So my surg date has been delayed until I take a sleep study according to my primary care physician

I asked my friend who is a nurse why I would need to do this and she thinks its a waste of time for me as I don't have a heavy snore, I sleep like a baby 95% of the time and rarely get up at night, and i don't suffer from migraines or shortness of breath.

Any input would be helpful. My only conclusion based on some brief Internet browsing is that the doc office gets a sweet cut of the sleep study cost. If that's the case, what a shame.

Frustrated pre-oper here, but will still follow my doc's orders

This all makes me ask this question--if you are obese and require some other surgery (e.g. Gall bladder removal) why don't they require a sleep study then?

Because the goal to weight loss surgery is weight loss. Untreated, moderate to severe sleep apnea causes high cortisol levels. High cortisol levels make weight loss harder. It's like only treating half the problem. And severe sleep apnea is often seen and treated in the hospital during and after a surgery such a gall bladder removal but outpatient diagnostics, like a sleep study, are needed to completely diagnose and treat. Severely obese patients often come to ICU post op for close observation after ANY surgery because of concerns with sedatives, narcotics in the presence of sleep apnea. Untreated sleep apnea can hinder healing at any level. For a physician to ignore addressing it, when he is performing WLS, would be less than thorough in my opinion.

So glad to find this thread. Next week I have to take equipment home for a week to test for sleep apnea. I thought at first that it was a gigantic waste if time and only pushing my surgery date further, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. If it comes back positive and I need to wear a CPAP, so be it. I sleep terrible, but always attributed it to sharing my bed with my 4 year old since the day she was born. But this could answer some questions!