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cooksie    124

cooksie
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Had my sleep study last night and omg I hated it. I thought I had no problems previously with sleep apnea but lo and behold' date=' was told I stopped breathing 49 times for 15+ seconds! And the pressure had to be on 14! I'm shocked but thankful that I'm aware of it now. Could this be the reason that when I wake up everyday that I'm exhausted as if I never even slept? And does this effect potential surgery? I have about 4 more weeks til I can submit ins approval.[/quote']

Mine was 80.9 times!!! Mine was controlled with a pressure of 13. It will actually help you get approve b/c it's a comorbitidy! It can cause CHF (congestive heart failure) if you don't use it!

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berniec    166

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Had my sleep study last night and omg I hated it. I thought I had no problems previously with sleep apnea but lo and behold' date=' was told I stopped breathing 49 times for 15+ seconds! And the pressure had to be on 14! I'm shocked but thankful that I'm aware of it now. Could this be the reason that when I wake up everyday that I'm exhausted as if I never even slept? And does this effect potential surgery? I have about 4 more weeks til I can submit ins approval.[/quote']

Yes that is why you are so exhausted. Once you get used to the c pap you will feel so much better. Good luck.

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rabrijumo    140

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Had my sleep study last night and omg I hated it. I thought I had no problems previously with sleep apnea but lo and behold' date=' was told I stopped breathing 49 times for 15+ seconds! And the pressure had to be on 14! I'm shocked but thankful that I'm aware of it now. Could this be the reason that when I wake up everyday that I'm exhausted as if I never even slept? And does this effect potential surgery? I have about 4 more weeks til I can submit ins approval.[/quote']

Yes it certainly is the reason you wake up tired and it will help your surgery. But my doc has a policy if you have sleep apnea you must wear the cpap for 2 months pre op. so get it and start wearing it so you have your 2 mnths in before your surgery date.

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cooksie    124

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Yes it certainly is the reason you wake up tired and it will help your surgery. But my doc has a policy if you have sleep apnea you must wear the cpap for 2 months pre op. so get it and start wearing it so you have your 2 mnths in before your surgery date.

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Mine requires it too so it decreases breathing complications during surgery.

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SoccerMomma73    1,867

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This is hilarious!!! My husband wanted me to take a pic at the sleep lab so I made a funny face and here's his pic! Lol

ROFLMAO, I love that you had the nerve to post this :D

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melisa    4

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I had my sleep study and they said how I slept I didn't have apnea BUT they didn't get me on my back at all so I have been waiting three weeks to get one of the take home tests so I can sleep On my back just to be sure because they won't clear me for surgery until they know how I am on my back :P which blows because it's the LAST thing I need finished before they submit my stuff do it can't come fast enough! Was told this coming week, we'll see!

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berniec    166

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I had my sleep study and they said how I slept I didn't have apnea BUT they didn't get me on my back at all so I have been waiting three weeks to get one of the take home tests so I can sleep On my back just to be sure because they won't clear me for surgery until they know how I am on my back :P which blows because it's the LAST thing I need finished before they submit my stuff do it can't come fast enough! Was told this coming week' date=' we'll see![/quote']

That happened to me too. I'm a stomach sleeper. I had the study done twice at the lab. I start out on my back and before you know it I'm on my stomach. Lol.

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aNuMe    59

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Had my sleep study last night and omg I hated it. I thought I had no problems previously with sleep apnea but lo and behold' date=' was told I stopped breathing 49 times for 15+ seconds! And the pressure had to be on 14! I'm shocked but thankful that I'm aware of it now. Could this be the reason that when I wake up everyday that I'm exhausted as if I never even slept? And does this effect potential surgery? I have about 4 more weeks til I can submit ins approval.[/quote']

Yes that is why your exhausted, I too have sleep apnea I pretty much self diagnosed it wen for test and yup I have it. I started with the cpap but now I have the bipap which is much better, I cant go a nite without it im addicted, and as I think back I told my mom I prob had it as a teenager cuz I could fall asleep in a heart beat but it does work. I xant wait to that day come when I can retire it tho. Oh and having sleep apnea is a reason they could potentially approve your surgery.

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jeremysmoma    7

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Yes that is why your exhausted' date=' I too have sleep apnea I pretty much self diagnosed it wen for test and yup I have it. I started with the cpap but now I have the bipap which is much better, I cant go a nite without it im addicted, and as I think back I told my mom I prob had it as a teenager cuz I could fall asleep in a heart beat but it does work. I xant wait to that day come when I can retire it tho. Oh and having sleep apnea is a reason they could potentially approve your surgery.[/quote']

What is bipap?

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jeremysmoma    7

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Give it a chance I have had sleep ap for ten years now and cannot sleep without it my days are great now no more tiredness or falling asleep

I have been on cpap 8 years. Before I was tirder, no energy, and had Migraines every day for over a year. As soon as I slept with machine they were gone.

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cooksie    124

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What is bipap?

A BPAP machine allows the air that is delivered through the mask to be set at one pressure for inhaling and another for exhaling. This makes it much easier for the user to adapt to the machine and allows a person who has a neuromuscular disease to use the device. These dual settings also allow the user to get more air in and out of his or her lungs.

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

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