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[jackiemhornig 0]

Hi everyone. Looking for some help. Last night I had the breathing test with the pulminary dr. I failed the test and need to go for an overnight sleep apnea test? I am not sure what this means - I don't have trouble sleeping that I am aware of. Will having sleep apnea cause my insurance to decline me the lap band surgery. So far I got the clearnace from my primary, the psychiatrist, attended 1 of my 3 classes with the dietitian and nutrionist - only two more to go and then just the appointment to get cleared from the cardiologist and I am done.Another question I have is - how long after you complete everything does it take to actually get a surgery date. i am hopping to be done with all the preop stuff the insurnace company requires by the end of November - so I was wondering how long it takes before I have a date. Any advise would be really helpful. I am nervous and scare but finally see the light at the end of my tunnell.sorry for the spelling mistakes....sneaking on from work so trying to be quick

[Minxz 0]

Having sleep apnea is a co-morbidity. It usually makes getting approval easier.

[shanna234 0]

Hi, I also had to do a sleep apnea test. I was already approved for the surgery because of my weight and the co-morbidity of hypertension. I just had a bunch of things I needed to complete before they would schedule the surgery. I needed the psych eval, nutritionist and exercise therapist counseling, etc.

The sleep study was the last thing I did and it was really quite easy. I went in about 6 in the evening. They had me put on my pajamas and then put all sorts of wires and monitors. It was kind of hard to fall asleep and I moved a lot which got me tangled in the wires. They said that I moved more than a lot of people they had seen.

I got my sleep study results mid-June and didn't get my pre-op date until Sept. 19th when they scheduled my surgery. So, it took about 3 1/2 months for me.

They determined that my sleep apnea wasn't bad enough to warrant a cpap machine, but they did watch me for it during my recovery after the surgery.

Edited October 9, 2008 by shanna234

[dherem 0]

Hi.

I had to have a sleep study and was convinced that I did not have sleep apnea. I found out that I do have sleep apnea and needed to have a cpap machine. I was really mad and upset and did not want to be on the machine, that is until I use it the first night. I could not believe how much better I felt, and that I must have been in complete denile of my tiredness. It really is only a positive (in that it is considered a co-morbidity) for the surgery. My clinic required that one needed to by on the cpap machine for 30 days before surgery.

Once, I had everything required completed, my clinic went to the insurance company (which took two weeks to get appoved) then they scheduled surgery which was two and half weeks out.

Donna