Back! And daughter diagnosed

Well I'm back HIs to all and n ow I am not the only Apnea patient in the household.
My 17 year old daughter has had a hell of a month. We started to push for a sleep test cause she sleeps ALL the time and has really put on alot of weight this year.. And the diagnosess are comming in now..

So far BEFORE referals to specialists.

HPV positive
Diabetes
MILD OSA Hypo of 5.9 (Will get more precise data when she sees the pulmonoligist).
Her doctor is in the process of doing all the referals but because shes 17 shes at a odd area where pediatric doctors wont take her and many adult ones wont either so we are hoping.
Meanwhile are there any sites geared towards kids for OSA?

Ive already gave her the url for here.

My own OSA is pretty stable although I did finally get a different mask to try the swift LT for her i think it is.
Had to add a strap. And some nights it makes the end of my nose sore as heck but doing decently with it.

Shellie_p wrote:Well I'm back HIs to all and n ow I am not the only Apnea patient in the household.
My 17 year old daughter has had a hell of a month. We started to push for a sleep test cause she sleeps ALL the time and has really put on alot of weight this year.. And the diagnosess are comming in now..

Welcome back, Shellie! Your daughter is very fortunate that you are experienced with OSA/CPAP yourself and can help her.

There have been several young people posting on this board. Hope your daughter will have some positive experiences to talk about soon, and will choose to post here. Whatever she discusses, whether it be cpap-success, or looking for help with problems, or just plain venting, she could help others.

Hope all goes well for her...and for you!

Hi Shellie, I had an interesting conversation the other day. I had to call Verizon about some phone problems I was having and was connected to a young lady in Canada. When she questioned me about any other equipment I was using I mentioned my husband's cpap machine thinking I'd have to explain what that was. She happily giggled and proudly said she's been on cpap for 6months. She told me she was 22yo, didn't know the results of her sleep study, the name of her machine or her mask, but said she's 100% compliant with no problems and is feeling so much better that she started taking college classes at night. Good luck to you and your daughter, keep us posted. Dori

Shellie_p wrote:Her doctor is in the process of doing all the referals but because shes 17 shes at a odd area where pediatric doctors wont take her and many adult ones wont either so we are hoping.
Meanwhile are there any sites geared towards kids for OSA?

There's a Pediatric Sleep Apnea section over at http://www.apneasupport.org/ and a Children's Sleep Disorders section over at http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/message-boards/.

For more information about specific topics, you may want to try cross-forum searches at http://tinyurl.com/scan-cpap-bbs.

Friday night she went for her titration. Dunno what the results of that will be.. They referred her to a pulmonoligist (sp?) here in town that handles sleep apnea, But listening to him im now even MORE concerned then before all the testing.. He seems to think that her apnea isnt severe enough to cause all her issues.. But is going to put her on a C.P.A.P as a trial for a month or two.
The most pressing concern is she is a stomach sleeper and we are unsure which mask to try.. i love my new swift LT for her but the headgear keeps coming off while i'm sleeping and i don't move much at all. i dont have that ridge on the back of my head the headgear normally fits in..
So for someone like her who does move allot what mask does fellow stomach sleepers recomend we ask for?

Hi Shellie. What a great mom you are! I'm trying to get MY mom to get a sleep study. She's slowly caving.

I use a Swift LT and occasionally sleep on my stomach with little to no problems, but I DO have the ridge in the back of my head. Does your daughter? (What a strange thing to discuss! )

You know I cant answer that at the moment. LOL.. I will check.
I wish that the PAPcap was available at the local DME and my insurance would pay for it.
That looks (and sounds) like it would be so much more comfortable. After xmas i think ill look into getting a couple.