pulm eval and sleep study

I didn't have to do the sleep study test, the one they made me do I just did at home for one night.  (wore an oximeter).
The pulmonary testing is a lot of inhaling and exhaling forcefully and things like that.  I got light headed at one point.  lol
Kim, you will do fine and yes you are right, that was nice of Ryan to switch days so he could be there with Maddie. 

Let us know how it goes please!!  I'll be thinking of you!

Kim,

I've done two sleep studies there.  The first one I hardly slept at all.  The second one, I took 1 tylenol pm and slept great.  It also helped for the second study, my nurse taped down the chords to my pj's this way I didn't constantly pull them off in my sleep. Here is a run down of your night...

sign in and then fill out paperwork

they weigh you on your way to your room where you have a private bathroom to change.  They go over your paperwork and then hook you up.  You will have sticky electrodes everywhere.  In your head, neck, chest, legs.  I think its something like 16 all together and chords coming from each one.  Just when you get to sleep they come in and say your finished time to go home (at least it feels that way).  They do want you to try to mimic your sleep pattern the way it is at home.  I think its just too uncomfortable with all those wires, thats why I took the tylenol pm, but only one, just enough to relax me.

As for the lung function test.  I was sick when I took it and did fine.  If I coughed during the test they just did that part again.  They are really nice and patient. Best of luck, you'll do fine, ~Michelle