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I guess I work too close to Disneyland!
After a while on this site I have discovered that my eyes have been closed to the grass root auto treatment world. I find it hard to believe, That some of you folks would leave your health to a small tube, that would not be enough to provide air to the fish in a small fish tank! Thats how the auto-CPAP figures out what's an Apnea/ Hypopnea although it can't hear the snores, but oh well horseshoes and handgernades I guess, what the heck. Sleep technicians must not be as smart as those small air tubes, because we need 5-7 traces we analize every 30 seconds to see if a patient is breathing o.k. I guess I should start looking for a new job, Those darn little air tubes, how can we compete?
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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At first I felt better after starting cpap therapy, now I am back to being tired most of the time. I have checked my numbers using the software and everything looks good number wise. I do know that I wear sheets out fairly quickly, even though when I wash them I switch the ends so that they last longer. I can't afford another sleep study at this point since we switched insurance plans at work and experienced a jump in our deductible amount.
Next time I go to the doctor I will have her check my iron. I know as a kid my iron levels were always low and had to take prescription iron, even during the school day.
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Permalink Reply by Judy on
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Fudge, SleepyCarol!!! I'm sorry to hear you're back to feeling tired again. No indications of PLMs/RLS or other sleep disorders in conjunction w/OSA during your in-lab sleep evaluation PSG? I assume your thyroid has been thoroughly checked out? Potassium level?
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Judy I am questioning other sleep disorders as the 2 hours I was able to sleep they noted 217 leg movements. Doc gave me some samples of Requip, which I never took. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to resort to more meds.
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Ah, yeah, understood. I always dread the suggestion of a new med. W/Crohn's disease you are always leery of any possible digestive side effects.
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