07-27-2023, 02:04 PM
ResMed AirCurve 10 CS Pacewave therapy - need help
Hello everyone!
First I want to thank you for having such a helpful community.
I am no patient but I found apneaboard.com while searching for help for my uncle, we are not living in the same town, he does not speak english, so I will try to be his windows to the world.
My uncle just started AVS therapy after 6 months of hard times on CPAP. He is 61 years old, in his twenties he had motorcycle accident in which he lost his right arm and today his right lung has no function, and after COVID his left lung is limited capacity.
For months he was on CPAP therapy and was feeling horrible, as he could not ventilate properly and oxygen levels were dangerously low, he could not concentrate, barely able to speak and speaking nonsense at times. His doctor recommended Phillips Dreamstation autoSV, but as it was not available because of the foamgate, thanks to this board we got him replacement machine ResMedAircurve 10 ASV.
He started therapy 3 weeks ago and immediately he got better, in the mornings he could speak, and clarity of the mind came back, I guess that now ASV titration allows him to breath out properly and get rid of CO2.
I would like to use this thread to track his progress and find out if there is room for improvement in his therapy and comfort.
After initial setup on 7th June, week later doctor checked sleep data once, did not alter any settings - said he is doing fine - and set next check for 30 september.
He is a backsleeper, still searching for the right mask, he is switching between f20 FF and f30i, he is going tomorrow to try f30 maybe small will suit him better than medium size of current masks.
I talk with him over phone every morning and we agreed that he will tell me how he is feeling so I can give you more information.
Last night was bad, in the morning he has a pain in his lung while trying to inhale.
I will attach 3 screens from OSCAR 1st day of therapy, worst day of current week and last night after which he felt really bad (lungs hurt in the morning while inhaling, dry mouth, low energy)
First I want to thank you for having such a helpful community.
I am no patient but I found apneaboard.com while searching for help for my uncle, we are not living in the same town, he does not speak english, so I will try to be his windows to the world.
My uncle just started AVS therapy after 6 months of hard times on CPAP. He is 61 years old, in his twenties he had motorcycle accident in which he lost his right arm and today his right lung has no function, and after COVID his left lung is limited capacity.
For months he was on CPAP therapy and was feeling horrible, as he could not ventilate properly and oxygen levels were dangerously low, he could not concentrate, barely able to speak and speaking nonsense at times. His doctor recommended Phillips Dreamstation autoSV, but as it was not available because of the foamgate, thanks to this board we got him replacement machine ResMedAircurve 10 ASV.
He started therapy 3 weeks ago and immediately he got better, in the mornings he could speak, and clarity of the mind came back, I guess that now ASV titration allows him to breath out properly and get rid of CO2.
I would like to use this thread to track his progress and find out if there is room for improvement in his therapy and comfort.
After initial setup on 7th June, week later doctor checked sleep data once, did not alter any settings - said he is doing fine - and set next check for 30 september.
He is a backsleeper, still searching for the right mask, he is switching between f20 FF and f30i, he is going tomorrow to try f30 maybe small will suit him better than medium size of current masks.
I talk with him over phone every morning and we agreed that he will tell me how he is feeling so I can give you more information.
Last night was bad, in the morning he has a pain in his lung while trying to inhale.
I will attach 3 screens from OSCAR 1st day of therapy, worst day of current week and last night after which he felt really bad (lungs hurt in the morning while inhaling, dry mouth, low energy)
