Sleep Apnea

[audi920 0]

I've never been tested for sleep apnea, but highly suspect I have it. Were you tested before the surgery? What part does sleep apnea play in the process?

Thanks!

[Thomas CPA 496]

I had sleep apnea years before surgery and the surgery and weight loss helped, I got rid of the machine and the diagnosis.

[Joiebean 53]

I had sleep apnea before surgery. My insurance made me go through the ringer and see every possible doc (and the surgeon insisted on this too) including the pulmunary doc. He had me do a sleep study and they determined I had sleep apnea and then did a second sleep study with the CPAP machine so they could get the correct settings. I had mild sleep apnea though. The doc only required me to use it while on pain meds because the pain meds can relax your muscles, i.e. throat, and make it worse. I found the machine actually useful during that time, but after it, it just got in my way. I stopped using it now (6 weeks out) and am discussing with the pulmunary doc about stopping it all together. He said that with weight loss, the sleep apnea would probably go away all together and I have lost 33 lbs so far. So we'll see. But if they want you to get tested, just go for it. Its not hard and you just sleep in a sleep center and they do everything else. Then you just bring the machine to the hospital with you.

[welittle1 26]

I was tested back in 2008 and do have sever sleep apnea. They told me at the study that I stopped breathing 20 times in 2 hours for 30 seconds & up to 1 minute at a time. So I have been using a cpap machine for years and have to admit that it really does help. I have more energy then I ever did before but I am sure hoping that the weight loss from the surgery will cure my sleep apnea along with some other major health problems. Looking good on the outside is just the icing on the cake.