I went to the Doctor today to get my results.  I wound up speaking with his nurse practioner, who I was very impressed with.  He was very thorough and did an excellent job of explaining everything.  I have learned enough on this board that he actually didn't have to go into as much detail as he did.

I didn't get a copy of the results, but here are the high (or low) lights.  I never got past Stage 2 sleep, until after they put the CPAP on me.  I had an AHI of 102 and O2 was 58%!  The sleep tech had written that in great big numbers on the report, so you couldn't miss it.  They put me on CPAP about 1 1/2 hours into the study and later changed it to BiPAP.  Once they got the pressure right, my AHI went to 0, but my leg movements went nuts.

I am finally going to get my machine tonight.  They still don't know if my insurance will pay for anything or not, so they are setting me up with a rental, for now.  It really doesn't matter if they pay for it or not.  I can't wait to start sleeping normally.

Monty wrote:

I went to the Doctor today to get my results.  I wound up speaking with his nurse practioner, who I was very impressed with.  He was very thorough and did an excellent job of explaining everything.  I have learned enough on this board that he actually didn't have to go into as much detail as he did.

I didn't get a copy of the results, but here are the high (or low) lights.  I never got past Stage 2 sleep, until after they put the CPAP on me.  I had an AHI of 102 and O2 was 58%!  The sleep tech had written that in great big numbers on the report, so you couldn't miss it.  They put me on CPAP about 1 1/2 hours into the study and later changed it to BiPAP.  Once they got the pressure right, my AHI went to 0, but my leg movements went nuts.

I am finally going to get my machine tonight.  They still don't know if my insurance will pay for anything or not, so they are setting me up with a rental, for now.  It really doesn't matter if they pay for it or not.  I can't wait to start sleeping normally.

Hi Monty,

You have very severe apnoea and the sats at 58%.............I think you were heading for a pine box  

Use of BiPAP might indicate a high pressure......was this discussed with you ?

The rental idea is good as it will allow you to decide what is best for you. Remember, the MASK is everything. When they call make sure that you try out as many as possible. Simulate your normal sleep position and try the masks in that position. All masks are interchangeable with the different machines, so don't be put off.

Best of luck,

Daniel.


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They are starting me out with a pressure of 11.  During the test they went higher than that, but 11 seemed to work the best.  They prescribed a straight CPAP machine.  The RT is supposed to be here shortly, so I'll find out what she's got and go from there.  She said that she was bringing a variety of mask.