My doctor had called and wanted me to.have a sleep study done before my surgery. Why do I need this done? What r they looking for? Does anybody else's doctor reqd this?

Lots of people have to have them. They are looking for sleep apnea. My surgeon required a sleep study and if you were diagnosed with sleep apnea they required you to consistently use a c-pap for 60 or 90 days prior to surgery (it has built in data so the doctor can check to make sure you've been using it consistently).

Since I have NO signs of sleep apnea my PCP just signed a note to my surgeon that I did not have any sleep apnea signs OT symptoms and he was confident in recommending me for surgery without first having the sleep study done.