My doctors feel that sleep apnea and loss of oxygen causes the morning migraines I have upon waking. The only solution I have found so I can make it to work is set my alarm every day for 2:00 AM, take a migraine pill, try to sleep 2 more hours and get up at 4:00 AM for work. I do not have a C Pap machine, it is still being researched. As yet, I do not have the approval for gastric bypass surgery that will hopefully eliminate the sleep apnea.

Angela, I have not had my surgery yet, but last week I vistied with my surgeon and he said I could no longer use mine as it was dangerous with the air pushing on the staple line in my stomach. But others have told me that they just usually have theirs adjusted to a lower pressure setting and still use it until they lose enough weight to not need any longer. I don't know what I am going to do about not using it at all, as I know I have severe sleep apenea, and don't want to have the surgery to die from the sleep apenea. So I am seeing a pulmonologist next week to discuss. Good luck---Debbie

I am still pre-op also, I will be having surgery in Late July. My surgeon says I should bring my cpap machine with me to the hospital. He says that in about 6 mos I will have to have anyother sleep study to see if I need it but I definately need it now. I have had mine for 5 mos and still cant get used to it. I fall asleep with it on but I wake up in the middle of the night and want to take it off. Good Luck. But I would definately get a second opinion.

Debbie, First of all, good luck on your surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery! I have been told to bring my c-pap machine with me to my surgery. I am not sure what a bi-pap is and what the difference is between the two, but I think you should probably call your respiratory therapist and see what they say. Maybe also try calling another surgeon just to ask them their opinion too.

Claudia, The c-pap does take some time to get use to. I have had mine for 4 months now and still sometimes I wake up with it off of me. But I can definitely tell a difference in my energy and I do feel like I am sleeping much better now. Before my c-pap, you could not drag me out of bed before noon on the weekends and I still felt tired. Now I automatically wake up between 7 and 9 am and feel rested. Give it a chance b/c I never thought I would get use to. I even hated it, but my hubby hammered me about it (mainly b/c he could not sleep with all of my snoring without it) every night, and that helped. I decided that if I was going to have this surgery to make me better, than I better do all I can before hand to make me a little healthier. Also, about the thick mucus, it might be from dehydration like the last poster said. I know I am dehydrated and the same thing is happening to me, so I am trying to drink more water to see if that helps. Good luck on your up and coming surgery and congrats to you! Oh, and wear your mask !