Hi Karyn! Just saw your post and wanted to reassure you that you will be okay. Make sure to use your cpap every night ... It amazes me when people do not use their machines, and yes, you can die if you do not use it. Besides, you will feel so much better once your apnea is treated, and it will be one more step toward better health for you! This really is wonderful news! Good luck!

I am wondering what a bi-pap is? Just curious.

Has anyone else had this problem? I couldn't sleep at all and I don't think they got a proper sample of what my sleep is like for the test. I was supposed to have a split study test. I had the worst time falling asleep and when I did fall asleep it wasn't for very long and I'd wake up and struggle to fall back asleep again. I was tired... I just couldn't sleep. At any rate... this all could have been prevented had the sleep study techs let me take a sleeping pill like I had asked. My doctor had pre-authorized that I could take it even, so I don't understand why they wouldn't let me have it. I hardly slept. Thus, I never had the CPAP put on, and the tech said I didn't snore!!! Both my parents and my significant other give me crap about my snoring all of the time... I just don't know what to do. Any suggestions or has anyone else run into this problem?

I have severe sleep ap and am supposed to use a bi-pap with a setting of 16/10. Within two weeks after surgery the pressure of the air filling my stomach was so intense I called the dr, my primary, my insurance company and the oxygen supply company that provides the bi-pap. That was back in October. They all told me to keep using it as long as I could each night until I could get in for a new sleep study (was supposed to be within another 2 wks). For whatever reason I guess they never scheduled the study because I have made dozens of calls and am still waiting...finally gave up on the machine and I sure feel a difference. As much as I hate it, I think I need it still- just at a lower pressure. But that doesn't happen to everyone, as you can see from here- most people don't notice a difference in the pressure in terms of their stomachs.

When I had my revision they made me bring my CPAP with me. They were suppose to put on me in the recovery room but never did. I did use in the hospital at night. The Dr. suggested that my head be raised up in recovery so that helps too.