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Anyone out there dealing with sleep Apnea with a CPAP. What issues did you encounter post op.
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Hi,
Only thing I noticed post op is that I often awake with a dry mouth and have to sip some water. Not sure what is causing this. I'm down a lot of weight so maybe I need to have the pressure checked? Could be that it is venting out my mouth when I sleep and drying it out. Having my CPAP was a requirement for my surgery. Best of luck to you!
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I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 1994 and once I got on the machine (then the bipap) I was never able to sleep without it again (well once when I lost a considerable about of weight I was able to fall asleep and stay asleep for 1/2 hour). So whenever I go into the hospital and know I'll be under anesthesia I let everybody know so there won't be any Oops. During surgical prep everyone I came into contact with was informed. But between the one week preop diet and 1 week post surgery, I lost 20lbs and was able to have my cpap pressure reduced 2cm's.