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Topic: Lap Band and CPAP
Hi all,
I'm one week out from surgery and while I was in the hospital my CPAP was my saving grace. It was the only thing that would help me get any sleep. I had the awful "GAS" after surgery and I didn't sleep much the first few days after I got home.
The last three nights I've tried to put my CPAP on and my chest fills with air and hurts SO bad I have to take the thing off. I think that it is filling me up with air and it is making it extremely hard to sleep.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I haven't used it consistantly for over a week. My pressure is at a 9 and I have only been using it for about 6 months and I was told I probably wouldn't need it long after surgery.
Thanks!
Rose
I'm one week out from surgery and while I was in the hospital my CPAP was my saving grace. It was the only thing that would help me get any sleep. I had the awful "GAS" after surgery and I didn't sleep much the first few days after I got home.
The last three nights I've tried to put my CPAP on and my chest fills with air and hurts SO bad I have to take the thing off. I think that it is filling me up with air and it is making it extremely hard to sleep.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I haven't used it consistantly for over a week. My pressure is at a 9 and I have only been using it for about 6 months and I was told I probably wouldn't need it long after surgery.
Thanks!
Rose
Topic: RE: just got cpap machine
I have had my cpap for 4 years now and if i dont use it i am up all night and i fall asleep faster with it on. I have a setting of 12 now i have had settings of 9 and 11 also. I find the bes**** to sleep is on my side with the pillow bunched up or off the the side so the mask does not get pused by the pillow.
Nikki
Nikki
Topic: RE: just got cpap machine
Hang in there it will get to the point where you wont want to sleep without it. Had mine since 2006
Topic: RE: More than just the CPAP
Denise,
When I was a smoker, I had the tired problem and the phlem problem. Not sure if you are a smoker but if so, that could be the problem.
When I was a smoker, I had the tired problem and the phlem problem. Not sure if you are a smoker but if so, that could be the problem.
Topic: RE: just got cpap machine
I've been using my CPAP for 9 months and I can tell you that it does take a little time to get used to the mask, air pressure, noise, etc. I have the IntelliPap with a humidifier and my pressure setting is 12.
The sleeping position I've found best (for me) is on my back with a pillow under my knees. Before I had the CPAP I was a side sleeper so this was the biggest thing to overcome.
As far as your mask leaking, make sure you have it on tight enough and if you machine has the ramp up feature definitely use it!!! I start out at 5 and then ramp up to 12 within 10 minutes.
I hope this helps you 
better!
Good Luck,
Jean
Topic: just got cpap machine
so my first night with the cpap machine went ok I guess...got my mandatory 4 hours in, but man...for a machine that's supposed to help you sleep it sure has left me tired today. I think I just need to get used to the sleep positions I need to be in to keep the mask on and not leaking. any tips?
also my pressure is 15...just wondering what everyone else's is/was.
also my pressure is 15...just wondering what everyone else's is/was.
Topic: RE: 40 FACTS ABOUT SLEEP YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW...
Very cool post! Great sleep facts!! Thanks :-)
Topic: RE: down 200+ lbs and sleeping poorly
This is the first time I have heard of any physician saying you cannot use your cpap/bipap after you have surgery. Did you ask why you can't use your cpap?
I was not on a vent after surgery, in fact when I woke up in recovery it was out already. However, that doesn't mean you aren't going to need one. If your past history dictates the need for one it is probably safer to have it. I wonder if they mean you aren't allowed to use your cpap while the vent is in because that just makes sense. If they mean after the vent is out ask why and what happens if you die due to not using it.
I might call your sleep doctor and ask why your surgeon would not want you using it and get their opinion before you talk to your surgeon. That way you can say, my sleep specialist told me "_____". I would word things correctly and write everything down so you do not get off track and make sure you ask the surgeon all your questions. I write things down because sometimes the surgeon is in a hurry or you forget to ask all your questions. They have so much information sometimes you get lost in a sea of thoughts.
Remember, under normal cir****tances your surgeon knows best but that doesn't mean you should not understand their reasoning's behind things. Let your surgeon know you are concerned because you know people can die from sleep apnea and it only takes not using it once for your heart to stop and not restart.
If you have any other questions feel free to shoot me a message or post on here.
-Jaime
I was not on a vent after surgery, in fact when I woke up in recovery it was out already. However, that doesn't mean you aren't going to need one. If your past history dictates the need for one it is probably safer to have it. I wonder if they mean you aren't allowed to use your cpap while the vent is in because that just makes sense. If they mean after the vent is out ask why and what happens if you die due to not using it.
I might call your sleep doctor and ask why your surgeon would not want you using it and get their opinion before you talk to your surgeon. That way you can say, my sleep specialist told me "_____". I would word things correctly and write everything down so you do not get off track and make sure you ask the surgeon all your questions. I write things down because sometimes the surgeon is in a hurry or you forget to ask all your questions. They have so much information sometimes you get lost in a sea of thoughts.
Remember, under normal cir****tances your surgeon knows best but that doesn't mean you should not understand their reasoning's behind things. Let your surgeon know you are concerned because you know people can die from sleep apnea and it only takes not using it once for your heart to stop and not restart.
If you have any other questions feel free to shoot me a message or post on here.
-Jaime
Topic: RE: down 200+ lbs and sleeping poorly
I have severe obstructive sleep apnea - my last sleep study showed 83 apneas and 167 hypopneas in a night. I'm just wondering if they put you on a ventilator during surgery and if so, what the experience was like? My surgeon told me they might leave me on it for 24 hours after surgery, depending how low my oxygen saturations fall during surgery. I'm very anxious about the ventilator - I have woken up before with a tube down my throat, since they always intubate me during surgery, and I was so out of it I really freaked out. I had my gallbladder out three years ago and had a hard time breathing coming out of surgery, with my 02 saturations falling to around 70, so it's probably much better to have the vent.
They also told me that after the surgery I won't be allowed to use my CPAP, so I'm concerned about that as well.
Thanks in advance for any info you can share with me!
Carla
They also told me that after the surgery I won't be allowed to use my CPAP, so I'm concerned about that as well.
Thanks in advance for any info you can share with me!
Carla
Topic: RE: 40 FACTS ABOUT SLEEP YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW...
Interesting read Jaime... thanks for that!
That light thing behind the knee sounds really cool.
That light thing behind the knee sounds really cool.
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