Quote:Hello Cathy,
The serial number of the machine you had on file with myAir previously had a relationship with a provider. That provider has removed this machine from your account so it has also been removed from your myAir account.
To continue using myAir, please sign in at https://myair.resmed.com/. You will be prompted to provide the new serial and device number of the machine you are currently using. The serial and device numbers can be found on the back of your machine.
Sleep well!
The myAir Team
I'm not at all sure what this means!
I've always been a little vague about how the relationship works between my machine phoning home every day (which goes to ResMed computers, right?) and how that is related to my DME and/or my doctor.
My relationship with DMEs has been fairly chaotic over the years. When I started with my 3rd DME in December 2018 I took my SD card with me, and the RT said she didn't need it because she could look at my data using the ResMed site. And then she came out a minute later and said actually my account was still locked to my 1st DME -- the one who sold me the machine and I had to leave 4 years before because they went out of network with my insurance.
When I had my consult with the fancy big-city sleep specialty clinic in March I knew I should bring my card with me, and I gave it to them and they disappeared with it and then brought it back later. I'm a little skeptical that they looked at the data, because while I had an AHI of 13.8 the night before the doctor clearly thought that I was a hypochondriac totally imagining my sleep apnea. (heck I probably shouldn't have been driving, LOL!)
After my sleep study two weeks later they called me to tell me that my AHI had been 18 on that sleep study, and I should continue using my machine. (ya think?!?) The nurse asked me for my DME so that they could phone in a prescription for me, which they did.
The study did NOT appear in my MyChart "test results" listing, and I had to request it using the hospital system online portal and they sent me a scanned image not text. The sleep doctor's notes from April 5th are on the report and they look like this:
Quote:Impression: (The study was scored using AASM Hypopnea rule IA (3% oxygen desaturation/EEG
Arousal)): ICD10 Diagnosis Code(s): OSA
1. Moderate obstructive sleep apnea, exacerbated to severe degree in REM sleep. Respiratory events
were associated with oxygen desaturations down to a nadir of 86%. REM and supine sleep were
captured during the study.
2. Abnormal sleep architecture likely due to respiratory events and first night effect
Recommendations and Plan:
1. Auto titrating CPAP 5- 15 cm of H2O with heated humidification and PAP download follow up is
recommended.
2. Untreated OSA can cause substantial daytime sleepiness that may impair the ability to perform daily
activities including operating heavy machinery or driving. The patient should be counseled regarding the
risks of daytime sleepiness.
3. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call [phone number of fancy big-city sleep clinic]
I'm somewhat amused by the fact that the doctor wrote notes with instructions to me but then they did nothing to actually communicate those instructions to me! If I was not an experienced patient I never would have seen them!
Also note that he's really an idiot because a minimum pressure of 5 is ugly nasty to try to fall asleep with! (It's a damn good thing I know how to set my pressures!)
But, anyway, notice the "PAP download follow up" there. I'm having my follow-up with the PA at the fancy sleep clinic in a week -- do you think that somebody finally got around to noticing that they wanted data from my machine and that it was still locked to the first DME that I have had no contact with since December of 2015?
...or is it all just a coincidence?
... yeah, the sound of quacking is very loud!
(... and also did I mention I hate MyAir more than the heat of a 1000 suns? http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...-1000-suns)