LoserMama
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On plane finally. On neg side, taking off 4 hrs late. On plus side, so far no one sitting next to me. Please please no one.
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Crap, another delay. First delay was two hours, now another hour. Boo. My hopes of getting in early to be prepared and rested are dwindling.
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Did there come a point when you no longer needed CPAP, and how did you know? Did you redo your sleep study or...? Although I am quite oddly dependent on the darn thing as a sleep cue, I travel alot and would love to ditch the cpap soon. I know I have a badly deviated septum so may have to have an operation for that to fully get rid of sleep apnea, but curious about your experiences! Thanks in advance!
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Kinda sad that I am losing a holiday with my hubby because of business travel. But I'll take a holiday another day.
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If You Had Sleep Apnea...
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
dannielle, you are totally right. Part of my problem is that my sleep studies were done years ago when I lived in a different part of the country. So i have no one here locally. my primary just gives me a new prescription every few years for the same thing and I get a new machine, but he admits to not knowing anything about it really, just lets the DME handle it. I think i am going to have to go the sleep institute here to redo a sleep study, either lab or at home. I have two cool machines -- one is the devilbiss intellipap autoadjust, and my travel one is a Transcend, a teeeeny little thing that is not an APAP and has a battery so I can use it on the plane if need be, or if there is a power outage. As I am traveling this week, I am wondering if that machine will blow me away now, it is set at a pressure of 12. And I'm not sure how to adjust that one. My machine ran between 6-6.5 all night again last night. -
I just wanted to say "hugs" and I am glad you reached out. you know what you need to do, but knowing and beign able to do are not the same thing. I deal with food addiction too, and its NOT EASY. Everything has already been said, but get yourself that counselor right away, someone familiar with WLS. Also, I know I have mentioned this book on here before, but pick up Beck Diet Solution -- its a step by step approach for learning the new skills we need to change our behaviors. Work through it day by day. OA would also be a good choice in addition to a counselor.
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So angry about earbuds, normally would listen to some med tracks THROUGH MY EARBUDS to calm myself down. Using others will piss me off more.
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tracy is awesome peeps! RT @tracystevenson: Did you know My Tiny Tank is on Facebook. Like her here http://t.co/Ms2jkqBs
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Long list of healthy lunch ideas for little ones. Print out a list and keep it on the refrigerator f http://t.co/FYYXmyNG
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Today is my day to practice "hunger tolerance" @TheBeckDiet. because of #wls I haven't felt real hunger yet, but doing it anyway.
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If You Had Sleep Apnea...
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well, my experiment results. (Disclaimer: yes, I know that a professional should adjust my machine..but this is an experiment, and given I have an auto adjusting machine, my machine still essentially had the control to operate at what level it needed to. I am in no way endorsing you to adjust your own machine, but think since i have a smart machine that senses what level it needs to operate at to prevent apneas within the range set, it was a fairly safe experiment) So I adjusted my lower limit of my autoadjust range from 10 down to 6. And it operated at 6.5 last night effectively! So I have definitely gone WAY down from my typical pressure needed of 14, which is what my reports used to show. Yay! Will leave it at this range again tonight and see what happens. I still feel great upon waking up. -
My fitbit #fitstats for 2/17/2012: 6,004 steps and 2.3 miles traveled. http://t.co/TPlUr4dC
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Scale Doesnt Seem To Be Moving
LoserMama replied to xraylinny's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yeah, I had the three week stall and it lasted a couple of weeks. WIth my pattern of loss, I am now seeing that I can just expect to stall for a couple of weeks, lose 3-4 lbs in a hurry, and then stall again. So I think I just need to get used to it. -
If You Had Sleep Apnea...
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you! I think I'm really going to look into adjusting the range on my autoadjusting machine as Dannielle suggested and see what kind of data I get. awesome! I could NEVER use a mask. I've used a CPAP for almost eight years now, and the only thing I can use are the nasal pillows. Damn masks ALWAYS leaked. I am hoping to be off of it, but think I remember that I snored pretty good even at about 210-220 pounds before that maybe I won't be able to lose it yet. We'll see. I wish you luck and I hear you on the sleep test. Ugh. Oh oh oh....yes the sleep studies were so incredibly miserable. I had to do not one, but two, one to test for sleep apnea, and a second one for machine titration levels or whatever. SO CRAPPY. I really hope this home test option would work out, its been soooo long for me...eight years, things have changed I hope, for the better. -
If You Had Sleep Apnea...
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Very cool. I hope maybe I can do that kind of home test very soon. I kind of figure once I reach 199 that might be my trigger point. I still am not certain if what my ENT told me is true, that I may still have sleep apnea because of my deviated septum. The surgery for deviated septum, I have heard, is NOT fun. So I don't know about that part, but a home sleep study would be awesome. I'll have to ask! -
If You Had Sleep Apnea...
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Oh, Dannielle, after I was thinking for a bit this is what I want to try. I do already have an autoadjusting machine (intellipap) , but its set to a range, and the data from the last couple of weeks is showing its now running at the bottom of the range. It won't go lower, will it? So they could possibly adjust my range down and see what it does ? That may be just the thing. Its running at 10 now each night, where I used to run at 12-14 typically. -
My fitbit #fitstats for 2/16/2012: 11,099 steps and 4.7 miles traveled. http://t.co/TPlUr4dC
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garlic & brown sugar chicken - looks like an easy pleaser when short on time! http://t.co/F50n3Dor
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Have Size 24S/26S, Seeking Size 18S
LoserMama replied to LoserMama's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
shoot tracy, sorry I missed this --they are all gone at this point! -
Have Size 24S/26S, Seeking Size 18S
LoserMama posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I have size 24, 26 and 3x/4x clothes to share with anyone who could use them, and I really need size 18/20 and 2x clothing. Anyone on either end have interest? For what i have, I have a lot of business casual, casual and some business/career size 24 stuff. Tons of fit button down business shirts in size 3x or 4x. I would be happy to send if someone is willing to pay shipping. -
I am so sorry you went through this, and I have to believe that you must have made my way easier, if that is any consolation at all? I have BCBS FEP too. I am guessing all of you pioneers who started requesting they cover sleeve must have made it easier for us, so thank you.
but hubby has them safe at home.