Comments | mysie: apnea test results

mysie

apnea test results

Oct 14, 2008 18:11

got the results from the sleep apnea test today. It seems that I have been surviving on less than 3 hours of actual sleep a night for years. Normal sleep has 10 or fewer apnic events per hour. My average was 111 in non-rem and 125 when in rem. Normal O2 levels are in the upper 90s and mine drops to mid 60s when I'm sleeping. w/ CPAP alone, I ( Read more... )

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beckmumble October 14 2008, 23:17:41 UTC

This sounds like a good plan!

You home tonight? I've got updates on mom's test results -- good news. But idiot illiterate doctors saga continues

mysie October 15 2008, 00:33:07 UTC

definitely home tonight. Call me.

gwyneth1362 October 15 2008, 00:08:41 UTC

Sleep and oxygen are a win! I'll keep my fingers crossed.

mysie October 15 2008, 00:37:05 UTC

Thanks!

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mysie October 15 2008, 00:36:52 UTC

I am, finally. I've lost about 20 pounds since the anniversary picnic. I have new, good, doctors. And I may, very soon, actually get a good night's sleep. Now my only question for myself is why didn't I do this sooner????

so_zanie October 15 2008, 01:45:23 UTC

I was talking to my therapist tonight about how I was in daily, almost unbearable pain for two years before I finally went in and saw a gynecologist and started trying to figure out what b.c pills would manage the pain.

I, at least, was waiting for it to go away on its own.

relativelylucid October 15 2008, 02:17:57 UTC

YAY!

katrionans October 15 2008, 02:37:21 UTC

How wonderful to have good doctors and a solid course of action! I hope it does all you want it to.

Take care!