I was told today that I have a diagnosis of sleep apnea. I was shocked a little to hear this. As a nurse I deal with this issue with my patients all the time. But to have the diagnosis myself upsets me a little. The good thing is, is that if I wasn't getting these pre-operative testings done, I would have never known. I just have to get my psyche eval completed and attend a support group; so I'm almost there.

That is how I found out was pre-op testing. Turns out I am moderate to severe and stop breathing 15 times and hour. I am on the CPAP machine and struggle using it. Thanks to support from other on this site I have gone back to using my machine.

I also was told I have diverticulm & a sliding hiatus hernia with pre-op testing. I was so scared they would reject me from having the band. As in Canada this is a new surgery and we have strict medical guidlines.

Good luck!

I was told today that I have a diagnosis of sleep apnea. I was shocked a little to hear this. As a nurse I deal with this issue with my patients all the time. But to have the diagnosis myself upsets me a little. The good thing is, is that if I wasn't getting these pre-operative testings done, I would have never known. I just have to get my psyche eval completed and attend a support group; so I'm almost there.

I found out I have sleep apena too. Went to the clinic last night and was told mine was moderate. I will get a CPAP machine in a couple of days. I was lucky ...the mask didn't bother me too much last night. I agree with you, without the pre-oper testing, I would have never known.