How long until you all were able to come off your cpap machines after surgery?

I had one of the worst cases the doc had ever seen and my wife told me I stopped snoring after about 3 weeks post op....returned machine not long after. Thank god cause I hated that thing lol

When I was discharged I no longer needed it.

~Leticia **HW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221**9 weeks post op. CW: 182.6 lbs. ---ONE-DERLAND ---

I had Lap Band on Jan. 2009 started at 257 lbs, got down to 189, but still had sleep apnea. Gained some weight back, up to 202. Heading in this month to have RNY, need to drop 80lbs and have tried all diets and still holding at this weight and still use CPAP, I think it is here to stay

6 months post op to get rid of mine.

How did u kno it was time to get rid of it. We're u feeling a certain way when u sleep or anything. I've had mine for so many urs I'm addicted to it and use it all the time, even if just for a hr nap. I don't kno how to sleep without it. I'm down 71 lbs as of last weekend and for a month now ( almost 3 mo post op ) I have a lot of phlegm when I wake up to where it about gags me.

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I was wondering this too. I only got my cpap this past winter. And now that the weather is warm it's absolutely miserable. I've been less than compliant. If I wake up a few hours before I need to, I take it off and go back to sleep. My sleep apnea is very minor luckily.

My cpap machine is killing me. I have another sleep disorder that wakes me up and keeps me up and the machine just makes it hard to fall asleep too. I really tried the thing for five months but it's killing me. Hoping I don't need it much longer. To top it off I'm not absorbing my sleep meds correctly so sleep is elusive...