I'd like introduce myself to you
I'm here primarily to gain knowledge and wisdom, with high hopes of discovering opportunities to help others. I have OSA, which was diagnosed about 25 years ago. I stopped using it after about 10 to 12 years, then was reevaluated five or so years ago, and I was again diagnosed with OSA, and COPD as well. Since then, I've successfully have used a ResMed Escape II until last December, when the mask fell apart. To get a replacement, I was required to do another sleep study. It was done at home with a CPAP, which revealed that my apneas could be resolved but my O2 was too low. A second study was required, with a BiPAP.
That study was interrupted by a little bradycardia which necessitated an emergency pacemaker placement. During that hospital visit, it was necessary to be on O2. After release, at my follow-up visit with the RRT RCP, it was discovered that the BiPAP couldn't get the job done and I had to have 2-3l O2 -- I needed an oxygen concentrator (but only for sleep -- go figure), at about 2-3 lpm nocturnal oximetry (because there were approximately 109‐111 minutes where oxygen saturation levels were <= 88% on both CPAP and BiPAP alone).
My doctor has ordered an AirSense 10 AutoSet, which has been approved (I'm on Medicare) and sent to Avira, who has collected my co-pay and is now doing what they're known for. Medicare hasn't yet approved the O2 concentrator, but one of the doctor's nurses informed me that she would add an 'Urgent' flag to the request.
I apologize in advance; I realize that this history and details are not as well-ordered and complete as you might like. That's partly because this forum and exhaustive information repository are new to me, and also, I admit, my cognitive ability is declining significantly -- and who knows, it may not be effected by OSA; it might just be my inate dumbness.
That study was interrupted by a little bradycardia which necessitated an emergency pacemaker placement. During that hospital visit, it was necessary to be on O2. After release, at my follow-up visit with the RRT RCP, it was discovered that the BiPAP couldn't get the job done and I had to have 2-3l O2 -- I needed an oxygen concentrator (but only for sleep -- go figure), at about 2-3 lpm nocturnal oximetry (because there were approximately 109‐111 minutes where oxygen saturation levels were <= 88% on both CPAP and BiPAP alone).
My doctor has ordered an AirSense 10 AutoSet, which has been approved (I'm on Medicare) and sent to Avira, who has collected my co-pay and is now doing what they're known for. Medicare hasn't yet approved the O2 concentrator, but one of the doctor's nurses informed me that she would add an 'Urgent' flag to the request.
I apologize in advance; I realize that this history and details are not as well-ordered and complete as you might like. That's partly because this forum and exhaustive information repository are new to me, and also, I admit, my cognitive ability is declining significantly -- and who knows, it may not be effected by OSA; it might just be my inate dumbness.
