Wearing cpap after surgery?

[joleneB 26]

Please keep wearing your CPAP! If you feel like the pressure is too high tell your dr and have them lower it. I am a RN and worked in a sleep clinic for years ....... Weight loss can definitely improve your apnea but it doesn't necessarily mean it will completely go away. Some people think that only overweight or old people have sleep apnea, that is so not true. We had many people in our clinic weighing 100 pounds soaking wet who have severe sleep apnea so it's not just weight related. However there were also patients who were very overweight and when they lost the weight the sleep apnea went away. You won't know if your apnea is gone unless you have another sleep study, I have a CPAP and I hate it but won't stop wearing it until I know my apnea is gone.

[Cat B 30]

On 6/4/2014 at 5:36 AM, joleneB said:

Please keep wearing your CPAP! If you feel like the pressure is too high tell your dr and have them lower it. I am a RN and worked in a sleep clinic for years ....... Weight loss can definitely improve your apnea but it doesn't necessarily mean it will completely go away. Some people think that only overweight or old people have sleep apnea, that is so not true. We had many people in our clinic weighing 100 pounds soaking wet who have severe sleep apnea so it's not just weight related. However there were also patients who were very overweight and when they lost the weight the sleep apnea went away. You won't know if your apnea is gone unless you have another sleep study, I have a CPAP and I hate it but won't stop wearing it until I know my apnea is gone.

Thank you so much for this info! They didn't tell me to bring it on Monday when I go for my surgery. I was going to take it anyway. I was expecting to immediately be relieved of sleep apnea after surgery. Now I see it isn't that easy! Lol! Silly me!

[Frustr8 7,886]

Well my hospital not only wants me bring mine, they asked that I be compliant for an entire month prior to surgery. Looks like I will be on my pre surgery liver-shrinking diet all of August but I'm going to be cuddled up with Uncle Snuffly,the C Pap at night. I knew surgery was going,to change things but it looks like August will be a change also. Goodbye,fat complacent uncomplicated life, changes are going to be happening.and,happening,fast. No time for food funerals, I am going to be too busy! OMG -'WHAT HAVE I AGREED TO DO? OSU 🏣you are behind this all, if I didn't 💘 you for surgery😷 and the chance at a new life, I'd come blow💥 you up!

[ElusiveQuality 22]

I also need to be compliant for surgery. Not a problem for me because my new CPAP is my buddy. So much better than the old models. Only problem is they won't accept an evaluation from my current pulmonologist, I have to use one associated with their hospital. Pushes my surgery date back two week.

-EQ

[lastchance_2018 11]

I used mine in the hospital and at home. Looking forward to one day not needing it, but for now I depend on it.

[GirlShrinking 110]

I would wear it because the obstruction from snoring can probably cause you to wake up at multiple times throughout the night.. your body needs all the sleep it can get to fully heal.

Least that’s what was said to me when I had my sleep study done :/

[Lisa K. 62]

My surgeon required me to wear it for two weeks prior to surgery and to bring it to the hospital. If not, they would have canceled my surgery.