Prayers for our dear friend JB Stone

[J.B. Stone]

Hi folks..........

I just got back from an overnight stay in the Helena VA Hospital for a "BiPAP machine titration"

So, I know have a machine to hook to my face when I sleep

A previous test a month ago showed That I have SEVERE Sleep Apnea..........last night my blood oxygen content dropped to 76% at one point and it "should be" in the 90's..........

Adding that to not breathing for numerous instances.........not real good for restful or healthy sleep. So I now have a BiPAP machine with an oxygen input................

I have OSA: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sl ... leep-apnea

BiPAP:

Bi-level pressure devices
Main article: Bilevel positive airway pressure

"VPAP" or "BPAP" (variable/bilevel positive airway pressure) provides two levels of pressure: inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and a lower expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) for easier exhalation. (Some people use the term BPAP to parallel the terms APAP and CPAP.) Often BPAP is incorrectly referred to as "BiPAP". BiPAP® is the name of a portable ventilator manufactured by Respironics Corporation; it is just one of many ventilators that can deliver BPAP.

Modes
S (Spontaneous) – In spontaneous mode the device triggers IPAP when flow sensors detect spontaneous inspiratory effort and then cycles back to EPAP.
T (Timed) – In timed mode the IPAP/EPAP cycling is purely machine-triggered, at a set rate, typically expressed in breaths per minute (BPM).
S/T (Spontaneous/Timed) – Like spontaneous mode, the device triggers to IPAP on patient inspiratory effort. But in spontaneous/timed mode a "backup" rate is also set to ensure that patients still receive a minimum number of breaths per minute if they fail to breathe spontaneously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_airway_pressure


http://www.bestcpapprice.com/Respironic ... _270.html#

[styky]

You'd be amazed to find out just how many people sleep with those things.
I look at it this way.....better they should find out now than at autopsy

Glad to hear you're doing much better and maybe now you'll get a better nights sleep.

[ccurrie]

I know a guy who has one of those. He survived WWII, then Korea, then Vietnam. Tell him he shouldn't be chain smoking next to his oxygen tank and he just sort of smiles a bit then changes the subject.

[RedDog]

I have never seen a guy milk the feds for air miles like this dude. Why get checked over in Helena when they could have easily taken a look in Annapolis, Maryland or Pearl Harbour, Hawaii?

You're doing it wrong.

[J.B. Stone]

I have never seen a guy milk the feds for air miles like this dude. Why get checked over in Helena when they could have easily taken a look in Annapolis, Maryland or Pearl Harbour, Hawaii?

You're doing it wrong.

True.........3 1/2 hour van ride each way.

[Connie Fournier]

Well, I'm glad everytime I see you poke your head in here, JB. Hopefully you will be up to snuff soon and back to posting fulltime!

[J.B. Stone]

[J.B. Stone]

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Thanks for the calls and info.........you caught me yesterday at a very busy moment in a very long day.......I apologise for having to "dump" the call..........

[WestViking]

:viking::

Thanks for the calls and info.........you caught me yesterday at a very busy moment in a very long day.......I apologise for having to "dump" the call..........

Your medical regimen comes first - when the nurses call, the Navy responds.

The BiPAP is going to speed your healing, so I am glad you are fitted out - even if the mask gives you fits.

[RedDog]

I don't envy that return road trip in your position JB. My last visit saw me come around up from Helena through Missoula into the Flathead after visiting a friend from Connecticut in Helena working the summer there as you may recall.

It's one thing to be on "vacation" with no time frame and another to address health care needs with seven hours return on the road. They should allow you to take the dog on such journeys. We're all on your side.

[J.B. Stone]

:viking::

Thanks for the calls and info.........you caught me yesterday at a very busy moment in a very long day.......I apologise for having to "dump" the call..........

Your medical regimen comes first - when the nurses call, the Navy responds.

The BiPAP is going to speed your healing, so I am glad you are fitted out - even if the mask gives you fits.

Nice call.........

I can already feel the difference.

[J.B. Stone]

I don't envy that return road trip in your position JB. My last visit saw me come around up from Helena through Missoula into the Flathead after visiting a friend from Connecticut in Helena working the summer there as you may recall.

It's one thing to be on "vacation" with no time frame and another to address health care needs with seven hours return on the road. They should allow you to take the dog on such journeys. We're all on your side.

You still planning on stopping by........???

PM me at your leisure.

[J.B. Stone]

I'm happy to report that the BiPAP machine is a real plus.............

Probably at least another week here, however................

[styky]

I'm happy to report that the BiPAP machine is a real plus.............

Probably at least another week here, however................

Great to hear and they're not just keeping you cause you're a nice guy.....you need to be there so suck it up.

[J.B. Stone]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, Everyone...........!!!