HELP PLEASE

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and decided to have the bypass. It is important to tell all careproviders (even periodontists as I found since my teeth are now a little loose from wearing the chin guard to keep my mouth shut is causing teeth grinding.... ). During the surgical period, your sleep apnea will need the C-PAP machine. I was not in the ICU, just a regular unit and brought my own rental machine and supplies with me.

I also have the CPAP machine. When I went in for some shoulder surgery, I informed the surgeon that I had sleep apnea. He told me to make sure I bring my machine with me as the hospital does not always have any spares. He also mentioned that I would be placed in an observation room to make sure that there was no breathing problems after the anesthetic wore off before being moved to a regular room. Not trying to scare you but it is best to tell your Dr so they can take precautions. Good luck Heidi

I read about people on the boards who have bought used machines on ebay and only had to buy new tubing. The office was able to reset the machine to their numbers/ BUT you should tell..... it's too risky otherwise! Mary