Sleep Study

Where did you have your sleep study done and can you tell me what to expect... Thanks!  Kendra

I actually had mine a couple of years ago...before even thinking of wls. I had mine in the building across from GBMC. My pulmonary doctor recommended me to Dr. Von Rueden. I did not pursue it right away but a couple of years later, I did. I went on a Sunday night about 9:00 pm. They hooked you up to a lot of wires and sent you to bed. They watched, from another room while you slept to see if you were having episodes of not breathing. I stopped breathing about 60 times an hour. My doctor classified me with severe sleep apnea.  Then , later I had to go back again and do it all over again. This time with a c-pap on so they could determine what I needed. It is not that bad but a very big inconvenience.

Hi Kendra, I had mine done at the Sinai sleep center. The folks there were very pleasant and did a great job of making an uncomfortable situation bearable. The room was nice and not hospital like at all. It was fairly comfortable with a TV and a recliner to go along with the double? bed and private bath. I arrived at Sinai at 9pm and was taken to the center very promptly. They then proceded to hook me up to about a billion wires (ok maybe 15 - but I still felt like some kind of Borg or someone from the Matrix) and plug me into the wall. Luckily I shave my head, I can't image how much fun it would be with hair! I have pictures if you're interested. I tend to roll around a lot so It took me some time to fall asleep but I was able to eventually. They came in one time to re-hook one of the wires on my leg that I had managed to kick off. I was also told that if my apnea was too severe they would wake me and put a CPAP on me that night so I wouldn't have to come back. Luckily, that wasn't the case. In the morning (5:45am) they woke me up, let me take a shower and sent me on my way with a muffin, a yogurt and an apple. All in all it wasn't too bad. Certainly nothing to be nervous about. It's like one night in a clean, inexpensive hotel - a hotel where they plug you into the wall Good luck, Ted

Hi Kendra I had mine done at Harbor Hospital cause I work there and it was no charge for me to do it there.  I hated it.  I could not sleep there and she told me that she recorded me sleeping and I still do not beleive it.  I have long hair and they put this stuff in it, I could not tell you what it was but there was mounds, yes I said "Mounds" of it.  Sure strait shampoo and no water to get that junk out.  I failed the test and knew I would.  It was just another plus to get my surgery done.  The hospital called me back to do another sleep study with the c-pap and I think they are out of there minds.  I am not going to be able to sleep with anything on my head, up my nose or in my mouth.  So I am not a GOOD example by any means and you should forget everything I told ya and be a good patient.  You will be fine, not everyone is a princess  (ake pain in the ass) like me.  I need my feather bed and pillows and I think the mattress there was like a pancake. Hugs Kristen

Ted you got breakfast there, WOW!  I got up at 4:30am and told them I wa****ting the door.  That was another funny thing.  I could not sleep and rolled all over that bed.  The tech had to come in 8 times a rehook my legs.  I have wires EVERYWHERE! I mean everywhere and those two things up my nose.  Let me stop now.

I think everybody covered it pretty well.

Thank you for your answers!  I need to set up my appt soon!

 

I had my last 2 a GBMC in the same building as Dr. von Reudin. You have the rest. Most of these places are very nice.

I had my two at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.   I was very interesting since you are hooked up to so many wires but my advice is to do something during the day that will tire you out so that you can sleep.

I had mine done at GBMC since that is where I am having my surgery. I figured they would get the results sooner, hah, my bad, lol.  It was 2 weeks ago, so it would be a little early for results anyhow. They should come in this week, hopefully. I have to say I hated every moment of it once I was hooked up. They put c-pap on 1/2 way through and I woke up feeling like I was being suffocated.  BUT, I am a big baby, so don' go by me. It was no pain, not even any physical discomfort. The room was a hospital room converted into a bedroom, with a fluffy bed, my own bathroom, TV with all the basic cable channels, and the technician was one of the sweetest women I have ever met.  She gave me a voucher for breakfast too, which I don't think they do for everyone. If I had to do it over again, I would certainly choose the same facility. But, I won't be heartbroken if I don't have to do it again, lol.  Someone suggested that I go into it as tired as possible to insure sleep, and I did. I think it was good advice.