Finally had my follow up w/sleep Dr

Well I guess I should be excited I finally had my follow up w/ sleep study dr. I still have a bad attitude about the whole thing but they say I stop breathing 26 X a hour so I better get over it. So i go after waiting 3 weeks oh did I mention I called every day to bump up bu they were sooo booked! i go and in 8 minutes she tells me I have it and my machine will be delivered in the next couple of days! WHY could they not order the machine weeks ago when they knew I had it?? So she wants to see me back in 4 weeks to see how it's goin. I call Dr Roye's office and she gives me a appointment for the 19th of May. I should be excited but now I feel I hit the wall again and I have to wait yet another month to just see him. BOO! Man it took me a year to finally get the courage to do this and now I feel very discouraged with the waiting game!  All my tests have been done for weeks now and I am soo eager to get this done before all those doubts come back. I really just need to vent this frustation out and I'm sorry I sound like a cry baby! I just can't wait for my  new life to begin and FINALLY sit on the losers bench! Thanks for listening!

Glad you finally got through that apt- now your next and most important one is coming up IN LESS THAN A MONTH!!!!  How exciting is that?!?!  I know it seems forever away right now, but it will get here.  For now- enjoy the incredible weather (and call in a week to see if there are any cancelations- I know there won't be any now, because they just had to reschedule my 6 week check up and cancelled all of the apt for this coming monday)

oh Darn them for canceling your appt. You can't wait for your fill....good luck.   I know time will fly but I am being impatient! Thanks

Hi Jaime, We're not on the losers' bench yet but we are on the one right behind it. Second row really isn't that bad. I know, the waiting really stinks. I'm there too. Waiting for insurance to approve. I have my fingers crossed so tightly, I'm typing with my toes!!!!  We'll be there before you know it! Head high and chin up! Jules

Hi Jamie, I am in almost the exact same situation.  I had to wait for my follow up to be told that I have sleep apnea and that my machine would be delivered.  I went directly to get my blood work and make my follow up wtih Dr. Roye (actually my initial becuase I have never met him, only the NP) and I had to wait three weeks. But the three weeks is actualy going by very quickly and my follow up is 5/5! Also, when the home medical company contacted me, they did not seem like they were willing to bring the machine to me at all. I had to go there and pick it up. It was the oddest appointment becuase they are located in kind of a warehouse?  It was so strange.  I guess you can insist that they bring it to you, but I was so anxious to get it over with I agreed to go there. So while I've been waiting to see Dr. Roye I've just been trying to get my head together, do some research, plan for an exciting future.  It will go by quickly and you will be having surgery before you know it!  The secretary told me that he can usualy schedule you within a month for surgery from the follow up date.  Keep me posted on your progress and if you have any questions about the CPAP.  I've been strugging wtih it, but determined to make it work.

THANKS...I pick my machine up Monday from vanguard on Jefferson Blvd. Seems sooooo darn odd that this apnea is such a big deal yet it will be almost 1 month from my diagnosis til I receive my machine!  I know it will come quick I just had a time line in my head that worked my june 23rd business trip into being at least 4-6 weeks post op. now it does not look good. Thanks again for your support and I will keep you posted!

Good luck!! I thought the insurance approval was going to be the problem but surprisingly it was easy!

I hear you.  I had to wait until after my follow-up with the C-Pap before I could call my surgeon. the whole sleep testing thing took me through Spring & Summer.  Yup, the system makes no sense.  It actually works better if you go through your own Dr. rather than the sleep center. And the irony is that the surgery (weight loss) is likely a cure, and always an improvement.  But  evidently time is not of the essence here.  Don't feel bad about complaining.  It's like an endurance test, right?  The sooner you have it, the better you'd feel & be, but so many obstacles which make little sense.  Esp. this one which everyone complains about  and others in diff't states do not do. So the lesson to be learned is- if you're even thinking of getting this surgery done, schedule a sleep test.   Hate that stupid machine, but I do feel better.  Unfortunately it keeps waking me up. You're damned if you do & damned if you don't.  Ain't that just like life?

Hello,

I know it's a bummer about the sleep apnea hold up, but it's very important when it comes to anesthesia.   Why it takes so long, ????????.   When you go in for surgery they have to be sure you are getting enough oxygen and when you have sleep apnea you are even more relaxed under anesthesia which could pose a problem.   Before you know it you'll have a date, your surgery and you'll be on your way.

Robin

I feel your frustration but try to relax. I've always been a believer that everything happens for a reason. With that being said...many times I've wondered, what the hell is the reason. Sleep apnea is very serious. You are on your way to improve your health but things must be done right. Hang in there...your time will come!