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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Sept 16, 2020 19:13:26 GMT -5
Had at-home sleep test last night. Fell asleep sitting on sofa hooked up, went to bed but woke up semi-constantly. Dozed off in the task chair in the business room this afternoon. Every time I change doctors or insurance, they want another sleep study.
Got a pdoc telemedicine appointment for the 29th. She wanted to see me within four weeks of September 2nd.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Sept 23, 2020 14:32:54 GMT -5
What is it with emergency room physician billing offices? They send the claim off to the Medicare Supplement plan instead of Original Medicare (who then forwards the claim to the Medicare Supplement plan). Last time, I had to wait to get a bill before I told them they billed wrong.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Sept 26, 2020 21:50:36 GMT -5
Got a message from my doctors' office that my sleep study results are in and I need to schedule an appointment to discuss the results. They didn't say whether they were good or bad. Hopefully as bad as they were in the past.
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Post by SUVFan on Sept 30, 2020 10:35:23 GMT -5
The hospital that probably owns my primary care doctor's practice sent a note this morning encouraging flu shots because the symptoms overlap with C-19. Though they properly recognized that things such as face gear and hand washing will combat the flu, too, they over reached saying that data show that the flu shot is about 60% effective against the flu.
The trouble is, the data is absolutely useless as long as we continue to use face gear and hand sanitizer and sanitize surfaces the way we will probably do for the rest of this year into the next one. If those precautions are as effective against super spreading C-19 as authorities and experts now say (remember that, at first, they all said the opposite which is still causing confusion and distrust), then those precautions should knock the hell out of the ordinary flu (common colds, too)!
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Sept 30, 2020 11:11:17 GMT -5
Had an telemedicine appointment with my pdoc yesterday morning. We're going to keep everything the same for the next three months unless something pops up. Got an appointment after Christmas and before New Year's.
Got an appointment with my sleep specialist at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I sure didn't sleep well without my CPAP (which we had to do to get the sleep study data).
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 1, 2020 18:27:43 GMT -5
Had a one o'clock appointment with my sleep specialist today. Scored 62.4 on the sleep study. Any reading 5.1 or higher will get you put on a CPAP. Now, to wait for the process to run through to get me a full face mask. I have a nose-only mask now but I have a tendency for my nose to clog up. Trying nasal saline solution on a doctor's recommendation at an urgent care, it sure makes a lot of junk come out.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 2, 2020 17:12:07 GMT -5
Got a phone call from my CPAP DME supplier saying they had received the paperwork from my sleep specialist and they were ready to make an appointment to fit me for a CPAP mask and machine. I did sleep pretty good with my existing machine last night, but it's six years old and they recommend replacing the machine after five years.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 4, 2020 21:42:50 GMT -5
The trouble is, the data is absolutely useless as long as we continue to use face gear and hand sanitizer and sanitize surfaces the way we will probably do for the rest of this year into the next one. If those precautions are as effective against super spreading C-19 as authorities and experts now say (remember that, at first, they all said the opposite which is still causing confusion and distrust), then those precautions should knock the hell out of the ordinary flu (common colds, too)! The Southern Hemisphere, thanks to COVID-19 precautions, had one of the mildest flu seasons in decades.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 5, 2020 12:05:46 GMT -5
Last night, my nose was clogged up and I slept sitting up on the sofa. Called the DME supplier this morning after they opened. I have a mask fitting appointment scheduled for Wednesday morning. Hopefully no more nights sitting up!
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 7, 2020 17:13:11 GMT -5
Went in to see "Mamma CPAP" this morning (a very friendly respiratory therapist). I got my new flow generator. This one has a modem in it that talks to the CPAP supplier. They can even reset parameters by remote control. It has the scoring functions available from the front panel so I don't have to transfer data to my ThinkPad to score my sleep any more.
Played with the mask and flow generator this afternoon. Thought I might go to sleep but I woke up from my desire to take a postprandial siesta. Think I have everything set up to sleep tonight.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 9, 2020 21:48:59 GMT -5
Two nights so far on the CPAP. Sleep specialist needs to update my prescription, eight centimeters of water as a starting point is just too low. I'll get to muddle along this weekend.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 10, 2020 19:05:23 GMT -5
Paired the Bluetooth modem in my CPAP flow generator with my Motorola Android cell phone. It automatically uploads the data to the CPAP maker's Web site. I get more data that way than I can from the flow generator front panel. I'm having huge numbers of hypopneas, enough that the CPAP maker recommends seeing your sleep specialist.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 11, 2020 9:54:15 GMT -5
Last night, I racked up 281 hypopneas but only five apneas sleeping 4:35 and waking up semi-constantly. Hopefully my sleep specialist isn't taking off Columbus Day.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 15, 2020 5:57:37 GMT -5
Now in the hospital with shortness of breath, NOT COVID-19 or a heart attack.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Oct 15, 2020 21:22:13 GMT -5
Home from hospital with orders to see a cardiologist. Although it might be better for me to see a pulmonologist. Also, start taking "baby aspirin." (They don't use it for babies any more, they use it for old people with heart conditions.)
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