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Princess Jaz    1

Princess Jaz
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So i just came back from seeing my doctor and he says i have sleep apnea which i already knew. But now he tells me i need to use the mask for 3 months before i get medical clearance. Im upset because this is was my 5th month and my R.N. said i would be able to get the surgery next month since it would be my 6th month. Now im set back another 3 months. Has anyone had this same issue? and did you actually have to use the mask for 3 months so then you could get clearance? any information would help a lot.

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readytogoforit    172

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you already knew you had sleep apnea, did you have a CPAP ? this is a dangerous condition where you stop breathing. if they need you to do this, why wouldn't you want to take care of your health?

I understand the anxiety about waiting for surgery but, you can start changing your eating habits, eat less, start exercising now. get a head start on your "new life". this is such a small Detour.< /span>

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xavier    153

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The cpap willl make you healthier (more oxygen) for the surgery. sleep apnea starves your body of oxygen and makes it harder to heal...

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judych    225

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So i just came back from seeing my doctor and he says i have sleep apnea which i already knew. But now he tells me i need to use the mask for 3 months before i get medical clearance. Im upset because this is was my 5th month and my R.N. said i would be able to get the surgery next month since it would be my 6th month. Now im set back another 3 months. Has anyone had this same issue? and did you actually have to use the mask for 3 months so then you could get clearance? any information would help a lot.

why would he postpone the surgery when its well known that weight loss will cause you to improve?/ i dont understand that . and, whats more, i dont trust a lot of them either.

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phatkatblue    45

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I also have sleep apnea...I was diagnosed in 2005 and have had an unused CPAP since then...I had to use my CPAP for 30 days before they would complete my surgery...

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readytogoforit    172

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phatkatblue

did you go back to the sleep doc after your surgery to see if apnea is gone? I just had another study done and they found that I still need

the CPAP. They adjusted the pressure for me, all is good again. The sleep apnea affects thin people too, you know. I have a friend who

has always been thin (100- 115 lbs. ) and she always uses her machine!

This is a dangerous illness that needs to be confirmed by a doc, not us.

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phatkatblue    45

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no i haven't been to the doc for the sleep apnea since my original diagnosis in 2005...i have contiuned to use it most nights post-op as i have gotten used to the machine and found it to be helpful on nights when i can't sleep...

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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