Guess where I am going next Wednesday night?

[bungalowbill]

I went to a sleep disorder specialist yesterday and she is about 90% sure that I am suffering from sleep apnea....so...next wednesday night I am going for a sleep study.

I have been battling fatigue for several years and my old physician diagnosed me with hypoglycemia/early stages type 2 daibetes. Well to make along story somewhat concise, my new Dr. did several blood tests and has ruled out sugar/insulin problems and reffered me to the sleep specialist.

Yesterday, I filled out a questionaire and was physically examined..the Doc thinks that I have been treating myself for apnea without me being aware of it....I trained myself to sleep on my side...I slept on my back for years and then just didn't anymore...I drink Caffeine at certain times of the day...Hell, I thought I was just getting old!

The good news is that it is treatable and the Doc thinks I will feel much better (and younger) after the study and start treatmebnt with a CPAP.

I might have to take a pic when they hook me up with all the electrodes, just to give you guys (and gals) a good laugh.

PS, it is nice to be able to eat an occasional dessert.

[Lucid_Lunatic]

It's not a sleep disorder bro. Any time you have a good looking woman in the sack with you it's hard tp sleep!


Hope all goes well and they get you straightened right out.

[jeremy]

cool bill, hope it works out for ya. not feeling rested sucks!! i usually dont sleep well for a variety of reasons and have thought about going to a specialist.

nice to find out youve been living with a false diagnosis of diabetes

[newking70]

don't let them dip your hand in warm water while you sleep.....

[B2D]

It's not a sleep disorder bro. Any time you have a good looking woman in the sack with you it's hard tp sleep!


Hope all goes well and they get you straightened right out.

You were the one responsible for making BB yank his avatar with his wife in it, weren't ya?

[Lucid_Lunatic]

You were the one responsible for making BB yank his avatar with his wife in it, weren't ya?

Sorry, that wasn't me. At least I don't think it was.

[Tor]

Well, good luck with finding out stuff man! I have a terrible sleeping rhythm myself, but I think I am naturally more of a late-night person.. That means I have to discipline myself more to sleep more steadier, but... It takes nothing to distort the whole thing..

[bungalowbill]

Thanks for all the well wishes guys...I appreciate it!

don't let them dip your hand in warm water while you sleep.....

It is their bed...no worries!

You were the one responsible for making BB yank his avatar with his wife in it, weren't ya?

Sorry, that wasn't me. At least I don't think it was.

It wasn't LL.

[Lucid_Lunatic]

It wasn't LL.

Wheww! For a minute I thought I was going to have to appologize for something I didn't remember!

[B2D]

Wheww! For a minute I thought I was going to have to appologize for something I didn't remember!

How's that any different from normal?

I keed, I keed!

[JB_From_Hell]

I went for the overnight sleep study a few months ago. I was expecting some crazy lab setting that looked like a hospital room, but it was more like a small hotel room.

I would recommend that you don't drink anything close to sleeping, so you don't wake up, have to piss, and then have to screw around waiting on them to come unhook enough wires to go to the bathroom. Also, you can sleep in any position you want, but it's easiest on your back.

As far as the treatment, the doc suggested either the CPAP, a dental appliance that helps keep your throat open, or surgery for removing my tonsils and some of the soft pallette from the back of my throat. Believe it or not, I'm actually gonna do the surgery. She said they're all about the same success rate, so I figured I'd rather go with the one-time deal, ya know?

[d1dsj]

Great to hear it's not diabetis, let's hope you get sorted now.

[tone4days]

i had that test Joe ... i hope yours goes better than mine did ... i am sure it will - it already sounds like your doc is more on top of things than mine was ...

i was hoping for the surgery option too, but the ENT guy i got a consultation from said it didnt seem bad enough yet ... i thought for sure i had a deviated septum or some other physical obstruction abnormality in my nose/sinus area .. he said i did, but not enough to cause the problems

i swear to whoever that the configuration of the 'sinus' system proves there is no intelligent design to humans ... clearly the theory of evolution and the theory of gravity were at odds during the 'design' phase



maybe stratdeluxer will weigh in with his experience (or you can do a search) .. i think he had good luck with cpap ... or was it puckboy? ... i know it was one of those florida guys

best of luck, joe

t4d

[B2D]

Great to hear it's not diabetis...

[DLT]

I went to a sleep disorder specialist yesterday and she is about 90% sure that I am suffering from sleep apnea....so...next wednesday night I am going for a sleep study.

I have been battling fatigue for several years and my old physician diagnosed me with hypoglycemia/early stages type 2 daibetes. Well to make along story somewhat concise, my new Dr. did several blood tests and has ruled out sugar/insulin problems and reffered me to the sleep specialist.

Yesterday, I filled out a questionaire and was physically examined..the Doc thinks that I have been treating myself for apnea without me being aware of it....I trained myself to sleep on my side...I slept on my back for years and then just didn't anymore...I drink Caffeine at certain times of the day...Hell, I thought I was just getting old!

The good news is that it is treatable and the Doc thinks I will feel much better (and younger) after the study and start treatmebnt with a CPAP.

I might have to take a pic when they hook me up with all the electrodes, just to give you guys (and gals) a good laugh.

PS, it is nice to be able to eat an occasional dessert.

BB,
I use a c-pap machine. Sometimes it is a drag using it though. Hope it works well for you.

[Philcguitars]

Good luck, there was an Apnea related story in the press only yesterday. A pilot too! I hope that they can sort it out, it sounds pretty scary.

[theodie]

Bungalow, my mom finally had a sleep study a few months ago. It has made a world of difference with her since she got a machine. Glad you are doing this bro!

[bungalowbill]

A little follow up..

I did the study and I do have apnea, although it isn't full obstruction. The Doctor said out of almost 6 hours sleep, I only had 6 minutes of deep sleep....no wonder I have been tired.

So, I did another sleep study last Thursday night with the CPAP....I woke up in the morning and what a difference! I haven't felt that rested for years.

I get my CPAP delivered today and I am pretty stoked about some relief from the fatigue.

One more thing...If you feel tired all the time, go get checked and see....it really makes a big difference.

[JB_From_Hell]

I went to the doc to schedule the surgery, and he said it would definitely help me, but my insurance company requires me to try a cpap for 30 days before they'll pay for the surgery.

So, now I have to do another sleep study to get the machine. I really, really wish I could just get the dam surgery.

[bungalowbill]

I went to the doc to schedule the surgery, and he said it would definitely help me, but my insurance company requires me to try a cpap for 30 days before they'll pay for the surgery.

So, now I have to do another sleep study to get the machine. I really, really wish I could just get the dam surgery.

Sometimes you have to jump through hoops. I tell you what would really suck...is if you had the surgery and it didn't help and you had to use the CPAP anyway.

Chris, have them try the little appliance that just fits under your nostrils...it isn't that uncomfortable.