Sleep apnea

[nyorker 67]

Im currently waiting for approval. My Dr said to bring my sleep apnea machine to the hospital because my pulmonologist wrote it down when he cleared me. Anyone else do this? I havent used the machine in years..

[Lori228 60]

I brought mine but I have been using it. I actually just had to bring the tubing and mask and they provided the machine for the night. I enjoy sleeping and was not doing that before without my CPAP. Am going to see if I need it when the weight comes off at some point, but for now I enjoy sleeping well.

[JP69 116]

I brought mine because they told me to bring it. i hadnt used mine either, by the time the person came in to hook up i said no, because they wake you every couple of hours, theres no way i was gonna get any sleep with that thing on. They didnt argue with me so it sat in the chair for two days!

[Sydney Susan 333]

I was asked to bring mine and I'm a regular user of it - sleep soooo much better most nights with it on. We should start a thread on how to get the most out of your CPAP machine... There's so many on here who use them but struggle with them... I've developed several techniques that have made mine more bearable. It's not a perfect system but most nights I sleep well with it (though it is one heck of an ugly thing to wear).

My dr is quite conservative and keeps all his patients in hospital 4 nights - those with sleep apnoea spend the first night in intensive care, with one to one monitoring. This is private hospital ICU though, and in Australia anyone with a serious condition, car accident victim etc wound go to the local public hospital which is kitted out the best. I think that's different from the States, not sure. So the ICU was really a relaxed, sleepy little place - at least the night I was in. I didn't use my CPAP then - was just watched closely.

I went straight from there to a room of my own. I used my CPAP then and all went fine.

[maggie914 20]

My date of surgery is Aug. 19, 2013 and I was told to bring my machine. I try to use it, but it is such a pain that I don't use it as I need to. My main concern is with the weight loss (my goal is 80#) will this horrible condition go away? Having this surgery mainly because of sleep apnea. I snore so loud I shake the house.

Anyone out there that has lost their weight and no more sleep apnea? Would really like to hear from you.

[paper1875 5]

My date of surgery is Aug. 19' date=' 2013 and I was told to bring my machine. I try to use it, but it is such a pain that I don't use it as I need to. My main concern is with the weight loss (my goal is 80#) will this horrible condition go away? Having this surgery mainly because of sleep apnea. I snore so loud I shake the house.

Anyone out there that has lost their weight and no more sleep apnea? Would really like to hear from you.

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I was sleeved on mar 20 and after 3 months I was told I no longer snore. And believe me I used to shake the house. I am no longer falling asleep during g the day.

[nyorker 67]

I was sleeved on mar 20 and after 3 months I was told I no longer snore. And believe me I used to shake the house. I am no longer falling asleep during g the day.

How much weight did u lose?

[paper1875 5]

As of this week I am down 79

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

The only use my CPAP machine got in the hospital was when a tech did a test on it shortly after I got to the hospital. Otherwise it sat in the chair. The nurses were in my room practically every hour so I barely slept anyway. That and I was put on oxygen for some reason.

[bruised but not broken 12]

WOW I cant believe all of the people here who have cpaps and dont use them.

I use my cpap every night, and would take it to the hospital with me, but the my hospital will not let me use mine I have to use theirs. My dr told me that my sleep apena will be the first thing that will change with my wieght loss. I would buy all of your cpaps from you guys but I prob wont need it in a few months. I love sleeping through the night, and not scaring my wife to deaf with the not breathing thing, (she says I look so handsome when I use it.)

[Sydney Susan 333]

That's great that your Doc said you should be 'off' your CPAP soon. I'm with you about using it, but then lots of people in my family have been diagnosed with sleep apnoea and my father - a very heavy snorer - wasn't diagnosed but died during the night at 59.

Interestingly my dr says he doesn't think I will come off my CPAP machine with weight loss, as he thinks I have a narrow throat... and possibly that's a trait throughout my family. I've tried going without it a few times since I've lost over 17 kg (nearly 20% of my starting weight), and I snore a lot a less, don't wake with the raging 'CO2 headache' that I used to pre-CPAP, but still don't feel 100%.

The look of the thing is certainly an issue for women. Strangely I wouldn't care a jot if my husband had to use one, and would just be pleased his health was improved by it... but I am virtually a contortionist in trying to hide from him when I've got it on. I always wait till he's asleep before putting it on and dive under the sheets at the first sign of movement in the morning. Yet he's never said anything negative about it; as a light sleeper he loves that I don't keep him awake any longer.

I wear the nasal mask with oh so cute pink headstraps (yuk), and he once called me his 'little fighter pilot'. I cried with gratitude and he's never been game to say anything again, either positive or negative. Poor bloke.

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

WOW I cant believe all of the people here who have cpaps and dont use them.

Perhaps I should have been clearer. I used my CPAP for 6 years before surgery and am still using it afterwards although I think the pressure needs to be adjusted downwards. I don't mind it and if you told me I had to use it for the rest of my life I'd probably be okay with it. What would be nice is to be able to lay flat in a bed and not have to sleep in a recliner. That day is coming!

[Allan Cameron 98]

While weight has a huge impact on sleep apnea, it is not the sole determining factor. I work with a couple of people I consider to be on the thin side of the world, not exactly skinny but not exact fat either. Both are active duty GIs and work out regularly, however they have sleep apnea. My Doc and I talked about it, and my sleep apnea was diagnosed after I gained way too much, so both he and I are looking to see if weight loss will have any impact, but he specifically warned me that it may not cure my sleep apnea...oh well, the high blood pressure is definitely going down.

[ladybug112000 114]

I have had my CPAP for seven days. I HATE IT! I don't feel that I get enough air when I use it. It's required I use it for two weeks before surgery and take it to the hospital. Did I mention, I HATE IT???

[Jamie Greatone Jamison 19]

I have sleep apnea and I never use my CPAP. I just don't like it. I know that's probably bad, but I haven't used it in over 2 years. They told me to bring it to the hospital and I didn't. When I arrived they asked me if I had it, and I said know, I don't like using it. That was the only thing stated to me about it.