I'm back to Diagnostic Study- Home Study Tonight

ems wrote:

Enchanter wrote:Another reason why I'm ticked is because the doctor's assistant told me that the study was going to be a titration study, simply for seeing the settings I need. But now I'm back to the diagnostic study. So I have to think the tech perhaps didn't do his job correctly because why would I be back to a diagnosis study after attempting 2 titrations? I'm not making this up. I'm not gonna lie, I'm losing faith that this is every going to get done.

Maybe the tech person didn't do his job correctly, you'll never know. Maybe the doctor made the decision that you have another study because the results of the first study (and the titrations) weren't acceptable to him/her for whatever reason and wanted to be 100% certain you were correctly diagnosed in order to correctly prescribe your pressures. Again, maybe because if you don't speak to your doctor you'll never know. Maybe the doctor wasn't even sure you have sleep apnea. There are so many unanswered questions. You are absolutely entitled to get answers to all your questions, along with copies of all your studies thus far! You are also entitled to change doctors.

We are only guessing based on what you tell us. You need to call your doctor to get the answers you are looking for. The only way this will get done is if you let your doctor know in no uncertain terms that you want answers! We are not doctors so can only guess what you are asking; and the answers you get are only guesses based on our own experiences.

Think about this... unless you are asking simple, generic questions how can we answer the questions you ask? We don't know you. We aren't doctors. Call your doctor and hopefully you'll get the answers you are looking for.

Vermonter wrote:

herefishy wrote:I had a sleep study years ago - they used the first part of the night to diagnose the apnea and the second to titrate - why on earth would they ever drag it out over 3-4 weeks?

A friend of mine had one of those "one night" quickie sleep studies and the Sleep Center was run by a DME company.

My Sleep Center is at a teaching college.

Enchanter wrote:

ems wrote:

Enchanter wrote:Another reason why I'm ticked is because the doctor's assistant told me that the study was going to be a titration study, simply for seeing the settings I need. But now I'm back to the diagnostic study. So I have to think the tech perhaps didn't do his job correctly because why would I be back to a diagnosis study after attempting 2 titrations? I'm not making this up. I'm not gonna lie, I'm losing faith that this is every going to get done.

Maybe the tech person didn't do his job correctly, you'll never know. Maybe the doctor made the decision that you have another study because the results of the first study (and the titrations) weren't acceptable to him/her for whatever reason and wanted to be 100% certain you were correctly diagnosed in order to correctly prescribe your pressures. Again, maybe because if you don't speak to your doctor you'll never know. Maybe the doctor wasn't even sure you have sleep apnea. There are so many unanswered questions. You are absolutely entitled to get answers to all your questions, along with copies of all your studies thus far! You are also entitled to change doctors.

We are only guessing based on what you tell us. You need to call your doctor to get the answers you are looking for. The only way this will get done is if you let your doctor know in no uncertain terms that you want answers! We are not doctors so can only guess what you are asking; and the answers you get are only guesses based on our own experiences.

Think about this... unless you are asking simple, generic questions how can we answer the questions you ask? We don't know you. We aren't doctors. Call your doctor and hopefully you'll get the answers you are looking for.

Fair enough. But I'm almost ready to give up. I don't think this process is ever going to get finished. Too shaky. The tech knows I have sleep apnea. I know it. But somehow I think they're just going to either postpone it forever or tell me I don't need a machine. I just think they don't want to help me and are waiting for me to just go. I may have to just learn how to live with my pain. If I do the titration in the lab, they'll probably tell me I need to do another diagnostic test. That's what they already did, so what's to change their mind? I don't think I'm gonna make it.

ems wrote:Why are people not understanding Enchanter?? I understand exactly what's going on.

Madalot wrote:

ems wrote:Why are people not understanding Enchanter?? I understand exactly what's going on.

I'm glad you do and I'm sure Enchanter is as well. I suspect that the reason you can follow is that you have read every post of his and very carefully. I have found Enchanter's tendency to post a lot, about a lot of things at once, overwhelming and don't read them all. So when I come in on a new thread and his post assumes people know everything, it doesn't make a lot of sense, at least to me.

Julie wrote:Because he got the hard data to confirm it... and your (understandably at this point) not wanting to go with it won't make it untrue, though it would be nice if the allergy shots help you otherwise.

Enchanter wrote:

Julie wrote:Because he got the hard data to confirm it... and your (understandably at this point) not wanting to go with it won't make it untrue, though it would be nice if the allergy shots help you otherwise.

The tech had the data, however I'm back to doing the diagnosis test. It doesn't make sense, but true.

ems wrote:

Enchanter wrote:

Julie wrote:Because he got the hard data to confirm it... and your (understandably at this point) not wanting to go with it won't make it untrue, though it would be nice if the allergy shots help you otherwise.

The tech had the data, however I'm back to doing the diagnosis test. It doesn't make sense, but true.

It does make sense. The tech could not have possibly decided all on his own that you have to have another sleep study. The doctor is the only one who could make that decision based upon what I mentioned in my last post... that he wasn't comfortable with the results of the study or titrations for a variety of reasons. They don't send people for a second sleep study if it isn't warranted. These studies cost a lot of money and he would have to have valid proof that you needed a second study, especially if you are with Kaiser or any other HMO.

Allergy shots work for some people; allergy shots don't work for some people. They didn't work for me and I had allergy shots for two years. If they work at all, it takes months for them to do any good.

Let the allergist know that you might have sleep apnea. It's very important that you tell him/her. He could easily get the results of any study you had or will have. He could very possibly be an advocate in helping you sort through all of this.

Why do you think you might not have SA if you have to do a home test? One has positively nothing to do with the other. I think it's reasonable to assume that a home test was ordered because of your difficulty sleeping in a lab.

Cardsfan wrote:Enchanter- when do you get the results of the at home sleep test you just took?