Hi. My name is Bruce. I have been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I had a silent heart attack 12 years ago, a stroke 10 years ago and just recently 15 months ago, underwent open heart surgery for a triple bypass. I am 64 and would like to live a few years longer. All my doctors and cardiologist have strongly recommended a cpap machine, however no one, including the sleep study center will actually prescribe one for me. my original study was 2 years ago, so now they're telling me it's out of date and a cpap can't be prescribed now. as if the condition would have suddenly gone away on it's own. I'm kind of between a rock and a hard spot and can't sleep on either. just wondering if anyone else has ever had this much trouble getting treated for sleep apnea after the diagnosis? thanks for listening.
