I know you guys will laugh at me but...

[deanma 16]

I am two weeks post op. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea during the workup presurg. my pressures run very high on the bipap. I havent used the bipap that much since surg. last night i wore it all night. this am Mr. sleeve isnt liking food. I am wondering if i swallow air at night from bipap and if so could it stretch my sleeve out? like others, i am paranoid that Mr. sleeve will stretch out.... any thoughts?

[joatsaint 2,814]

I used my CPAP for almost a year post-op. I never felt like my sleeve was stretched. I stopped using my CPAP when I was sleeping as well without it as I did with it... about 11 months post-op.

I have since tried sleeping with the CPAP several times in the past year, only to wake up burping and passing so much gas, I couldn't sleep!

So, no, I don't think it's possible to stretch your sleeve using a CPAP. There are 2 easy escape routes for the extra air!

[geekguy 27]

That's exactly what is going on! I would advise adding Gas X first thing in the morning. I pop a couple of chewables and that really helps. Hopefully once the weight comes off, you can drop that durn machine.

[PresentTense 3]

sorry to butt in.. check out this website.. It explains that when you lose fat you have excess carbon dioxide and you exhale more.. maybe that is part of it.. It has to go somewhere right? http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/16/371210831/when-you-burn-off-that-fat-where-does-it-go