Guess who has sleep apnea?

[jdarrwest 0]

Well, after all the whining and complaining, I found out yesterday that I DO have moderate sleep apnea. :notagree I could not believe it! They want another sleep study with the CPAP to see how it does but I won't be able to do it before surgery which shouldn't matter (I asked). Just goes to show how much I really know about myself!!! I also have that restless leg syndrome thing...anyone else? I kinda knew that one but they said there are some meds you can take for it. So class what have we learned? Do all the test and smile, you may learn something you never knew!!

Have a great day!

Jodi

[TimeTraveller 0]

Yep, same here. I had no idea I had sleep apnea until the first study (mine's moderate too), then had to go back for a second study to test with a CPAP before they'd do the surgery. Been on a CPAP over a month now. Not as bad as I thought it'd be, and now that I'm 2 weeks post-op, I'm already finding that my snoring has lessened since dropping almost 15 pounds. May not have to have the CPAP more than 6-8 month...

[juliegeraci 7]

Jodi, that is great that you found out now and not when it became to serious. Best of luck with your surgery. Julie

[soulful Grandma 0]

I already knew I had sleep apnea, but my Pulm MD wanted another sleep study, found out it was getting worse and they increased the pressure from 12 to 14.

I also found out from the endoscopy that I have Barrett's esophagus.

I look at it as a blessing, we need to know these things to live and get healthy. If not for pre-op testing, I probably would never have gotten an endo as I had almost no acid reflux symptoms.

Stick with the cpap, keep trying and after a while it will seem like a friend. They really do help if you use them. And, soon you won't need it !!

I have my surgery 5/14, and have to bring my cpap along. Did your dr tell you to bring it with for your surgery?

I also have to stay overnight because of the apnea.