Brand New Diagnosis--Sleep Dr & staff NOT helpful

[PerChancetoDream]

Wowza. So they are refusing to provide you medical care because you didn't buy a machine from them?

PLEASE leave them a negative Yelp review.  I did for my sleep "doctor", and it feels so good to know my cautionary warning is out there for others to learn from.

I insisted she NOT cancel my "4 week" follow up (in JUNE), where I would get even further behind schedule,  because I got a machine myself yesterday. She then asked, "Well, do you even know how to use it?" (Actually,  no, but I have been reading here and watching YouTube videos, and now the other lady sente the settings).  So, she reluctantly did not cancel me...but, how crummy to be so very worried I wouldn't get 4 weeks in before mid June!  (Also, I heard nothing from their supposed DME they sent my script to)...but I have a copy now, so I can keep that.

His report on my consultations was very patronizing,  as well...all full of how he had to repeatedly stress to me that I need to get 7 hrs every night...uh, yeah, I am actually capable of processing that, despite my sleep deprivation. 

And, they will be getting negative reviews from me everywhere I can find to post them.

[Hydrangea]

Oh, ok. So they are "just" trying to hassle/bully/intimidate you.

I'm confident your follow up appt will be the nail in the coffin for you as it was for me - a shot in the arm of confidence that you're better off going at it on your own.

Ok, I sound too jaded.

I do hope your appt with your doctor is BETTER, and is helpful for you.

If it's not, you know we're here for you.

[PerChancetoDream]

I am going to do it as much as I can myself (with y'all's help here). I am so over that office.

I have to conpare his consult notes to my sleep study, too, because I believe he had me down as "mild to moderate" in the consult and I am pretty sure the reading in my sleep study was "moderate to severe".

[CHanlon]

I am going to do it as much as I can myself (with y'all's help here).  I am so over that office.

I have to conpare his consult notes to my sleep study,  too, because I believe he had me down as "mild to moderate" in the consult and I am pretty sure the reading in my sleep study was "moderate to severe".

You won't find better help and advice than what you'll get here.  I don't think any of us are too impressed with the so-called "experts" that we've had to deal with.  Everyone has some sort of story.

[Sleeprider]

So you have your sleep study report and the best machine in the world. Hopefully you have a mask. What's next? Are you ready to start?

Here is a quick tutorial on accessing the settings: https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsen...setup-info
You can get a complete clinician manual by requesting one for the Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset at this link: https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap-p...nual#THREE
Now, just go to the clinical menu, set the minimum pressure to 7.0, Maximum pressure to 16.0 and set EPR to Full Time at 2.
Pop in a SD card to record the data
Install and use #Sleepyhead
Post your data and we can go from there.

[PerChancetoDream]

THANK YOU EVERYONE! I am looking forward to my first great night's sleep tonight!

[Hydrangea]

I don't like the mild/moderate/severe labels in many things, because I find they don't describe what we're wanting to describe.

My sleep "doctor" didn't even want to diagnose me with sleep apnea since my # was so low. But my symptoms were quite severe.

[PerChancetoDream]

Wow...what is with these sleep Drs? I googled the other sleep drs in my area and they are rated a 1 & a 3 star. Not good.

Trying my Res 10 tonight. See if I can sleep with this thing in my nose! I have the pillow...I think I may want the mask for it...see how it goes. The videos to set up.the clinical settings were quite helpful!

[PerChancetoDream]

I think I want the more mask-like thing; the pillows in my nose bothered me. The more mask-like thing duringthe sleep study, not so much.

I managed to fall asleep with it on, and I don't think I took it off til morningish.

I have a migraine this morning, so we will see. but, it was Night One, and I will work on downloading the Sleepyhead software/program, etc. today. It really wasn't too bad setting it up! The info here really helped!

[PerChancetoDream]

So you have your sleep study report and the best machine in the world. Hopefully you have a mask. What's next?  Are you ready to start?  

Here is a quick tutorial on accessing the settings: https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsen...setup-info
You can get a complete clinician manual by requesting one for the Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset at this link: https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap-p...nual#THREE
Now, just go to the clinical menu, set the minimum pressure to 7.0, Maximum pressure to 16.0 and set EPR to Full Time at 2.  
Pop in a SD card to record the data
Install and use [url=http://OSCAR Official Download Page ----> CLICK HERE ./]SleepyHead[/url]
Post your data and we can go from there.

Thank you! Start pressure  says 4.0, & I set Ramp time to 20 (sounded good),  AB filter no, Mode Autoset.  Any thoughts?

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So you have your sleep study report and the best machine in the world. Hopefully you have a mask. What's next?  Are you ready to start?  

Here is a quick tutorial on accessing the settings: https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsen...setup-info
You can get a complete clinician manual by requesting one for the Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset at this link: https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap-p...nual#THREE
Now, just go to the clinical menu, set the minimum pressure to 7.0, Maximum pressure to 16.0 and set EPR to Full Time at 2.  
Pop in a SD card to record the data
Install and use [url=http://OSCAR Official Download Page ----> CLICK HERE ./]SleepyHead[/url]
Post your data and we can go from there.

Thank you! Start pressure  says 4.0, & I set Ramp time to 20 (sounded good),  AB filter no, Mode Autoset.  Any thoughts?