Worst titration experience EVER!!

TiredMominCanada · Post by **TiredMominCanada** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:44 am

So I tuck the little ones into bed and off to the sleep center I go. They have three people in for studies tonight. I wait an hour and then it's my turn, get all hooked up and taped up (do they REALLY need to sandpaper my legs raw?!!). The other patients take their time getting into bed and finally at 11:00 the lights go out. The machine they have there is REALLY noisy but I'm tired and start to drift off to sleep. At 11:30 the tech comes in to check my machine because the computer stopped reading. She opens the cupboard to check the wires and the room fills with smoke! At the same time I realize most of the smoke is sucking into the machine and into my mask - which I rip off my face! The computer wires were all fried! So at 12:00 I get unhooked and come home to get a few hours of sleep.
Now I'll have to wait another month to get in....GRRRRR

grillhead · Post by **grillhead** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:04 am

That stinks! (Pun both intended and not intended)... I just got back from mine a bit ago and had a wonderful experience... hopefully your next one will go better!

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:11 am

Sorry about your experience. Know that it is worth it, though. If you have sleep apnea, you need to see how bad it is and what a cpap machine can do for you. Spend the time here educating yourself. Best of luck with the next test....

Sheriff

Posey · Post by **Posey** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:24 am

Think you & the others should be at the top of the list for a redo. It is inappropriate to push you back a mo. due to equipment failure. Imho. I'd complain.

Char1ieJ · Post by **Char1ieJ** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:29 am

Posey wrote:Think you & the others should be at the top of the list for a redo. It is inappropriate to push you back a mo. due to equipment failure. Imho. I'd complain.

Ditto! I would suggest calling your physician and the sleep center -- and asking both to move you to the top of the list.

FWIW, both of my sleep studies were positive experiences. Here's hoping your next appointment goes MUCH better. Make sure you ask for a non-smoking room next time, too.

Denial Dave · Post by **Denial Dave** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:13 am

wow... a fire during your study... that might be a first!

I was so exhausted from my split sleep study last August, I went home & crawled into bed and slept for 4 hours.

good luck

JO'M · Post by **JO'M** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:04 am

Whoa! that's got me beat for sure.

Is there any way you can have your sleep study done in another city? You mentioned you live in NO. ON.

TiredMominCanada · Post by **TiredMominCanada** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:31 am

They called me this morning and rescheduled for tonight (I think they bumped someone but at this point I don't care!!) We'll see how this goes - anymore fires I will be asking to get sent somewhere else!!

And as my family says....It would ONLY happen to me!!

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:36 am

It would not be at all inappropriate to request NEW equipment.

BlackSpinner · Post by **BlackSpinner** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:48 am

TiredMominCanada wrote:They called me this morning and rescheduled for tonight (I think they bumped someone but at this point I don't care!!) We'll see how this goes - anymore fires I will be asking to get sent somewhere else!!

And as my family says....It would ONLY happen to me!!

You might want to request a sleep pill. It might be more stressful / difficult to fall asleep after this. I would.

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:22 pm

When I saw your title I thought, "You'll have to get in a long line to claim that title." I stand corrected. You win.

kaiasgram · Post by **kaiasgram** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:48 pm

Char1ieJ wrote: Make sure you ask for a non-smoking room next time, too.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:47 pm

What's the award?
(flaming trophy image here)

Slartybartfast · Post by **Slartybartfast** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:30 pm

Just so casual readers don't get the idear it always goes so badly, when the Dude woke me up the morning after my titration study, he said,

"It looks like you slept pretty well. We had your numbers before midnight and [the other guy] and I discussed waking you up and sending you home, but you were sleeping so soundly, we figured we'd just let you sleep the night through."

kaiasgram · Post by **kaiasgram** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:20 pm

Slartybartfast wrote:Just so casual readers don't get the idear it always goes so badly, when the Dude woke me up the morning after my titration study, he said,

"It looks like you slept pretty well. We had your numbers before midnight and [the other guy] and I discussed waking you up and sending you home, but you were sleeping so soundly, we figured we'd just let you sleep the night through."

Drooling with envy...

p.s., Slarty I just noticed your profile -- where are you going to retire to?

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