Results

We went back to the doctor this morning to find out the results of Justin's sleep study.  The doctor said that Justin had mild sleep apnea the first part of the night, prior to the CPAP.  When Justin settled down and went to sleep he had some incidents of apnea and snoring, plus restless sleep.  When they put on the CPAP machine, they began titrating it at the lowest setting and he didn't have significant improvement so they upped it to the next setting and that did the trick!  He did not snore at all, he didn't have any apnea episodes and he slept calmer.  Wow!  I am so glad that we got such great results at such a low setting.  That will help him tolerate it much better and still be effective.  She thinks the CPAP is what he needs to get improved sleep and correct his sleepiness.  Right now Justin goes to bed around 8 pm and wakes anywhere between 5:30 and 6:30 am.  She recommends that he go to sleep at 7:30 pm and sleep until 7:30 am.  That plus a two hour nap will get him the recommended amount of sleep he needs for his age.

So the doctor ordered the CPAP machine and said that we would hear from the medical supply company within a few days.  They will come out and show us how to use it and care for it and make sure we have the supplies we need.  With the holiday coming up, I figured I won't hear from them until next week.  I was surprised to get a call during dinner that they had received the order for the CPAP and that they could come out tomorrow before nap to get us set up!  That will be wonderful because my mom (who uses a CPAP) will be here and she can help Justin get used his and they can be twinkies!

Please be praying that this transition will be as easy as possible.  I am expecting some trouble and lots of waking during the night, but I really think Justin will do well.  He's been playing with his mask and he doesn't mind wearing it at all.  And the low setting should make it fairly easy to use.  In his own bed without any extra wires, he should be fine.  I am praying that this is the last phase in the long journey to better sleep!  After Justin uses it for a few weeks we will go back to the sleep center for an evaluation and they can read the data off the card to make sure it's all doing what it's supposed to do.