Sleep Study - Page 3 - ThinnerTimes

AmandaND · 04-07-2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kendebrat

I did my sleep study at home - I have moderate sleep apnea - Thankfully or I would not have been approved for surgery until I started having other issues. It's worth the one night - It may change your life forever

Sleep Apnea was one of the main things that qualified me for surgery too!

Kendebrat · 04-07-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by AmandaND

Sleep Apnea was one of the main things that qualified me for surgery too!

Hopefully your not like me, where the equipment is just like an exercise bike, it just sits there gathering dust. I try and try to go to sleep with it on, but I wake up every morning with it off - Here's hoping that the surgery cures this problem

hummingbird5953 · 04-12-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by AmandaND

I just had to have an Upper GI 2 days ago for pre-op...that was the most horrid part of this whole process for me!!

Amanda,
Just curious, since I haven't been given much head's up as to what all of these tests will entail, what's the deal w/ the upper GI and why was it horrid?

hummingbird5953 · 04-12-2007, 10:18 AM

Wonderful! My sleep study is tonight and I have a cold...and I can't get ahold of the office that will be doing the test to see if this will have any impact.
Anybody have any thoughts?

mauldinmama · 04-12-2007, 02:50 PM

I don't think it will have an impact, LOL just bite the bullet and get it over with...YOU'll be glad you did.
Best wishes!

AmandaND · 04-12-2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hummingbird5953

Amanda,
Just curious, since I haven't been given much head's up as to what all of these tests will entail, what's the deal w/ the upper GI and why was it horrid?

The upper GI is where they test your gastrointestinal system ...there is one version with a scope and one without...I didn't need a scope...basically I had to not eat or drink anything after midnight, then i went in and had to swallow these nasty sour tasting crystals that emit gas into your stomach to "blow it up" so they can see better...then you drink a huge glass of barium liquid (tastes like nasty chalk) then they lay you on a table and make you roll around while they watch it on a video screen...to me it was horrid because the stuff they make you swallow tastes soooo bad...and I am not good at keeping down bad tasting things. Hope this helps

AmandaND · 04-12-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kendebrat

Hopefully your not like me, where the equipment is just like an exercise bike, it just sits there gathering dust. I try and try to go to sleep with it on, but I wake up every morning with it off - Here's hoping that the surgery cures this problem

I have the CPAP machine but...i will admit it DOES collect dust...i try and try to use it as well and i HATE it

hummingbird5953 · 04-13-2007, 07:07 AM

Grrrr...the sleep center called yesterday to remind me of last night's appt and I mentioned that I was all stuffy. He put me on hold and came back to say that it could lead to a false positive or inconclusive results and I would have to come back so the study should be rescheduled.
So, since I DON'T want the joy of doing it twice, I rescheduled to 4/23.
I'm going to be a pre-op testing fool for the entire week of 4/23...I've scheduled all of my testing, including the psych evaluation, for that week. Just can't wait to file and get my approval!!!!!

hummingbird5953 · 04-13-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AmandaND

The upper GI is where they test your gastrointestinal system ...there is one version with a scope and one without...I didn't need a scope...basically I had to not eat or drink anything after midnight, then i went in and had to swallow these nasty sour tasting crystals that emit gas into your stomach to "blow it up" so they can see better...then you drink a huge glass of barium liquid (tastes like nasty chalk) then they lay you on a table and make you roll around while they watch it on a video screen...to me it was horrid because the stuff they make you swallow tastes soooo bad...and I am not good at keeping down bad tasting things. Hope this helps

Thanks for giving me an idea of what to expect...I really had no idea!

mauldinmama · 04-13-2007, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hummingbird5953

Grrrr...the sleep center called yesterday to remind me of last night's appt and I mentioned that I was all stuffy. He put me on hold and came back to say that it could lead to a false positive or inconclusive results and I would have to come back so the study should be rescheduled.
So, since I DON'T want the joy of doing it twice, I rescheduled to 4/23.
I'm going to be a pre-op testing fool for the entire week of 4/23...I've scheduled all of my testing, including the psych evaluation, for that week. Just can't wait to file and get my approval!!!!!

Wow what a week that will be woohoo....get it all over with at once! Can't wait for you to announce your date!