My sleep thread "Jstuts5797"
Hello everyone! I posted in another thread here on Friday asking about which machine to choose, but after reading the wiki (which is awesome btw) I decided to go ahead and make a thread here to discuss my journey through all of this so it is all in one place as I progress and have questions. Since its the weekend I haven't heard from my DME yet so no machine yet. I'm having trouble sleeping so I figured now was a good time to introduce myself and give some specifics on my study. I apologize if this is long winded... but I have a lot of factors that need to be considered.
I'm 36 years old, male and I live in Indiana. Going on 4 years ago I suffered a cerebellar stroke. Of course its caused me several issues and lots I'm still working on.. but at least I can walk, talk, and I'm alive. On day one after my stroke I could not walk. I'm currently going through the disability process (I was told to wait for a couple years after the stroke to see how far my recovery would go before applying because sometimes stoke patients can recover enough to return to work). I have several health issues almost all starting/stemming from the stroke. I have depression, anxiety, GERD, high blood pressure, restless leg syndrome, chronic vertigo and dizziness, sinus issues, I'm now over weight (I was almost UNDER weight before stroke), and I haven't sleep right or well since the stroke. After focusing the past two years on more pressing health issues (stroke prevention, rehabilitation, ect) It was finally time for my doctor and I to tackle the sleep issue. Last month I did my sleep study. It was a horrible night. My anxiety got the best of me and I had all sorts of trouble sleeping. When they told me the study was over and they received enough data I was actually surprised. I didn't think I really slept much at all and certainly not enough for them to get any meaningful data from me, but I guess I was wrong. I'll post the summary of my study below for you guys to take a peak at.
Compared to most of you it seems my AHI is actually pretty low... combined with my weird results it makes me wonder if my sleep doc isn't missing a larger or just a completly different issue here. I was recommended for CPAP and I choose my health provider as my DME (before I had done much research) My sleep doc told me I'd get a ResMed matchine (but did not mention what model or what kind) and that the DME would contact me within 7-10 days to get an appointment for a fitting. I'm kinda baffled at why it would take so long, but I"m guessing that has a lot to do with insurance? Does anyone know? Does it usually take that long between getting your results and getting a fitting?
Anyway after doing some research on here and on the internet in general of different machines and which does what I settled on wanting the ResMed Airsense 10 AutoSet. I sent my sleep doc a message telling me thats what I wanted but it was Friday evening so I won't get a response until Monday. I just want to make sure I get something that will help me and I'll actually be compliant with.
Like I said this is just a basic intro post I'm making to introduce myself and kind of get into the community a bit before I actually get my machine and get started. For once I'm actually EXCITED to get this medical equipment and go through this in hopes that I can finally get some good sleep again. I'm all for any comments, suggestions, questions, ect any of you may have on what I've posted and my sleep study summary as posted below. I'm all about learning as much as I can and taking a hands on role in my health care and recovery. Thanks again for all the help you guys have given my thus far, and thanks in advance for anything you guys can tell me in the future!
I'm 36 years old, male and I live in Indiana. Going on 4 years ago I suffered a cerebellar stroke. Of course its caused me several issues and lots I'm still working on.. but at least I can walk, talk, and I'm alive. On day one after my stroke I could not walk. I'm currently going through the disability process (I was told to wait for a couple years after the stroke to see how far my recovery would go before applying because sometimes stoke patients can recover enough to return to work). I have several health issues almost all starting/stemming from the stroke. I have depression, anxiety, GERD, high blood pressure, restless leg syndrome, chronic vertigo and dizziness, sinus issues, I'm now over weight (I was almost UNDER weight before stroke), and I haven't sleep right or well since the stroke. After focusing the past two years on more pressing health issues (stroke prevention, rehabilitation, ect) It was finally time for my doctor and I to tackle the sleep issue. Last month I did my sleep study. It was a horrible night. My anxiety got the best of me and I had all sorts of trouble sleeping. When they told me the study was over and they received enough data I was actually surprised. I didn't think I really slept much at all and certainly not enough for them to get any meaningful data from me, but I guess I was wrong. I'll post the summary of my study below for you guys to take a peak at.
Compared to most of you it seems my AHI is actually pretty low... combined with my weird results it makes me wonder if my sleep doc isn't missing a larger or just a completly different issue here. I was recommended for CPAP and I choose my health provider as my DME (before I had done much research) My sleep doc told me I'd get a ResMed matchine (but did not mention what model or what kind) and that the DME would contact me within 7-10 days to get an appointment for a fitting. I'm kinda baffled at why it would take so long, but I"m guessing that has a lot to do with insurance? Does anyone know? Does it usually take that long between getting your results and getting a fitting?
Anyway after doing some research on here and on the internet in general of different machines and which does what I settled on wanting the ResMed Airsense 10 AutoSet. I sent my sleep doc a message telling me thats what I wanted but it was Friday evening so I won't get a response until Monday. I just want to make sure I get something that will help me and I'll actually be compliant with.
Like I said this is just a basic intro post I'm making to introduce myself and kind of get into the community a bit before I actually get my machine and get started. For once I'm actually EXCITED to get this medical equipment and go through this in hopes that I can finally get some good sleep again. I'm all for any comments, suggestions, questions, ect any of you may have on what I've posted and my sleep study summary as posted below. I'm all about learning as much as I can and taking a hands on role in my health care and recovery. Thanks again for all the help you guys have given my thus far, and thanks in advance for anything you guys can tell me in the future!
