Sleep Study Results

[cincycub]

Our progress at rehearsal last night was, again, great. I'm so excited about this show. Yes, I know I said I hated it a week ago, but let's pretend I didn't.

At lunch today I went to see the sleep doc and get my

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[blackwingbear]

What did he tell you?

[cincycub]

He said even at my age he thought it'd be better to get the tonsils out rather than deal with a CPAP.

[mississippicub]

I agree...

[tonethbone]

Hi
Not to frighten you...but...Sleep Apnea, untreated.over time... leads to heart failure and stroke..Since you are young...you don't have to fear this...now...but I wouldn't let it go untreated. Each time there is a breathing disturbance...the brain instructs the body to produce a dose of adrenaline...which shocks the heart, raises blood pressure and wakes you up.....Do this 32 times each night for 10-15 years and it wears out the heart.....I have Sleep Apna..weight loss can help, tonsils may not, the CPAP machine is very effective ....unfortunately its difficult to get used to...good luck

[cincycub]

My dad has had a CPAP for 17 years now, and my mom credits herself with saving his life by making him get the test done... hehe... so I am SO intimately familiar with the spiel :)

I've been resisting getting the tonsillectomy because I know it sucks. But the doc seems to think that it most likely would help in my case.

If it doesn't, I will of course explore the CPAP option.

Thanks for the input :)

[razorbacklane]

I had my tonsils out when I was 19. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. They give you pain medications that pretty much make you have no pain and it isn't to bad to just have a liquid/jello/soup diet for a few days until it has healed. I was back to eating regular diet in just 4 days.

[cincycub]

Mmmm... a liquid diet is enough to convince me ;)

[cubhaystack]

You got me beat. I had about 20 disturbances per hour. That also makes a moderate case of apnea. My doc told me, however, that surgery is an option that works best for mild cases of apnea. He said that if I use the CPAP and lose some weight that I might be good for surgery to get rid of it altogether, but only when I drop down to a mild case. And yeah, he also told me that the dental appliance thing doesn't do much. Are you going to get a CPAP? I get mine next Thursday, and I'm (strangely/sadly) looking forward to it. I just want a good night's sleep!!!

[cincycub]

I'm going to try the tonsillectomy first, actually. I don't feel like I *do* have a bad night of sleep, actually. Very rarely.

[cubhaystack]

You don't feel like you have bad nights of sleep?!? No fair! Consider yourself lucky, I guess! I always feel exhausted, no matter how much or how little sleep I get. Well more power to ya. :P

[cincycub]

Yeah... that's why I was never really suspicious that I might have a problem. I never doze off randomly, it's only once in a blue moon that I take a nap, and I'm generally pretty pleasant. Depending on who you ask... hahaha.

[richtordarkbane]

Glad it's not life threatening! *hugs*

[mikiedoggie]

I'm glad you got the sleep test done. Whatever happens at least you know what you are dealing with, eh? It'll be interesting to see if you do the tonsils. Ouch.