A year and a half or so ago, Forrest had his first sleep study. His episodes of sleep apnea were even more prevalent then I had thought from just listening to him sleep. After a couple months of hassling with Apria Healthcare over paperwork, he finally got his first CPAP machine. What an incredible difference it made!
No more snoring!
There is a little card inside the CPAP machine that, when read, tells the doctor exactly what's happening when you sleep. It not only measures compliance (the number of hours per night you use it), but the quality of your sleep. Earlier this spring, the doctor wasn't real happy with the reports and had Forrest do another sleep test during which they increased the pressures on the machine. Today we went back to see Dr. Elmer. After looking at the card we had dropped off at Apria a couple of weeks ago, he decided to increase the pressure again.
So we made another trip to Apria's office over on North Hill Drive for them to change the pressure settings on the machine (I think if frustrates Forry that he can't change them himself...). The tech also changed the filter on the machine - it really reflected the dust and smoke we've had the last several weeks.
Since we were already in town and by then it was late in the afternoon, we decided to go up to the South Hill and have dinner at Gordy's Szechuen. As usual, it was very good. They make the best stir-fries with smoked pork!
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