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My va doc ordered a sleep apnea test in 2003. The study showed i had sleep apnea and my o2 sat level dropped to 88% while asleep. The doc says she ordered a cpap machine but the order was cancelled,didn't know why ,never followed up on this since 2003 until now. I am rated at 100%, part of which is cardiac related and previous lung cancer with removal of part of r lung in 2001, due to agent orange. I had asked her on follow up apts with her in 03 and 04 about my test results, she said she could not find them. Two different cardiologist and my private family doc have asked me in the past if i had been tested for sleep apnea, i told them yes by the va but i must not have sleep apnea because i never recieved a cpap machine .I recently seen my va doc and for some reason i asked her again about my sleep apnea test results from 03.This time she did find the results on the computer, and said i need another test done immediately, which is now being set up. This va doc is the only one i've had at the va . In the past few months i have had increased angina, even waking me up with left arm pain. My cardio doc has recently increased angina meds, still having angina. I told him about the va doc mishap, and now before he does an arteriogram he needs to see if cpap resolves angina at night.,Is this gross neglect by the va doc,that never followed up on my need for a cpap,and if test showed i needed one, why i never was told, or recieved a machine?Cardiac disease has prrogressed,and angina has increased since 2003,possibly caused by not being treated for sleep apnea. Thanks
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