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by TankerBell
Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Incompetent DME stressing me out
Replies: 8
Views: 1862

Re: Incompetent DME stressing me out

Thanks for all your help. I'll look into the suggestions I received. I have already filed a complaint with the owner of the DME, though I expect nothing to really come of it. I will dump the DME in the new year.
by TankerBell
Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Incompetent DME stressing me out
Replies: 8
Views: 1862

Incompetent DME stressing me out

OK. I'm really frustrated with my DME supplier, specifically the condescending a--hat who doesn't know her butt from a hole in the ground but is in charge of sending my data to Sleep Management Solutions (Cigna Sleep Management via CareCentrix). Even though I am perfectly capable of pulling all 99 d...
by TankerBell
Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

OK. So one of my worst fears is currently being realized. The Nuvigil has worked great for more than a week. I have been able to stay awake and spend time with wife and family once I get home from work...that is up until yesterday. It wore off half way through the day yesterday and I ended up fallin...
by TankerBell
Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

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by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

Obviously, your doctor is NOT the sharpest knife in the drawer....... well, that's not surprising, you should never keep knives in a drawer, if you don't slice yourself up reaching in there, then the knives will all get dulled and blunted ( like his doctor ) by banging around into each other! Is he...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

Obviously, your doctor is NOT the sharpest knife in the drawer....... well, that's not surprising, you should never keep knives in a drawer, if you don't slice yourself up reaching in there, then the knives will all get dulled and blunted ( like his doctor ) by banging around into each other! Is he...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

SleepyHead is reporting (at least on the statistics page) 0 % of time above large leak threshold. Unless that is an error...leaks aren't and issue and that includes any potential mouth breathing with nasal pillows. Mouth breathing leaks are still leaks and will get flagged. They don't happen withou...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

So I went to the sleep doctor today and explained my problem. He took a look at my stats and said all was well, and that I should not be falling asleep as much at this point. He gave me a trial of Nuvigil to try. I took it around 8 a.m. As of 2:15 p.m. I haven't fell asleep. I have a bit of a heada...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

But.......the pressure range he prescribed for you was clearly ineffective...... And, if he knew about Sleepyhead, why didn't he recommend you using it to monitor your therapy? Den . I'm not making excuses for him. I do trust him, though. He is a younger guy. Graduated from Vanderbilt. My understan...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

So I went to the sleep doctor today and explained my problem. He took a look at my stats and said all was well, and that I should not be falling asleep as much at this point . He gave me a trial of Nuvigil to try. I took it around 8 a.m. As of 2:15 p.m. I haven't fell asleep. I have a bit of a head...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

So I went to the sleep doctor today and explained my problem. He took a look at my stats and said all was well, and that I should not be falling asleep as much at this point. He gave me a trial of Nuvigil to try. I took it around 8 a.m. As of 2:15 p.m. I haven't fell asleep. I have a bit of a headac...
by TankerBell
Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

I think the forum was broken this morning. I kept trying to post my stats from my computer and each time I hit submit it would take me to the homepage. I will try to post again later on. I am posting from my phone right now. I had my lowest ahi to date last night. 1.56.
by TankerBell
Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

It is indeed in APAP mode even though sleepyhead shows otherwise. I will turn the max pressure up to 15 tonight. I will try to post stats this evening when I'm at home. If I can't tonight, I definitely will be able to do so tomorrow evening.
by TankerBell
Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

Just my 2 cents from my own experience. First of all, I'm sorry. This really sucks. My experience is that bed partners CAN be put off by CPAP equipment. It is decidedly unromantic. That said, my current girlfriend, who I think will be permanent, loves to sleep with her head on my shoulder and doesn...
by TankerBell
Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep
Replies: 66
Views: 7261

Re: Wife is going to leave me I keep falling asleep

Hi, I can't remember if this ever came up, but have you ever tried a (well fitted) full face mask, just in case you're losing therapy air that way? My leak rates have been pretty good so far from what I can read on Sleepyhead. I use a nasal pillow resmed mask (I believe it's called the Airfit P10 N...