General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
-
Madalot
- Posts: 4287
- Joined: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:47 am
Post
by Madalot » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:57 pm
jnk wrote:Madalot wrote:jnk wrote:Madalot wrote:Thanks Rested Gal --
I'm posting in both threads and just updated some information in the other thread about what's going on. . . .
My choice, if I were in your situation, if you don't mind my saying so, would be to keep posting serious questions in whatever thread Rested Gal, -SWS, and Muffy are reading and posting.
jeff
Valid point, Jeff. Thanks. I'm having trouble keeping up today as it is since I'm working with RT, remotely, making changes to the ventilator settings, then going and laying down to see if the changes seem to resolve some of the issues. I need to go back, again, and try another change.
Sorry. I wasn't really making a point other than how helpful posters in this thread have been in a practical way. Post as many threads as you want, of course. Just don't miss out on the helpfulness occurring in this thread.
Hang in there, Madalot. You have a whole board cheering for you, you know!
jeff
No need to be sorry at all Jeff. I didn't any offense whatsoever to your suggestion. The only time somebody is really going to get under my skin is if they are blatently being rude, calling me stupid or insisting I'm wrong about something that I know I'm right about. And in this venue, there ain't much I'm sure about!!
Seriously, no harm at all.
-
Muffy
- Posts: 960
- Joined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:28 am
- Location: Schenectady, New York
Post
by Muffy » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:12 pm
In response to your question, I think the best approach is as you suggested:
Madalot wrote:I think I may place a call to my doctor and see if I can get her to really, really explain whay they're trying to do and why.
I mean, just what exactly is being treated? Is there an element of SDB? Is there respiratory failure (elevated pCO2)? Is there an issue with oxygenation? Or a combination?
Do you have all your test results, especially the ventilator qualifiers (arterial blood gas, forced vital capacity, inspiratory/expiratory force)? Do you have the graph from the nocturnal oximetry?
Muffy
________________________________
Machine: Dell Dimension 8100
Mask: 3M N-95 (during flu season)
Humidifier: Avoided, tends to make me moldy
Software: XP Pro
Additional Comments: You can't find a solution when you don't know the problem
-
Madalot
- Posts: 4287
- Joined: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:47 am
Post
by Madalot » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:18 am
Muffy wrote:In response to your question, I think the best approach is as you suggested:
Madalot wrote:I think I may place a call to my doctor and see if I can get her to really, really explain whay they're trying to do and why.
I mean, just what exactly is being treated? Is there an element of SDB? Is there respiratory failure (elevated pCO2)? Is there an issue with oxygenation? Or a combination?
Do you have all your test results, especially the ventilator qualifiers (arterial blood gas, forced vital capacity, inspiratory/expiratory force)? Do you have the graph from the nocturnal oximetry?
Muffy
Muffy --
Can you come and take care of me???? I think if I had you doing all this for me, I'd already be sleeping like a baby and feeling better. I wish I had access to you and your knowledge at the start of all of this!!
In answer to your questions, no. I don't have any of that stuff. I'm having trouble getting access to my doctor right now -- not sure why.
But I think you bring up extremely interesting questions.
