Mad at myself. I went to the respiratory therapist to get my new machine today. My Sleep Doctor said I could request what machine I wanted so I requested a Resmed S8 AutoSet II w/EPR. I sent a message to both the therapist and the doctor about this. The doctor approved the request, the therapist never replied. When I got there today the therapist laughed when I told him the doctor said I could have this machine and said "Well, we'll have to teach her". What??? Who's in charge anyway? The therapist, doctor, insurance? I of course had suspected this was going to happen so I was full of conviction that I would not accept another machine and that I would ask to speak to the doctor.
Did I...NO! I balked in the face of authority! I'm the proud new owner of a Resmed Auto Vpap 25 set at a Ipap of 25 and Epap of 15. My therapist, who thinks he is smarter than the doctor, does not know how to set this new 25 so the "rest" period is 8, like I requested, instead of the preset 4. I hope I don't feel like I'm suffocating while I'm trying to go to sleep tonight! He also could not figure out how to set the advanced/detailed patient data to "on". There is some data available via the LCD machine under the "results" section. Will this give me the info I need??? He did not want me to have this info anyway. He said that was his job. But I was firm and told him I wanted it. Maybe he pretended he could not do it. I don't know! Am I being too hard on him? He is a nice guy but...?
I'm nervous about going to sleep tonight. I don't know what to expect. It's been over 2 years since I've been on therapy and I feel like I'm a person who is absent in their own life! I'm here but, I'm not here. I so want this to work.
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