C-Pap and Surgery

When I attended the information seminar it was mentioned that if you use a C-Pap for Sleep Apnea you would need to bring to the hospital to use during surgery and recovery. Have any of you had experience with this? I have no problem doing this but was wondering why they would want to use it during surgery? Perhaps I did not understand them correctly. I am closing in on my surgery date of 12/20 and still trying to do all the research I can. Jeanne

Jeanne, they do not actually have you use the Cpap during surgery. They want you to use in for your stay in the hospital. They feel you recover quicker by using it when you sleep.....

Thank you for your help. This board is the best and what fantastic support. I thought this was probably what Dr. Patterson meant but my friend and I, who both attended the seminar, heard her to say both and I just couldn't figure out why. I'll probably be asking a whole lot of "dumb" questions in the next two weeks as I get ready for this big adventure. Jeanne

I found out during my sleep study that I habe sleep apnea. I did not get use to the c-pap machine before my surgery so I did not bring the machine to the hospital. I was fine without my machine and recovered quickly anyways. They want you to bring it so that when you are in your hospital room then you can use it when you are sleeping. Good luck on your surgery.

Thank you Becka: I felt that is probably what is the procedure but my friend and I both attended the seminar and understood Dr. Patterson to say that. Feel better that they will not be depending on my C-Pap to keep me breathing during surgery!!!! Again thank you for your help. Jeanne

They don't need it for the surgery itself as you are intubated and a machine breathes for you. After surgery you need it any time you sleep. Julia

Thanks for the information. My friend and I attended the seminar and we both thought that was what Dr. Patterson said. This makes more sense to me. I really want them to be using surgical breathing equipment during surgery and not the C-Pap. Again thank you for all your support. Jeanne

Yep. I brought mine and took it home, too. I had Dr. Jan. I did use it after surgery and it was a good thing. The morphine depressed my breathing and my oxygen saturation level (even on the CPAP) was in the toilet for a while. I had the nurses come in and "remind" me to breath deeply every 15 minutes for a while (you can't leave the hospital if your sat levels aren't high enough). Oh, well. It was worth it. Lori