Sleep Study Tonight

OK, Elena, you want lame? LOL

I have a sleep study tonight. First one. Nervous about it for some reason. I suppose just because it's something new and I don't know how it all works once I get there. I just hope I can fall asleep there. Given that I couldn't fall asleep until 2 am last night, it shouldn't be a problem.

I'm going to think of it as a vacation...no messy bedroom to look at, clean sheets, and they have cable and I don't!

I probably should have had one of these a long time ago. My surgeon wasn't sure I needed it but my friend Jenny who had surgery on Sept 2 said I should do it anyway. And my out of pocket expenses have been met so it shouldn't cost me much if anything.

Wish me luck! I hope I sleep the right way! Though they say you have to sleep on your stomach for part of the night. I never sleep on my stomach ever, that will be a challenge.

Anna

I SOOOO didn't sleep for my sleep study.  Not to scare you, 'cuz it's more funny than anything, but you will feel like a science experiment with all the wires & such!   Just don't drink anything after dinner.... you do NOT want to have to pee & go through all the un-hooking and re-hooking...

The worst part for me was when they asked me to sleep on my back.  I hadn't slept on my back for - well, maybe ever.  Can you imagine my surprise when they came back saying that my worst sleep came when I was laying on my back?  NO!  GET OUTTA TOWN!!!

Anyway, good luck to you with that!  One more step closer to your goal!!  Oh - and bring some unleaded along to get the crap out of your hair.  It's chunky, and hangs on like a baby monkey...

They made me sleep on my back, which I do NOT do!! So..... basically..... I didn't sleep at all. And wanna see what you will look like?

Here:



SLEEP WELL!!

(And thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!!!)

I just had a sleep study last night - to see if I can STOP using my CPAP machine. Nothing to worry about. I have had 3 studies and the technicians are SSOoooo nice.

I am more tired today than when I sleep in my own bed, but it is such an inportant issue when you are going to have surgery. Where are you having your study done?

I'm having it done at University of Minnesota-Fairview on the Riverside campus.

I need to leave at 6:30 pm I think. Need to be there at 7.

Ami-I slept like a baby-really!  It went so fast and in the am the nurse told me she actually has to look for things to fill in the report!  I was certain I would be leaving with a machine but -nope!

Good Luck and let us know how it goes!

Blessings!

I just looked at the website. Oooh, the luxury! Perhaps that's why I couldn't find the clinic listed on my preferred providers list. LOL

"The Sleep Center was created to evaluate sleep quality and determine sleep disorders. The Center is in a new space with nearby parking. You’ll spend the night in five-star-hotel luxury — not like a hospital room:

• Restful, relaxing setting
• Private room
• Furnished like a bedroom at home
• High-quality cotton linens and furnishings
• Flat-screen TV
• Bathrooms feature the latest fixtures and solid-surface countertops
• Integrated sinks and showers
• Patient lounge with comfortable seating
• Spaces for working and making phone calls
• Complimentary beverages available
• Continental breakfast in the morning"

But they don't answer what I really want to know...how easily can I get up to pee?!

It was easy for me to get up and go to the bathroom. Really not a big deal. I had a hard time sleeping until they put the c pap on me then I zonked out. Shows I really needed it.... not sure if I need it anymore, but it was amazing how the quality of my sleep sky rocketed!!

I survived! You may all breath a sigh of relief.

There were a lot more wires than I though there would be.  I did fall asleep. And they even had to wake me up in the morning. The tech was wonderful!

The tech told me that I had "beautiful sleep" and didn't stop breathing at all during the night.

Today at work is hard though. Some of that gunk got in my eyes and made my vision fuzzy. And now I'm not focusing very well with things about 1-2 feet from my head. Anything less than a foot, I'm not able to focus at all and I see double. This is very weird. And this of course has given me a doozy of a headache. Trying to make it through the day, five and a half hours left. I work on the computer all day long so you can imagine how hard this is.

Can't wait to get home and see how much damage the kitties did to the house their first night on their own.

Thanks for all the support and advice!
Anna

I am glad you made it through -- it's painless typically..