Sleep Study Completed - Half Way There - Cross Post

 I had been dreading it, but it is over now.  At 5:30 a.m. this morning I drove home after having completed my sleep study with a new diagnosis of sleep apnea, added to diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, morbid obesity, and chronic lower back pain.  I've been worried that I may have it and do not really want to sleep with a CPAP machine.  When they woke me up half way through the night and put the CPAP on, I had the hardest time going back to sleep.  The respiratory therapist said I may have to come back in and request a sleep aid, but that she thinks the two hours I had should be enough.  I'm hoping that it is.  I guess the plus side is that there is another reason for the insurance company to approve me.

I have very little left to go to complete the process.  Now that I have all my cardio and pulmonary testing done, I just have to get the clearances from the corresponding -ists, cardiologist and pulmonologist.  I also have to visit with the exercise and behavioral consultants once each and then the dietician twice.  (I finished my psycho, I mean psych, consult yesterday and was cleared.)  My last appointment is June 8 and I hope to have the surgery, pending insurance approval, shortly thereafter.  I keep trying to think what I can do to make the process move faster, but I can't think of anything.  Patience is a virtue I missed out on.  

I'll be joining you all in getting healthy soon, and sending these comorbidities into remission!

-Danny

I have had sleep apnea for 10 years and I always use my CPAP machine.

Even though I have gotten used to it, I cannot wait to get rid of it!