Sleep Apnea

[inkjunkie]

 
I was medically discharged.. i.e. my medical problems were bad enough I couldn't continue to serve.... 3 friends with sleep apnea finished their time in service (2 retired, one out after 8 years) and all three of them have higher disability ratings than I do (thanks in large part to some really crappy wording that made it so doctor's wouldn't write the words needed to bump my rating up any higher). It's a sore spot with me....

Quite a few of my former co-workers at the USPS are Vets. And every last one of them has more than a few nightmarish tales in dealing with the VA. Opie fought long and hard to get in increase in his Disability rating....from what I remember once you get to a certain percentage your defendant children will get a small percentage of some sort. He spent the better part of 5 years beating his head off the wall....sat down with some sort of Disabled Vet Advocate....that actually had an office in the VA Hospital....once the Advocate got involved he got his well deserved increase in a matter of weeks. The nightmares they put you folks thru is downright disturbing....Thank You for you service.

 

[smokingbunny]

Good News for the U.K sufferers.

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/rac/pr...pport-fast-tracking-of-sleep-disorder-1131309

Maybe more will come forward now.

 

[boykjo]

 

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• oldschoolbbq
• May 18, 2013

Here's some of the Equipment you will most likely get :

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• oldschoolbbq
• May 18, 2013

 and here is the Nasal Pillow , very comfortable and (to me) not as constricting  ; I breathe through my nose anyhow.

Once you get set-up you'll sleep like a baby and live longer too.

I have to dodge the Smoke as I cook , but no problem for a dedicated Smoked Food lover.

Check out all the available Equip. at your Pulmonary Supplier.

The Cigarettes (if you smoke) will have to go , but you'll feel better.

Hope all goes well and you get back to youself soon.

Have fun and as always ...

I've got the same one stan.. been on it for almost a year. deffinatlety a must for me. Been getting heart palpatations all the time . Doing a lot better now. taking this med called bystolic and using the machine and the palps are just about gone. I have the nose pillows. i tried the pillows you have but i like the F&P pilairo.. Much softer quieter and comfortabler

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• boykjo
• Mar 31, 2015

 

[inkjunkie]

Couldn't stand the nose pillows. I have been on my machine for over a year now and don't feel a bit different. Wife had been on hers for over 4 years, same thing. Have been thru a few different sleep specialist and have not found one that is not just a salesman for the machine. First thing they do in my case is blame for daytime lack of drive on the narcotics I take.