Profile For Yancy

Hello all, new member & first time poster here. Been lurking for a few days.

I'm thinking about getting my CDL for a career change. Anyhow, I thought I'd chime in here with some recent experiences I've had with my asleep apnea. I hope this thread is the most recent apnea thread. If not I apologize for digging it up.

I was required by my employer to get a Med Card because we use straight trucks a lot. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea earlier in the year and use a CPAP machine. I disclosed this information at the clinic and was told I needed to go get a readout of my usage results. So after a few days of figuring out how to get it done I returned with 3 months of 99% good usage. The doc said he'll only give me a 3 months card. After 3 months I'd need to return with a year of results then he'd clear me for a year. My employer later decided we didn't need the card so I didn't renew it. (Kinda wish I would have now. They were paying for it).

Now 6 months later I talked to a Truck Driving School about enrollment and they told me "not" to disclose it on my app since it's controlled by a machine. I thought that's cool and should make it easy. Now I'm glad I've been reading here that companies are requiring it. I could see my not disclosing it and getting busted. That would suck. Not sure what I think of this company now

That's it for my little story. I hope this help someone getting ready to head to the clinic with a diagnosis already.

Thanks for the site! I look forward to perusing around.

Take care and be safe! Yancy