Hey all, I am going on my 4th month of dieting for my per-surgery. I have finished all the blood work, EKG, Upper Endoscopy, X-Ray... then I had the sleep study a few days ago... today I was contacted that I do indeed have sleep apnea. I have to now have the second step to get the Cpap machine. I was told by my doctor I need to wear the machine for at least 3 weeks prior to surgery. I am looking at an October surgery date. I so far have went from 352 lbs to 336 lbs. I need to lose 32lbs.

Any sleep apnea friends? October surgery buddies?

Hi@ashleyrocx88- CPap,twin here. I have had Uncle Snuffly 6.5 months Should have,had him b sooner, one,of,my 2 sessions,i was 70 incidents per hour, scarily sriousvthere

hour, scary serious. I am finishing up a mandated 30 day electronic compliance , 4+ hours per 24. I averaged 6×. it gets faxed to Columbus. to,my bariatric program. Jessica b, my case manager delivers the faxes to Certified Nurse Practioner Valerie, my surgeon Dr Needleman's right hand woman. And then something occult,happens. They consult a voodoo priestesd, play cards, go fishing, nobody really knows. Either Valerie calls 7/6 or Jessica calls 7/9. because she will be on vacation until,then. And if i,understand i receive my surgery date.
I probably,won't be able b to discard Uncle Snuffly, my,father also had apnea.

Zero issues with my CPAP, I've had one for almost 10 years now. For anyone that "hates" it... you should look into another style/type of mask and I swear by hose management! I've got a beard too so my choices for mask are greatly reduced. If you haven't, check out CPAP.com for your needs. I've got particular filters, humidification, hose management, mask cushions, etc. There are many ways to make the CPAP (or APAP or BiPAP) so much more comfortable! At this point, I really can't sleep without it!