Just wrote up a rant about sleep apnea running in families, and my family not listening.

Remember this? I'm thinking sleep apnea. Which I've said before, but I'm marshaling my arguments in an attempt to convince my mother to get tested. Which means looking at the other potentially sleep apnea related illnesses in the family (there are many) and ( Read more... )

On the down side, my sleep study last night was traumatic. I woke up several times thinking I was either being choked or smothered to death. Seems this is probably because the tech, when he upped the air pressure, didn't use the bi-pap setting (bi-pap lowers the air pressure for when you breathe out). This means I was exhaling against really high ( Read more... )

Morning conversation with Navarre:

N: You got up early today.
Z: I'm just excited about my sleep study tonight.
N: You're not confusing medicine with love again, are you?
Z: No, sweetie. I'm pretty sure Stanford doesn't love me.

(For those unfamiliar with my family, my father expresses love through medical care)

I have sleep apnea.

I just got a call from Stanford asking if I could do my sleep study tonight. Somebody else canceled, so I get to go in today. A month earlier than my appointment. Woo!

So excited. Hopefully not too excited to sleep tonight...