Sleep Study Post OP

Hey fam, when did any of you get your follow up sleep study post op?  I can tell and others have told me how my breathing is better so wanna know a good time as I am 6 weeks out now.  Thanks Happy Hump day

I didn't do a sleep study,but now I sleep so much better and I dont snore or choke in my sleep after surgery..God is god.This surgery has changed so much for me in a good way.

was sure I reposted to you.  I am so happy for your progress.  And yes God is wonderful and we have to believe in him even in the darkest hour.  Keep up the good work

I had my first post op sleep study about 6 months out, then approx. 6 months later and then again just recently. My breathing is much better, but I still have the sleep apnea and my CPAP level went from 15 to 10 and is staying at 10 becasue my recent study (last month) was RMI of 19, previous was 11 so I went up in number of times I stopped breathing during my sleep. I went off the CPAP myself and still had the feelings of being tired during the day. So back on it again for sometime. I am having a proceedure done by my Ear, Nose & Throat Doctor where he will shave down the Uvula and surrounding tissues to help eleviate the APNEA (NO GUARANTEE this will work) but I want to get off of the CPAP.

My mask is not working well I need an updated one.  Going to call my Dr. and get mask script faxed over with out appointment Hey Linda, have a great day K
ETA thanks Hershey Dream.  I got through and his office will be faxing over new mask  

So glad to see your post, Linda. I now hover around a weight of 149, yet if I don't wear my CPAP (my way of testing to see whether I still had apnea) I wake up with a headache.

I saw a new ENT a few days ago and was told he feels it's an airway blockage caused by the palate and the back of the tongue. I'm having a repeat sleep study done next week (last one was done 5 years ago) but the doc expects that he will need to tighten my palate and back of my tongue if I want to be able to sleep w/out a CPAP.

I hope that I can do it, because I really would like to be rid of it! I was bummed to find out that weight loss didn't  make the apnea go away!

I was a little bummed when I found I still needed the CPAP too. But we need to take one step and one day at a time. I went away this weekend and did not pack the CPAP, I was a little tired Sunday, I will have to remember to bring my machine with me. Maybe this surgery to tighten the palate will help. Have a nice week.

My number started out at 10.  I've only lost 17 lbs so far so not sure if losing weight will get me off the CPAP.  My dentist says that my tongue is too big.  She had to redo a cap in the very back and my tongue is so thick she really had to work to keep it away from where she was working.  when I told her I had been diagnosed with sleep apnea, she said - of course you do.

Also, had a cat scan done of my sinuses and there are many pollups.  They told me this could be causing sleep apnea.  they do not want to do surgery about them.  so I'm thinking now it is possible I will always be on the cpap

I had my surgery in October 2008 and in December my sleep started to decline, slowly but it still declines.  I was getting 7 1/2 -8 1/2 hours a night and as of a couple weeks ago I was down to 4-5 hours a night.  I contacted the sleep specialist and they had me come in, I asked for a sleep study appointment but they insisted I needed to come in first.  So a 2 hour drive, one way, and they told me, 'you need a sleep study, you've lost 200 lbs since your last study.'  I was sort of miffed because I explained that I lost 200 lbs on the phone but that's water under the bridge.

5-6 years ago when I had my first study done I had to get a cpap and the pressure was at 15-17.  With no insurance It was about $1500-$1800 out of pocket.

In Feb. 2008 I went back in cause I was tired and bad memory and such and they moved me to a bi-pap with a pressure of at least 17 and up to 27or so.  I averaged 25/23. This machine was almost $4200.

Last night I went in and while I do not have the results back yet I did squeeze out that I never hit the teens.  WHOO HOOO, Maybe another 100 lbs and I won't need it any longer.  I can only hope.

I would not go in simply because you are breathing better, I would go in as soon as you notice your sleep starting to decline.  But, you will probably have to get a sleep study every 40-50 lbs lost.  I would see if your machine blows according to how much you need or if it is a set pressure.  My cpap was a set pressure, my bi-pap goes form 17-27 (which is way too much now).  I would say once you notice your sleep being disturbed call.

I always use mine, I never even lay down to take a nap without putting my mask on.  I have read stories about people simply not waking up because they didn't use their machine when sleeping or napping.

I now have a personal story to tell. My brother-in-law has a friend that died, within the last month, when he fell asleep in his recliner and simply did not wake up.  They did an autopsy and everything was okay, he died from sleep apnea.  the story is more gruesome because another brother-in-law is on the rescue squad and the guy lived at home alone so it was a few days before anyone checked on him.  It was the weekend and he had 3 days off so no one at work was looking for him.  Sad really when it could have been avoided by just wearing the damn mask.

Sorry to make this post a sad story but I feel it is important to share, I will also be placing this story on a couple other threads.

Good luck with your wl journey and your sleep apnea,

-Jaime