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Thanks very much for your response. According to my doctor, I am the perfect candidate...so I sure hope I am. I've had an impossible time with various cpap machines/masks of all kinds over the last 5 years - all the while my apnea has progressed from moderate to severe. My AHI is between 30 and 40. Because of this, I'm willing to try ANYTHING that might help.
I have been approved for implantation of the Inspire device - and I am very excited. The only real concern is that in my area (Albany, NY) this is a new procedure. A matter of fact, I am the first patient approved and have to wait for 4 more patient approvals before the hospital will proceed with ordering 5 devices. My doctor is being trained on its implantation - and I will probably be his FIRST patient. That has me worried. Any thoughts ? Should I wait until he has done a few procedures first? Should I travel nearby, but out of state, to a doctor who has done many of these surgeries?
