sleep apnea

(deactivated member)
on 2/7/14 9:57 am

why is it important to test for before surgery ?

KarenHope
on 2/7/14 10:38 am

RNY on 04/15/13

Because it can be much harder to come out of anaesthesia if you have sleep apena. I did not know I had it before this process. After my surgery they kept me in recovery several hours due to my condition and had my apnea machine handy if I needed it. Plus sleep apnea can be very hard on your heart and other organs. You need to be sleeping well to heal well.

Referral Oct '11 Orientation Ottawa Dec 9 '11 NP June 25 '12 Sleep Clinic July 27 '12

Tr to Kingston Aug '12 NP/SW/Nut Oct 1 '12 Pre-Op class - Dec 12 '12 Surgeon Mar 4 '13 Surgery Apr 15 '13

HW 304 CW 175 GOAL 150

Katie M.
on 2/7/14 10:38 am - Georgetown, Canada

RNY on 10/18/13

http://voices.yahoo.com/obstructive-sleep-apnea-complicates-gastric-bypass-718849.html

Referral May 2013 / orientation at TWH June 27 / nurse practitioner July 3 / social worker August 19 / nutrition class August 26 / nutritionist August 30 / psychologist September 3 / meet surgeon (Dr. Penner) September 20 / PATTS October 10 / Surgery October 18 2013!

(deactivated member)
on 2/7/14 11:08 am

thank you, very good info

KerryF.
on 2/7/14 8:01 pm - Brampton, ON, Canada

RNY on 10/15/13

Great Link Katie!

I can finally say that I see significant improvement from using my CPAP machine. I've been using it since the day they said I had to, but I didn't see any benefit until this last month or so.

HW 312 SW 289.5 Current Weight 135

SURGERY OCTOBER 15, 2013 Toronto Western Hospital - Dr. David Urbach

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