Sleeprider wrote:Your doctor's sleep apnea knowledge aside, any PCP should be your partner and advocate. My PCP does not have any particular expertise in sleep disordered breathing, but he supports what I need so I don't need to see a specialist. Yesterday I gave him two Encore trend reports (2-pages each) showing compliance and efficacy for the past 3-months, and one from 2014. I also provided a 1-paragraph summary of my sleep study, history, and a comparison of APAP and BPAP efficacy and "his" recommendation to continue BPAP treatment at x, y, z pressure. That all goes into my medical record, and supports prescriptions.
I really like my doctor. You should find one like that.
I agree, I do need to find a doctor like that. This doctor wasn't interested in hearing my concerns or opinions, she was just interested in hitting up my insurance for an office visit. I mean really, she charges my insurance what? $200 just to tell me "No I won't write a prescription" rather than telling me that over the phone?
I understand that they can't know everything, but at least make sure the answers you give are accurate. Giving me a non-answer is better than giving me a false answer.