Sleep apnea test

[davidpizzica]

Tomorrow night is the big night for my test. I'm not too worried about it because it'll involve a lot of EEG wires and some other wires, but I'm used to being wired up. I'll take everything over in an overnight case. Their TV only has four channels, but they do have a DVD player. They said I can bring a DVD with me, which will be appropiate enough "Sleeper" with Woody Allen!

[beeniesmom]

Don't worry. It's easy! All you have to do is sleep.

[Laura's Babies]

Sleep well David!! (GOOD luck)

[Karen]

We'll be thinking of you!

[davidpizzica]

Wonderful. Another area to worry about with my health. I definitely have sleep apnea. They'll contact me in a couple of days to see where I go to in terms of treatment. I expected a a regular room with a hospital bed. Instead it was a beautiful comfortable bed in what looked like a small hotel room. I wish I had cheerier news!

[beeniesmom]

Wonderful. Another area to worry about with my health. I definitely have sleep apnea. They'll contact me in a couple of days to see where I go to in terms of treatment. I expected a a regular room with a hospital bed. Instead it was a beautiful comfortable bed in what looked like a small hotel room. I wish I had cheerier news!

David, please don't worry. I know it's hard but please try to look at it as a blessing that they are able to detect this. Once you get your C-Pap machine, you will notice a really big difference. You will sleep better, you will be more rested AND, if you have a high blood pressure issue, it will probably disappear or be reduced greatly. Your quality of life will improve.
We really need to be thankful that modern medicine can detect and help treat these ailments that probably just a decade ago weren't treatable.
I always tell myself that 'it could be worse' when I get bad news from the drs. office. Usually it makes me feel better and helps me through the day.

[cassiesmom]

It's a piece of cake. I just had my first equipment change. Got a new hose and mask. Don't do what I did at the beginning which was put the water in the humidifier and then forget to turn the dial for the humidity up from zero! In the morning I'm like wow, look how little water it used! Then I'm sneezing my head off all day from the increased air pressure with no humidity. The dial goes from 0 to 5 and over the winter I used it on 4 every night. Now I'm back down to 3 the last couple of weeks. See if you can get nasal pillows in addition to a mask when you get your equipment. You might find the pillows more comfortable.

I have this one (The Respironics REMstar)
and the round dial at the left is for the humidity. On/off is a push button.

[davidpizzica]

When I went in last night, I asked the sleep nurse how many times I stopped breathing the last time. She said I stopped 57 times an hour! It was very high bordering on being dangerous. Last night however with my being on the BIPAP (sp?) machine the nurse said I slept like a baby! This week I'll be getting my own machine and I'll be able to sleep good. What a difference!