sleep apnea and weight loss

Hi
ive had sleep apnea and have been on a cpap machine since 2005 am working on my 10% weightloss for surgury am going for the bypass  the diatician and nutt seem to think that the sleep apnea is interfearing with me loseing weight has anyone heard of that
cassiek

My pcp sent me for a sleep study day before Thanksgiving because he thought I wasn't losing any weight in my pre op diet becasue of apnea.

I do have sleep apnea and received the BiPAP machine last week. I had a cold 2 days and didn't use it, last night  I lasted two hours.

I think the machine is the most humiliating thing I've endured in a long time. I absolutely despise it.

Its bad enough being fat and then having to lay next to your husband with this freakin fighter pilot mask on making Darth Vader noises is horrific to me.

I just hate the darn thing.

I'm also not losing weight and more exhausted from fighting with the machine.

What do you do?

I feel like I've hit rock bottom.

Hi
thanks for the reply your right its bad enough being fat and then havei ng to deal with  sleepapnea and a cpap machine its very frustrateing to say the least  am going for a repeat test cuz thats what   they want im gonna have a split study done  i was told to keep on  plugin at it
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sandie

Keep it up!  You may need to try different masks as well. Once you get used to the machine (it will take a couple of weeks), you will be amazed at how terrible you feel if you miss one night of the machine!  I do hate having to sleep with the mask on though. It is very cumbersome and humiliating.  Lord willing, I won't have to for long if I can get approved for my surgery!

Brandon

I have a love/hate relationship with my cpap machine.  I've been partners with it for about 10 years now or more and will probably always need it.  I was young and hated the idea of it when I was first diagnosed with sleep apnea, but after a month and getting used to the mask I came to love it because I was finally sleeping well and waking up rested.  Although I remember thinking to myself MANY times how UNSEXY this was to sleep tethered to this thing my husband actually enjoyed the "white noise" of the machine.  As a matter of fact, when we traveled and had to stay in a motel or as a guest in an unfamiliar place it actually made it easier to fall asleep - it cut down on unfamiliar noises I guess.  The hardest thing for me to get used to was the mask itself - it made some pressure places on the bridge of my nose - the newer gel masks help with that now.

I am having a gastric bypass Friday and it would be great if I someday didn't need it, but my guess is I will still need it because of my age and muscle tone - but maybe I'll be able to get the pressure lowered anyway after I lose weight.  In the meantime I don't know how to go to sleep without the cpap machine - I don't even nap without it.  

Hi, I've used the CPAP since June, 2008.  What I do is go to bed with  my husband and kiss him goodnight and cuddle and whatever that leads to.  THEN I put my mask on and go to sleep.  I don't like using the machine however for me it was critical.  My health has improved so much and my blood pressure has dropped back to within normal range.  No more migranes.

My doctor gave me Ambien to take for the first three months in order to get use to the machine, then I went to half a pill and now I just use Melatonin.

Don't give up, it will get better.

Dianne

This article explains it, but if you are wearing a mask and sleeping well this should not be an issue.  Does your machine collect data they can read to make sure all is OK?  If you are having trouble sleeping with the mask maybe you need to talk to the docter about adjustments.

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/lose-weight-while -sleeping

I have been just diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and will have my surgery before my machine..... and i am already feeling, like being overweight isnt enough, now to have this damn thing stuck to my face! Urgg I get angry

Im going to be sweet and simple, and i hope not offensive. If the only way to make sure i dont die in my sleep is to go to bed dressed like a fighter pilot. Then suit me up like top gun cause I will rock it till the wheels fall off.


-James
Blogging my way down from 694lbs!
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James I know you are right, but I gotta tell you that I was told 1 week ago that I needed to wear this machine and when I picked it up I cried all the way home, I have been embarrassed many times about my weight, but this was the first time that I was reduced to tears.

I absolutely hate it  - and to make things worse I am even more tired using the damn thing than I was without it.  I don't get more than 1/2 hours sleep then I am awake feeling like I am about to suffocate. My dh tells me that he hears me gasping now but never did before I got it.  I can't stand anything on my face so I am always pulling it off while I am sleeping.

So all I can hope is that  I will be one of the lucky ones who no longer need it after I have my wls cause I don't know what I am going to do if this is permanent.

Ceelions