Good for you Dori! Good the Mike is coming home too! I am glad it all worked out. I was worried for you. There have been a couple is incidences here the home has gotten a restraining order against people who ask too many questions, rattled too many bars. I wasn't worried about a restraining order b...

I never knew how empowered one can feel when they know they're right and the other side has run out of excuses. I was there at 9:30AM and by 11AM I had met with everyone that was really in charge. I won't go into all the excuses I got from the floor staff, too boring, but the one I loved was the nur...

They can't do anything to block you from reading the card. I have seen a similar message using ResScan on more than one occasion and it ended up being some sort of bad connection. I just kept inserting the SD card until ResScan could see it. You might do the usual if you haven't already....reboot c...

Hope I can get some help with this. The LED data showed only 2.5hrs of usage, nobody knows why or if Mike had the mask on or off or if the machine was on when they checked, and Mike can't tell me, they're supposed to be checking him every hour, I saw the orders on his chart and the Charge Nurse's si...

Just catching up, Dori (taking care of my Dad, who came out of a rehab center with two huge pressure sores on his heels). Sending all good thoughts to you and Mike. I remembered from my working days that they used heel guards in hospitals so I was able to "request" them for Mike at rehab. I also al...

My Dr prescribed Ativan for me(lorazapam) 1mg 2-3x daily as necessary while I need it now. It relieves my anxiety very well but in a very subtle way and leaves no after effects. Usually 1x daily is all I need. If I can't turn off my mind after an hour in bed I take one and I fall asleep with no hang...

Just catching up, Dori (taking care of my Dad, who came out of a rehab center with two huge pressure sores on his heels). Sending all good thoughts to you and Mike. I remembered from my working days that they used heel guards in hospitals so I was able to "request" them for Mike at rehab. I also al...

Quick update, I had to transfer Mike to another facility Monday, we just wasted 4 weeks of rehab with no cpap and no real improvement. I'm still in the early days of getting things settled but at least he's on his bipap again but I'm still doing battle with the nursing staff on how to put on a mask ...

Sorry, I've been too tired to even check my mail at night. The final decision was made to take the cpap home 3 days ago and just keep him on oxygen at night since even the Resp Therapist from the hospital who was called in to help me "train" the night staff didn't have any success. I can't blame the...

I've been too tired to post so just a quick update. Still battling very high leaks although all the Supervisors and the Administrator and our Dr are now paying attention. I will have to investigate the nurse who was on duty for the 11-7AM last night. I just d/l the report and it seems he leaked like...

[quote="robysue Yes RESMED has one too and it is far more sensitive (or at least on the S8 it was) then on the PRs1.[/quote] But unlike on the PR machines, on a RESMED machine you cannot separately control auto-start (Auto On) and auto-off (Auto Off) as I recall. As I recall on the RESMED S9, the au...

I've been trying to write up a simple instruction list but I'm drawing a blank along the way. I will definitely turn on Smart Start, good idea, and I did forget to show them how to check Mask Fit but I'm drawing blanks on how to write it up as well as the tips for sealing the FF mask. He just uses p...

Thanks to everyone for the blessings, received with an open heart! @Olivia, thanks for all that useful info. I decided to make my first line of attack our Primary Dr who's been taking care of us for many years and recommended this place as the best of the alternatives around here, so I made an appoi...

Weekend Disaster!! Long story but Mike's machine was turned off after 2hrs Fri night and after 2.6hrs Sat night. That included his attached oxygen. He never opened his eyes all weekend while his family was here. My daughter raised holy hell but on weekends there's no "real"supervisor in charge. I st...

Here's an update that I'm sure won't be a surprise to most of you! I got a call from the Head Nurse yesterday telling me that Dr.C came in to see Mike early in the morning and insisted that he go back on the cpap machine since his lungs sounded almost clear and he was sure his lethargy and word slur...