Air in the Stomach from C-Pap

[Lyle S. Tucker 7]

I'm three weeks out for my sleeve, and lately I've been waking up with a *lot* of

air in my belly from my C-Pap. I've made sure my chin-strap's on very tight and

that I have no masks leaks, but I still have the problem and am now worried about

what this will do to my stomach after the surgery. I have an appointment this up-

coming week with my sleep doctor, but wanted to find out if anyone else had run

into this problem and what their experiences have been. Thanks!

[KristenLe 5,979]

@@Lyle S. Tucker Do you have a full facial mask? I only have a nasal mask so I don't think I could possibly swallow air. Have you lost weight on pre-op? Maybe you need an adjustment on your CPAP settings.

[EZisme 11]

As you lose weight you will need the pressure adjusted but that sucks cause if your Dr. Is anything like mine it takes month to get an appointment

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[Lyle S. Tucker 7]

I want to thank everyone for their responses - *much* appreciated!

I have an appointment to see my sleep doctor this Friday - I'm very

lucky in that they are *very* responsive. Yes, I have lost close to

thirty pounds and probably do need adjustments. I can't control the

air pressure (which is set at 20, the highest you can go, so, yes, I do

have the full face mask, but I also have a chin strap that I adjust tightly

to keep my mouth from opening). As per the advice offered on the

a site addressing this issue, I'm sleeping on a couple of extra pillows and

have adjusted upward the C-Flex option on my machine by one number,

both of which resulted in my having *much* less air this morning. Tonight

I'm putting the C-Flex option up to it's highest setting and will see how

that does. Crossing my fingers in hope that this takes care of the matter!

[kyboo1972 90]

wow.. i've not thought about that.. but i'm going to make sure to speak to my doctor about it. My surgery is about a week out... Congrats on the WL

[Lyle S. Tucker 7]

Thank you, kyboo1972, and "congratulations on the weight loss" right back atcha!

You keep going, girl, you're doing great. Best of luck with your surgery.