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Let me try to post this report again.

Are you using the IMG brackets (you should) or the URL brackets.
IMG brackets with url addy inside them will put the image up front for easy viewing.
URL brackets with url addy inside provides a link to image at your hosting site.
no IMG or URL brackets with the url addy gives you the little note "image" and that is all we see.

Here is another try:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid= ... i&hl=en_US

I don't know why it will not show. Perhaps because it is a large PDF file.

This is my Encore Data from the last four days.

I can see the link and it does work now. I imagine part of the URL brackets were missing.
Yes, it is a large PDF file but I was able to scroll through the reports. I normally just take a screen shot of the daily detailed report and don't save the whole large pdf file. Then I can just post the single image and no need for links.

I don't know enough about ASV to offer ideas though. So for that part I just sit back and watch.

Hi JB,
Why don't you tell us what you think of it.

The AHI was a little high...around 11 as I recall (looked at it earlier) But mostly hypopnias. Looks like your OAs are being handled.

Patient initiated breathing was averaging in the low 70s. Now of course that doesn't mean that over 25% was because of CAs. You'd probably be dead. My guess is that your breath rate is dropping and the machine kicks in more then it should. That's where that BRM of 12 comes in.

So there's a few comments from a newbie asv guy...
Jamis

I went to the VA today and saw my PCP. She said the sleep doctor that read my sleep study is the same sleep doctor that works with the VA and does not see any reason they should require me to do another sleep study.

She took copies of all my sleep studies and prescription and is sending them to the CPAP clinic requesting a consult for CPAP supplies. I expect it to take about a month before I get my letter that I am scheduled which is OK. I am covered now through the end of November. If BCBS comes through and pays for my ASV then OK if not them I can get the VA to supply equipment. Either way I hope to get my mask supplies through the VA.