Lori, I'm happy to hear that you finally had a good night again. I wonder if you were making too many changes all at once (pressure, Dr. Sue's device, etc.) and it was too distracting.
Whenever possible I try to change only one thing at a time (both in my work and in my treatment), test and verify, then go on to the next item. Now that you had a good nights sleep my recommendation would be to leave things be for a few nights -- at least 3 and more would be better. Then if everything has stabilized try adding Dr. Sue's device again.
If nothing else, leave it be for a few nights to catch up on the sleep you've been missing.
Going backwards
In re: The PLMS
Sorry, Lori, when I see PSG, I equate that to the diagnostic part of the study, and that there were additional results that reflected the therapeutic portion, or CPAP segment.
No matter, "All's Well That Ends Well!"
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No matter, "All's Well That Ends Well!"
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Dave, no need to apologize. Was using the PSG only to reference when I had the study done. I only asked for a copy of the first study, and then I went back for the titration portion. I really should get a copy of that report, too, as it is probably just, if not more, as important as the first part.
I know they never addressed the PLMD when all was said and done, but I did. When I realized that was the biggest part of my arousals at night, I called my doctor and asked her why did they do nothing for that and just address the SDB issue. She told me, at that time, that a lot of times the PLMD goes away with CPAP therapy and if I wasn't better in a month, they'd put me on something since by then I should be feeling better as far as the OSA went. I never needed to call back because I felt better in a week to 10 days and stayed that way until just this past week or so.
WAF, you are right. I will stay on this setting regardless now and not change a thing, even the Tegaderm. If it works, it works. Don't fix what's not broken. So I'm snoring. Used to think it was a bad thing and had to raise the pressure to try to eliminate it. But feeling good is far more important than a snore index, at least to me after just going through this all.
Hope you feel better.
I know they never addressed the PLMD when all was said and done, but I did. When I realized that was the biggest part of my arousals at night, I called my doctor and asked her why did they do nothing for that and just address the SDB issue. She told me, at that time, that a lot of times the PLMD goes away with CPAP therapy and if I wasn't better in a month, they'd put me on something since by then I should be feeling better as far as the OSA went. I never needed to call back because I felt better in a week to 10 days and stayed that way until just this past week or so.
WAF, you are right. I will stay on this setting regardless now and not change a thing, even the Tegaderm. If it works, it works. Don't fix what's not broken. So I'm snoring. Used to think it was a bad thing and had to raise the pressure to try to eliminate it. But feeling good is far more important than a snore index, at least to me after just going through this all.
Hope you feel better.
L o R i
