Question:
Will the pressure of my C-PAP cause my staples to rupture and stretch my new stomach?

My pressure is set at 16, I read that this can happen. Sometimes the air fills up in my stomach at night. Will this be a problem?    — Cyndi M. (posted on May 16, 2002)


May 15, 2002
I was told by my surgeon to use it right after surgery. I was told by the pulmologist to def. wait at least six weeks, beings the type of surg. I was going to have. (GBPass,RNY)I took it to the hospital, just to let it sit there and make them happy. I tried to use it one night, but mouth kept' opening up, chin strap did not help. Anyway, I did not use it again. I think mine was about a 15, and I only had it a month before surg.I have seen mixed thoughts about this on this site. Wish you luck...
   — Marie A.

May 15, 2002
I could not use mine after surgery....it made me feel awful. My doc said do without it. I am 11 weeks out and I don't miss it at all.
   — Oldsoul

May 15, 2002
I used mine in the hospital. My CPAP is set pretty low (11) I don't know if this makes a differance. Good Luck
   — Robert L.

May 15, 2002
Yep its very rare but it can cause a leak. Talk to your surgeon, they may be able to put you on oxygen at a higher flow instead of the %$# machine,
   — bob-haller

May 15, 2002
Check out Daryl Davidson's profile/website. He had that problem in the hospital at a setting of 11. I brought my cpap to the hospital but I never used it because my normal setting is 9 and I wanted them to turn it down for me to use and no one would turn it down because it's a prescription setting. So I wouldn't use it. My surgery was April 5th and I still haven't used it. I've lost 35 lbs and apparently have stopped snoring. :) Good luck and make sure you mention this to your doctor about the setting being turned down if possible.
   — Peggy D.

May 15, 2002
My surgeon wouldn't let me use my CPAP for awhile after surgery because of this risk. It's a small one, but he doesn't like to take chances. The initial weight loss after surgery was so rapid that I never had to go back on it.
   — mom2jtx3

May 16, 2002
My surgeon said not to use it the first 2 weeks post-op. I was on oxygen while I slept because of severe apnea and dangerously low oxygen levels without CPAP or O2. They turned my level down to 10 from 13 after then and I have not had a problem. Although the risk is small, my surgeon said he did have one patient that developed a leak that he attributed to CPAP, hence the 2 week wait.
   — Dell H.

May 16, 2002
Had one thing to follow up on previous post. Make sure that they give you constant oxygen while sleeping until you can either use your CPAP or don't need it. I went code blue in the hospital (stopped breathing and oxygen got down to 45 from normal of 90) because of an apnea episode on day three and someone had accidentally turned off my oxygen in the hospital.
   — Dell H.

May 16, 2002
My setting was 14. My surgeon wanted me to use it and told me to bring it with me, but I had never gotten used to it. I told the pulmonary doctor that and he said some people do ok on just oxygen, so they gave me oxygen. Oxygen will not stop the apneas. It will just maintain your oxygen level. You won't get a good nights sleep with it, but then you never get a good night sleep in the hospital anyway.
   — Lisa N M.




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