Update from my Nurse Appointment - TWH

I am feeling a little disappointed today... I had my Nurse appointment and everything went well except for the fact that I had my Sleep Study done and it showed moderate sleep apnea. My follow up with the sleep clinic is on Monday but basically the nurse is saying that if I require a mask, then I will have to get the mask and use it and then have the follow up sleep study with the mask before I would move forward. I called the sleep study doctors office and they told me that they usually like the patients to have the mask for 2 months before doing the followup. This really sucks. I don't want to have to wait another 2 months to find out the date that I am having my surgery. I don't want to wear a cpap machine.....

I can appreciate that any delay is disappointing. I wear a CPAP and can tell you it is not that bad. I know there is research that supports good sleep helps with weight loss. That being said the CPAP may be worth the delay if it helps. I know when I wear mine I do have more energy. Hope this helps.

Sorry to hear you are disappointed but the cpap isn't that bad. I've used mine for years and it makes such a big difference. In the grand scale of things, waiting another 2 months isn't that long to wait to get surgery date. I know it sucks but it will be worth it in the end.

Keep your chin up...things will work out as they are supposed to.

Tammy :)

Hi Melly sorry to hear about you having sleep apnea.  I have it and use CPAP.  It is amazing how much better I feel with CPAP though.  It sucks that you will have to wait another two months but it will be all worth it!

Sorry to hear that you need a cpap machine one thing I will tell you if you have to pay for it yourself see if you can get a rental because 2 months after my suregery I no longer needed mine I also found I got a better sleep with it.

I know you don't like the thought of waiting but unless you do the follow ups TWH will not move you forward.

Good luck

Just as a follow-up from my OP.

I had the follow-up for my sleep study with the respirologist on Monday. My plan was to plead with him to not give me the mask because I would have surgery and the apnea would most likely go away and I wouldn't need it. It would be a big waste of money.  WELL..... Instead, he advises that if I wasn't having the surgery then he wouldn't even prescribe the mask but because I am, he is because we need to make sure that my breathing is optimal before having the surgery and during the surgery.  So now I am waiting for my insurance to get back to us to advise what portion they will cover and then I get the mask.

My follow-up sleep study is booked for June 28 with the mask and then I will have a follow-up around July 14, 2015 and then hopefully TWH will move me throough.