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by FarmerJill
Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP went Bye-Bye.
Replies: 11
Views: 2675

Re: CPAP went Bye-Bye.

Thanks for the links.....it all helps!
by FarmerJill
Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: anyone use oral devices instead of cpap
Replies: 2
Views: 874

Re: anyone use oral devices instead of cpap

I do......I have a Dsra....and when I first got it....worked like a charm. I was so happy to use it and wake up refreshed....but now I have other issues now that prevent it from working....but it is very comfortable. It was kinda expensive since my insurance did not cover it ($1500) but I am sure th...
by FarmerJill
Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP went Bye-Bye.
Replies: 11
Views: 2675

Re: CPAP went Bye-Bye.

Thanks to all! Basically....when I used the CPAP.....my O2 levels were in the 90's.....without it......it has dipped as low as 38. If I used oxygen while I sleep....then my levels stay in the 90's. The pressure of the CPAP makes my vocal cords close...so I stop breathing.....that's the problem. I to...
by FarmerJill
Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP went Bye-Bye.
Replies: 11
Views: 2675

CPAP went Bye-Bye.

So today after I had yet another breathing test....I stopped breathing for about 5-7 seconds while doing the test.....and it freaked me and the tech out....and that made the Doc decide to take me off the CPAP and back on Oxygen at night, along with my Dsra oral appliance. I now they feel that I only...
by FarmerJill
Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I cancelled my one year appt for follow up sleep study
Replies: 8
Views: 1715

Re: I cancelled my one year appt for follow up sleep study

That is great!!!! I too have a wonderful Sleep Center ( can't say the same for the Doc) I have one girl who is my new best friend! I will say that I wish I could download my info and look at it and have the ability to tweek things......apparently it's a major secret.....to the point when I was in th...
by FarmerJill
Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone have VCD and use CPAP?
Replies: 3
Views: 1972

Anyone have VCD and use CPAP?

The Sleep Center and Doc can't figure out how they should do adjustments so the solution was: Just don't use it until your appointment on Monday! Bad thing is when they gave me the CPAP they also took my oxygen.....so all I have to sleep with is my Dsra (oral appliance). So I am a bit nervous to go...
by FarmerJill
Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Labs vs. Home
Replies: 8
Views: 1194

Re: Sleep Labs vs. Home

No sleeping meds.....actually the sleep center was uncomfortable for me...i.e; too hot, small hospital bed, all the wires...etc. But for some reason I slept better. The new Tech I see thinks it may have had something to do with the manual titration of my pressure. I used the same mask and machine as...
by FarmerJill
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AI vs. HI
Replies: 9
Views: 2524

Re: AI vs. HI

Can I ask how all of you find out this info that you are talking about? Thanks!
by FarmerJill
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Labs vs. Home
Replies: 8
Views: 1194

Sleep Labs vs. Home

When I went to the Sleep Center for my follow up "pajama party" things weren't too bad. I arrived at 8pm and after all is said and done got to sleep around 10pm. They fitted me with a mask and machine, hooked up all the wires and I actually slept for 5 hours straight. If the Tech hadn't woke me up I...
by FarmerJill
Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New, confused and not sure what way is up.
Replies: 9
Views: 2326

Re: New, confused and not sure what way is up.

THANK YOU.......THANK YOU......THANK YOU!!!!! All of your advice has been wonderful!!!! I decided to get a bit forceful today and INSIST that the Doc and the Sleep Center help me today. I met with a tech who spent a very long time listening and helping. It seems that the Durable Med place had the C...
by FarmerJill
Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New, confused and not sure what way is up.
Replies: 9
Views: 2326

New, confused and not sure what way is up.

Saw this website in this months Diabetic Living mag....I have had Sleep Apnea for well over a year now and FINALLY got a machine. I am a 50 yr old woman, an insulin dependent Diabetic and for the past year a very sick person. Won't bore you with the laundry list of specialists I have been to or the ...