.... I had started a rather aggressive fitness program about a month before my diagnosis and three months before starting CPAP; I missed muc...
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Another quote from Sleep doc visit.....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1281
Re: Another quote from Sleep doc visit.....
I think it's important for the physicians not to build false hope, but I also have felt more than a little "brushed off" by both my DME and my MD since starting CPAP in January. From my experience so far and from all I've read, it seems most users find CPAP improve their general sense of well-being,...
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:36 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Can u help me get over my embarassment?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4896
Re: Can u help me get over my embarassment?
As others have said - it's life-saving treatment: no need to be embarrassed.
But do carry an extension cord, hardware to hang your hose, etc....
But do carry an extension cord, hardware to hang your hose, etc....
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:20 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: DO You Have Confidence Your Sleep Study Is Accurate?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 9227
Re: DO You Have Confidence Your Sleep Study Is Accurate?
I think they're accurate - for the night they're done, under those conditions, in that season, with your physical and emotional condition at that time, with infinite wires routed all over the place....
After that, they're not. I don't think they can be.
After that, they're not. I don't think they can be.
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:12 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie Needing Help
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1257
Re: Newbie Needing Help
As a nurse, can you ask around your peers and find out which DME's are better or worse, and which doctors are more inclined to cooperative relationships with patients?
For me, managing my "care team" has been a rather challenging part of my OSA / CPAP learning curve...
For me, managing my "care team" has been a rather challenging part of my OSA / CPAP learning curve...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Spoke too soon!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1022
Re: Spoke too soon!
Hey - there was a typo in your post - you said "I feel like an alien wearing all that crap at night" when I'm very very sure you meant to say "CPAP at night....!"
Hehehe...
Hehehe...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:30 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Curiosity Thread starting again Where do you live?
- Replies: 602
- Views: 95240
Re: Curiosity Thread starting again Where do you live?
Vancouver, Washington - with regular forays on business to Seattle and other points north - Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Everett.....
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Selecting a Physician
- Replies: 3
- Views: 785
Re: Selecting a Physician
As things roll along - had a positive conversation with a sleep doctor yesterday, and think we'll have a decent working relationship. He recommended I see an ENT, so will have to figure out how to get that done - I can never tell who I need my PCP's referral to get into, and haven't got a new PCP ye...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I got my hand popped
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2910
Re: I got my hand popped
Well, I'm in the process of changing doctors.... Saw a sleep doctor for the first time yesterday - told his tech my titration was 7, that I'd raised it to 8, and it worked better. She looked shocked and asked how I did THAT - I said I Googled it - didn't want to out you guys! She remained mildly agh...