Life oddities
As you get older, you just get use to things that go wrong as normal;
-Memory gets worse.
-Tired more often.
-Harder to sleep at night.
-Insomnia that doesn't make sense
-Foods react with you differently.
Since I have gotten married, Nora told me that I stop breathing while I sleep, that I snore really loud, and gasp for air.
It took me about 6 months before I talked to the Dr about it. I found a way to skip around this issue by taking over the counter allergy pills.
The chlortabs helped me fall asleep, helped me sleep better, etc.
Earlier this year I decided to take a sleep lab, which went horrible. But they did find out I do have apnea's 49+ times per hour while sleeping.
Since that time up to about 3 weeks ago, life had been somewhat miserable. My body probably having been use to the problem, found some way to cope with it, and allowed me to be somewhat "normal" to "abnormal". The cpap they prescribed, ended up putting me into this rollercoaster ride. Getting use to it was the hardest part for the first two months, but then like a light switch, I needed it.
I finally went to the Doctor to get time off from work to take care of it the rest of the way about 5 weeks ago. My manager complained, so that seemed like the thing to do.
For 1 1/2 weeks I slept about 14-18 hours of the day away. I went and got another sleep lab, and a different cpap, and mask to go with it.
Since then sleep has been far different. My memory has returned, and decision making is better.
I am happy the treatment is working for me, and praise the Lord it does. I still wonder how this plays into my life with Christ. What is the role of this apnea?
- William
-Memory gets worse.
-Tired more often.
-Harder to sleep at night.
-Insomnia that doesn't make sense
-Foods react with you differently.
Since I have gotten married, Nora told me that I stop breathing while I sleep, that I snore really loud, and gasp for air.
It took me about 6 months before I talked to the Dr about it. I found a way to skip around this issue by taking over the counter allergy pills.
The chlortabs helped me fall asleep, helped me sleep better, etc.
Earlier this year I decided to take a sleep lab, which went horrible. But they did find out I do have apnea's 49+ times per hour while sleeping.
Since that time up to about 3 weeks ago, life had been somewhat miserable. My body probably having been use to the problem, found some way to cope with it, and allowed me to be somewhat "normal" to "abnormal". The cpap they prescribed, ended up putting me into this rollercoaster ride. Getting use to it was the hardest part for the first two months, but then like a light switch, I needed it.
I finally went to the Doctor to get time off from work to take care of it the rest of the way about 5 weeks ago. My manager complained, so that seemed like the thing to do.
For 1 1/2 weeks I slept about 14-18 hours of the day away. I went and got another sleep lab, and a different cpap, and mask to go with it.
Since then sleep has been far different. My memory has returned, and decision making is better.
I am happy the treatment is working for me, and praise the Lord it does. I still wonder how this plays into my life with Christ. What is the role of this apnea?
- William