Sleep apnea: officially cured

[ouroborous 519]

Well, this is sort of anticlimactic after other posts on the same subject, but I just got back from the sleep doc this morning to get my results from my last sleep study, and it's official: I'm cured. When I had my first study, in 2001, at 310 lbs, I was having 61 events per hour. Now, at 248-ish lbs, I was having <1 event per hour -- even on my back (which is where apnea is typically worst). He said that they consider the cutoff for apnea to be 5 events per hour, so I don't even fall into the "mild" category -- I'm cured!

Now I will say this, I've tried sleeping without my CPAP and it's HARD. I've really gotten into the habit, and it feels... odd... to be without it. But my doc said that's normal; he said it may take me a month or so before sleeping without the horrible machine feels "normal" again. So I just have to soldier through it and break the habit of sleeping with hoses and straps and masks attached to my head!

So, it's official -- I'm cured, thanks to the sleeve!

(Plus my blood pressure was phenomenal agagin, 110/70, 65 resting pulse... all good things!)

[seniorsleever 17]

That's great! Independence Day! Congratulations.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

Awesome!!!

[M2G 1,836]

Congratulations on the "official" word from the doc.

You wouldn't think that it would take work getting used to sleeping without (because it sounds so horrible) but I imagine as with most things that involve change, it will take time. Hopefully you will be sleeping peacefully soon!

[christina@MIA 12]

That's wonderful news!!!!! And if I never told you before YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!

[Billy363627 15]

That is soo awesome..I can't way for that day I have had sleep apnea for about 15 years now.. Good luck and keep us posted