Sleep Apnea
Actually it should help you to remain qualified for surgery, since sleep apnea is one of the obesity related complications that helps to get surgery approved. You will be intubated during surgery so the sleep apnea won't matter, and the weight loss will help to eliminate your sleep problems. Since I have lost this nearly 60 pounds I no longer snore and sleep like that proverbial baby.
Judy
I know alot of Docs like to do it twice, just to verify. With all the things hooked up, you sometimes don't do well the first time.
This will also help with respitory at the hospital. I had to take my machine with me. I have had it for 8 years, and can't sleep without hearing the hiss of it. Just think, it should help you rest better. Resting better = healing faster.
Best of luck.
This will also help with respitory at the hospital. I had to take my machine with me. I have had it for 8 years, and can't sleep without hearing the hiss of it. Just think, it should help you rest better. Resting better = healing faster.
Best of luck.
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It's a comorbidity of obesity. Something that can kill you if you don't take care of it. A second study will verify or nulify the results of your first test.
They will fit you for a machine to put positive air pressure in your throat when you sleep so you don't stop breathing.
If you have a machine at the time of surgery take it to the hospital like Linda said.
I had it when I was a biggun. I got rid of it at 5 months post op.
kp
They will fit you for a machine to put positive air pressure in your throat when you sleep so you don't stop breathing.
If you have a machine at the time of surgery take it to the hospital like Linda said.
I had it when I was a biggun. I got rid of it at 5 months post op.
kp
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Hey Kev,
Remember Ed had such severe apnea pre-op that he had the trachesostomy for over 5 years. His apnea was so bad he made the medical history books....LOL. He had over 750 episodes of apnea every single night. His open RNY was September 27, 2004 and after 5 years of having the trache, he got it removed in March of 2005. He was scared at first....afraid he wouldn't be able to breathe without the tube. He was then on C-pap for a few months just to be sure his apnea was under control. He was able to stop using it by July 2005. He's holding steady at between 185 and 190 pounds..too thin in my opinion. But you know where he started from...about 440 pounds. His son Christopher had his surgery March 1, 2007 and has lost 330 pounds. Amazing to see him....he looks great at a svelte 225/230 lbs.
Remember Ed had such severe apnea pre-op that he had the trachesostomy for over 5 years. His apnea was so bad he made the medical history books....LOL. He had over 750 episodes of apnea every single night. His open RNY was September 27, 2004 and after 5 years of having the trache, he got it removed in March of 2005. He was scared at first....afraid he wouldn't be able to breathe without the tube. He was then on C-pap for a few months just to be sure his apnea was under control. He was able to stop using it by July 2005. He's holding steady at between 185 and 190 pounds..too thin in my opinion. But you know where he started from...about 440 pounds. His son Christopher had his surgery March 1, 2007 and has lost 330 pounds. Amazing to see him....he looks great at a svelte 225/230 lbs.
KathyG
I have a bad case of sleep apnea. I would have over 60 episodes per hour before using the CPAP mahcine and snored like a grizzly bear. I would keep up people in other areas of the house. My wife says she can no longer tell if I am sleeping or not becasue I don't snore. I cannot sleep without the CPAP. It is a good thing that your doctor is double checking this. You will feel a lot better and be able to actually sleep.
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