Question:
i am getting ready for the surgery and had to take the sleep studty
have to go back to do it again have anyone every had to do this more then one time — holyman4755 (posted on September 6, 2008)
September 6, 2008
yes.. I went and had the sleep study done and then had to go back and have
the second one done so they could set up the machine.
— tootsie52
September 6, 2008
They most likely want you to come back because they found in your first
sleep study that you have sleep apnea. When someone has sleep apnea, their
upper airway collapses/blocks/obstructs during sleep, and although the
person is attempting to breathe, they will stop breathing when their airway
closes. Usually people stop breathing anywhere from a few seconds to as
long as two minutes. They may do this hundreds of times every night. This
causes their quality of sleep to be poor, because they're struggling to
breathe. It causes oxygen to drop and heart rate to speed up and lsow down.
It wears on the body, and over time can cause high blood pressure,
contributes towards the development of Type 2 Diabetes, heart arrhythmia,
stroke, hear attack, and eventually premature death.... When you go back
for your 2nd study, they will put you on CPAP; Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure. It's a machine that is connected by a hose to a mask that goes
over your nose or nose/mouth. The machine blows pressurized air in to your
airway. The pressurized air acts as a "splint" to hold your
airway open so it won't collapse shut - allowing you to breathe freely
during sleep. The machine does not breathe "for you" it simply
holds your airway open. Everyone needs a different pressure setting, and
that is what they will determine during your second study. Pressures range
from 3 cmH20 to 23 cmH20. An average pressure is about 10 -12 cmH20. Some
people need oxygen bled inline along with the pressurized air; but most
don't. You'll sleep with the mask/machine at home and in the Hospital after
your surgery. You should take your machine and mask with you for your stay
in the hospital. The machines come with a carrying case. After you lose a
lot of weight, you may no longer have sleep apnea, or may have it very
mildly, and therefore may no longer need CPAP. After you lose a lot of
weight, you'll need another sleep study without CPAP, to see if you still
have sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea is very destructive on the body. It's really
important to wear your CPAP every night. You'll get used to it, and
eventually it will just be second nature to sleep with it.........
— Gina S.
September 6, 2008
They hounded me about the sleep study till I got sick of it. I've never
had a problem sleeping except when my doctor, at the time, gave me two
medications that taken together paralyze the diaphragm. After all the
stress about it, and two studies that I considered totally bogus, I
discovered that neither my surgeon, nor my insurance required it. The only
thing it did was to make the anesthesiologist shaky and he squirted
lidocaine into my lungs while I breathed and I'm pretty sure, damaged my
lungs. I still taste that mess and am really having to fight allergies
this year for the first time. I have a CPap and a BiPap I've never used
and never will. They're just taking up space. Those that need them, I'm
sure need them, I never have. I don't and never did snore, or quit
breathing. That was before the surgery and except for the lidocaine
results, I still have no problems breathing. Good luck, your insurance
might require it, or your surgeon might, but mine didn't.
— Dusty Ray Vaughn
September 6, 2008
If you didn't have sleep apnea, Dusty, why do you have CPAP and BiPap at
home?
— Gina S.
September 6, 2008
Hey William, my name is Mindee. I too am in the same predicament as you.
i did all the testing and sleep study. i got diagnost with sleep apnea,
told my doctor that I got approved for the c-pac and he said it will go
away after surgery. So now that i got approved for surgery, did all the
tests, and the 6 mos diet i know get a call from the surgery cordinators
asking me if i am sleeping with my c-pac and i told them i dont have one.
Now i had to call my doctor again and he is sending me back fror the split
study with the c-pac. I have to wait until Sept. 30. i am getting so
tired of waiting, i try to stay very determined but the longer it takes it
gets harder and harder. Well good luck and God Bless. = D
— Mindee M.
September 7, 2008
Yes I did. It was because during the first study they found I had an
issue. During the second one they used a mask on me to see how I faired and
what degree cpap flow I needed. Good luck!
— Belanna
September 7, 2008
I didn't have to go back a 2nd time - however I stayed 2 nights for the
study. On the first night I was hooked up and slept on my own w/o the
machine. The next day the doctor came in and told me I stopped breathing
63x an hour. The same day I took "nap" studies every 3 hours.
And that night I slept with my C-Pap machine and they determined the
correct setting for me. Now I sleep SO much better!! Good Luck!
— Melissa D.
September 7, 2008
Yikes. I had a sleep study done that showed I have sleep apnea but then
my doctor suddenly retired and it was never followed up. Do you think
they will make me do it again now? (that was 5 years ago)
— michell
September 12, 2008
I think it is common to have 2 trips to the sleep center if you are
diagnosed to have obstructive sleep apnea. The first test is to diagnose
the problem, the second time is to try the c-pap machine to see if you can
tolerate it and to find what setting/pressure you are going to need. I was
not excited about getting the machine, however, I love it now and can't
sleep without it.
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
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