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I experienced this, and think that I might be again. I wish there was a home test or specific symptoms. I don't have a cpap or bipap. I do have some upcoming tests.
Since hypercapnia can cause issues with thinking clearly, it is a really difficult issue. Do you have access to a palliative care team where you live? It could help both of you to figure out what he is thinking when he refuses to follow his providers' recommendations.
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Thanks for your input. I hope your co2 levels are not going up. It is dangerous. If you have tests coming up, ask about a bipap. Your pulmonologist can do that. If you have insurance or medicare, they should pay for it. Yes, we are working with a pallative care team but I don't have a lot of faith in them. All they have done so far is give him pain meds. They cancelled his last appt which was dec 24, but no one bothered to tell us.
thank God it was to be a telephone one or I would have been really upset. It is a 30 minute drive. Anyhow, I am calling them tomorrow to see if they can give him something that will help him sleep. He now has said that he would try the bipap so I will try and set something up with that, althoug I don't see him using it.
But you take care of yourself. If you find yourself getting confused, you call a doctor or 911 before it gets too bad.