J. Medina-Bairan, MD, FCCP, FACP

Male

Valdosta, GA

United States

Profile Information:

My Interest in Sleep Apnea
Sleep Professional
Treatment Being Used, if any
CPAP

Comment Wall:

  • sleepycarol

    Welcome to the Sleepguide community.

    We are a group of patients and professionals that are interested in sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can contribute to a number of health issues, that if not treated can lead to serious consequences for those that have sleep apnea.

    We work together to help those that are struggling with their therapy to find solutions to their issues that they may have. Various treatment options are available, with cpap/apap therapy probably being among the least invasive for those with severe sleep apnea.

    Please feel free to join in the discussions and participate in the forum.

    Jul 29, 2009

  • susan mccord

    I'm glad to see an MD with interest in apnea. I have a lot of concern that I have YET to be referred to a sleep MD for follow-up. Was diagnosed with severe OSA about 5-6 weeks ago. Have lousy follow-up with DME--they were extremely helpful till I was equipped, encourage me to call, etc. Now my tech won't even return the 3 phone calls I've made for machine info. I'm scheduled for a f/u with neurologist who sent me for sleep study--I don't know her. She did my eval, but my cardiologist referred me to her for eval. She's not a sleep specialist. How assertive should I be in getting transferred to a sleep specialist? I've been having significant problems with congestion vs. very runny nose and have, just in the past 2 days, gotten a halfway reasonable sleep accomplished at night. If it weren't for SleepGuide, I think I'd have been certifiably nuts by now. Is this as $$-driven a business as it appears to be? Everyone was SO concerned while I was in the testing process--lots of phone calls to check on me, easy access to medical system--now, not so much. Anyway, I'm not here to gripe to you about what's past--I just need to know how to move forward. I really feel I need medical care, especially in these initial stages when I'm more symptomatic with side effects than I'm interested in tolerating over a long haul. I understand there's a sometimes long adjustment time with treatment. But jeez, I feel worse than I did before I was diagnosed. I've only been out of my house one time in the past week. That's nuts!!!
    I'll appreciate any input from you. Thanks.
    -Susan McCord

    Aug 4, 2009