NEWBIE

Hi all,
I am the newbie!! I have had my first meeting with DR. Roye's office and my phyc eval is scheduled. So what can I expect? I am so excited and nervous, any support and help would be greatly appreciated thanks~looking forward to a long, healthy and happy future.

Mary

Hi Mary, I am new to this site as well, although I have finished my testing and my surgery is tomorrow.  The tests weren't that bad.  The psych evaluation was a lot of questions.  Brought up a lot of stuff that I had stored up for a while.  Anyway -- good luck with all the tests. 

Hi Mary, I have my first appt. with Dr. Roye on July 11.  What is the amount of time I should expect till surgery? How long did it take you?

Hello, Dr. Ryder told me to expect about six mos. & that is what I expect it to be.  I first met with her the second week in March.  My second appointment with her is the second week of Aug.  I hope to get my surgery date 4-6 wks. after this. The sleep study took months.  I booked the day after I saw her.  I then had a sleep consult (April), & two sleep-over studies (May).   Then there was another consult (June).  I have my 3rd consultation for the sleep study (I have sleep apnea - most overweight people do) the first week of Aug. The Dr.'s office then booked after this. It's a long, slow process due to the sleep studies. 

Thanks Islander.  Thats what I expected.  Are you done with all your other testings?  So should  I book the sleep study first when I have my orders?  Did you know you had sleep apnea before your testings?  How can you tell without studies?

Hello again, Book the first sleep consultation now.  You can't book any others until this one.  You will be sent a packet of materials which you are supposed to fill in.  When there they will ask you questions & look down your throat.  This gives them a pretty good idea if you have apnea or not. They then will book you for two studies & another consult. I wanted to sleep at Newport Hosp. which has only two beds, so this may have made the whole thing longer.  I also convinced my husband to come with me as I knew he had apnea.  I would have bet that I didn't!  I was shock to hear that I have severe apnea as does my husband. Anyone obese has an 80% chance of having it.  Do you snore?  Do you wake up a lot?  Are you a restless sleeper?  Have bad dreams?  Feel tired during the day?  Have throat/respiratory  problems with post nasal drip?  Heartburn?   You might want to also check out the forum for Medical Conditions - sleep apnea.  We have our machines coming Wed.  I'm hoping for a great night's sleep afterwards & as I've been so tired the past few months. I'm done with all my testings now.  It's just a waiting game & making sure that my apnea is taken care of.

Wow! sounds like it took longer than i expected. I spoke with a couple of folks that it only took 2 months from the first apt. I guess it is different everywhere. good luck

It may be that they had previously had sleep studies done or that their Dr. did not require it.  Without the sleeping stuff, I would have been finished testing in about two months. In R.I. they all seem to require pretty much the same thing. Outside of R.I. it's all different.  Some Dr.'s do not require the sleep studies.

Wish you the best in your surgery today!  I know you won't get this till it's over but know that I am thinking of you. Hope you have a healthy and speedy recovery! ~Dawn