ThatGuyTyh wrote:After what was supposed to be a 2-3 week wait turned into 6 weeks because I did my test during "vacation season" the doc calls me in to give me my results. Moderate with an AHI of 18. At this point, I'm so exhausted I fall asleep in the waiting room. However, as it turns out, they did not book enough time for the tech (or whomever) to show me how to use the apap therefore I must wait until tuesday to start treatment. Lord, give me patience.
I'm hoping you get set up with your machine today and all goes well with your first night.
I'm in Ontario as well and I also had a very long delay in getting results when initially tested. So long in fact that I just bought my own machine (the one listed in the profile) and started self treating ..... it took months for me to see the specialist and then it took months to get a titration booked. My back up machine (Resmed Airsense 10 Elite) is the one I was finally prescribed.
A bit off topic, but what really baffles me is what appears to be a reluctance in Ontario (not other provinces) to use available Home Sleep Tests as a way of reducing the long wait times for people who urgently need diagnosis and treatment.
Recently I read this announcement, for example:
http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/bresotec
So, Ontario had to find a local company that devised a brand new "home sleep test", roll it out at "select clinics" over several years when something like ApneaLink is already tried and tested and available in other Canadian provinces? Seriously, how does this serve the thousands on long wait lists in Ontario?