Re: New medical problem

[Guest guest]

Bill,

I wonder if your diabetes will be easier to control. I remember reading

somewhere that lack of sleep can be detrimental to diabetic patients....I am

glad you found the problem

ressy

[Guest guest]

Bill, my late hubby had this, he passed before we could get any thing

done for it, he did stop breathing in his sleep i am a lite sleeper, i felt him,

he was cold to me, but i hit him on his chest three times hard he woke up what

what he said. so for the last 3 months i stayed awake while he slept. so please

be carful with it.

glenna

I have sleep apnia

[Guest guest]

Does snoring always signify sleep apnea? I've snored for years, even had

operation (uvulopalatoplasty) to improve the problem...pre surgery I was told

I could be heard two rooms away (smile); after operation I now have a " very

ladylike small snore " . But no one has ever said I have sleep apnea and my

doc has never suggested a sleep study. I don't have associated symptoms of

general tiredness during the day tho, so this would tend to mitigate against

it, I guess...Vicki

[Guest guest]

Hi, Bill. I am sooooooo glad that they found this

out!! Now, with this knowledge, you can take steps to

correct it. I have several friends with it, and each

of them uses a device when they sleep. As I

understand it the device wakes them up if they stop

breathing. Please keep us posted on what you do about

your situation. You are on my prayer list.

Sheila

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[Guest guest]

The device is called CPAP . See www.cpaman.com/npb.html

Before I can get the device, I need to get the official report from the doctor.

The CPAP devices are prescription only and the doctor needs to say what pressure

the treatment pressure is. Like I said earlier, the only reason I already know

is because the Tech connected the CPAP in the sleep lab to me at 3 AM. It'll

take a week and a half to two weeks before the official report. I have an

appointment with my PCP tomorrow, and will mention the sleep study results so he

can keep an eye out for it.

[Guest guest]

Does the CPAP device work if you are a stomach sleeper? Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/8/01 9:40:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

beastman@... writes:

> My HMO is 80 / 20 for medical equipment. A coworker also has one and has

> problems getting parts for it. A solution he uses is to switch insurance

> companies, then do the drill over again. Working for the State of Texas we

> have 3 HMOs and a PPO to chose from (or we did for SFY 2001). What next

year

> brings is anyone's guess. I've surfed the net and found different models

and

> features. I'm going to talk to my primary care physician about it tomorrow

> at an appointment for my hypertension. Get maximum usage out of my $10

copay.

> Officially I still don't know, but the tech did put the CPAP on me at 3

AM

> Monday morning. He said I slept better afterwards, and I thought I did

too.

> I might wait until Sept to buy it, since my taxfree medical account has

been

> totaled for the year. I can budget for the CPAP and get it the first of

Sept.

> On the other hand, I'll check the durable medical equipment coverage in

> July when open enrollment gets here. If coverage will be worse next year

> than I currently have, I'll get it this year.

>

My husband's dr had him " rent " the equipment first so he could find the best

system to work for him. He ended up with a bipap instead of the original

cpap and made many mask/delivery system changes (for example, he added a

heater to the water reservoir); the insurance company was more flexible with

these add-ons and adjustments when the equipment was still " leased " . Once the

equipment was purchased, they limited the " maintenance " on it and replacement

masks, etc.

You may want to find out from your dr and technition if there are these kinds

of quirks with your insurance company.

Carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill -

I have sleep apnea. It was diagnosed about 18 months ago in a sleep lab. I

have a CPAP device that I sleep with at night. My insurance paid for it to

be rented for the first 3 months to make sure I was able to adjust to using

it, then paid for it completely. The sleep study and CPAP device didn't

cost me anything. I have had to replace a couple of parts of the mask

assembly and have had problems getting my insurance to cover the cost, but

that may just be a quirk of my insurance.

I'm not sure how your insurance will handle it, but mine sent out a home

health care agency person with the CPAP device to show me how to set it up

and use it. They gave me a couple of options on the type of mask I wanted.

They also accidentally left me the instruction manual, so I know how to do

things I shouldn't be able to do like change the pressure settings, though I

wouldn't want to. The pressure settings that work best are determined by

the technician while you are sleeping by monitoring your breathing as they

vary the pressure on the CPAP device.

Getting my sleep problem diagnosed and treated made a huge difference in my

energy level and in resolving some of my problems with mood swings. I'd

recommend the testing for anyone who snores, falls asleep during the day,

doesn't feel well rested, or has a partner who complains that you sometimes

sound like you've abruptly stopped snoring and then started again a few

seconds later. I didn't know I had a problem, but my husband insisted I was

stopping breathing in my sleep. The sleep test showed I stopped breathing

an average of 57 times an hour over a 6 hour period.

Anne

> Re: New medical problem

>

>

> The device is called CPAP . See www.cpaman.com/npb.html

>

> Before I can get the device, I need to get the official report

> from the doctor. The CPAP devices are prescription only and the

> doctor needs to say what pressure the treatment pressure is.

> Like I said earlier, the only reason I already know is because

> the Tech connected the CPAP in the sleep lab to me at 3 AM.

> It'll take a week and a half to two weeks before the official

> report. I have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow, and will

> mention the sleep study results so he can keep an eye out for it.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Don't know.

Re: New medical problem

Does the CPAP device work if you are a stomach sleeper? Vicki

[Guest guest]

Anne,

My HMO is 80 / 20 for medical equipment. A coworker also has one and has

problems getting parts for it. A solution he uses is to switch insurance

companies, then do the drill over again. Working for the State of Texas we have

3 HMOs and a PPO to chose from (or we did for SFY 2001). What next year brings

is anyone's guess. I've surfed the net and found different models and features.

I'm going to talk to my primary care physician about it tomorrow at an

appointment for my hypertension. Get maximum usage out of my $10 copay.

Officially I still don't know, but the tech did put the CPAP on me at 3 AM

Monday morning. He said I slept better afterwards, and I thought I did too. I

might wait until Sept to buy it, since my taxfree medical account has been

totaled for the year. I can budget for the CPAP and get it the first of Sept.

On the other hand, I'll check the durable medical equipment coverage in July

when open enrollment gets here. If coverage will be worse next year than I

currently have, I'll get it this year.