Guest guest Posted March 14, 2002 Report Share Posted March 14, 2002 , I get the central ones too. Not too much they can do for them. later and hugs, cindy RE: Jeff Maciejewski > > Greetings and Jeff! > > Jeff, I'm really writing this to you. You're wife just happens to be the > courier for this note. But it's just me to you, okay? > > First, let's pretend you are at work and face this type of problem. It's > overwhelming. Where do you start? By trying to tackle the whole thing at > once? Nope. You find one corner of the puzzle that you can solve, work on > it, step back, and see if you can solve other pieces. So, let me suggest a > way to do just that. > > First of all, it is EXTREMELY important that you resolve your sleep > problems. Severe sleep apnea (or other sleep problems) causes a severe > strain on your central nervous system. Believe me. I know. I've used a > CPAP / BiPAP unit for more than six years now. I would NOT be alive > without > it. And my symptoms get MUCH worse if I sleep poorly. > > Let's see if that is a corner of the whole puzzle we can solve. I hope > that > if you can get your sleep problems under control, you will be better able > to > work through the other problems. > > How to get started on solving this? First of all, your PCP should be able > to refer you for a sleep study. Sometimes they are reluctant to do so, > because of the cost. If your PCP heads down that path, be insistent, and > note that it is now impacting your ability to drive, and worry that it will > result in a serious accident, even death. If you PCP doesn't listen to > that, then change PCPs. If they are not worried about the resulting > litigation they should not be in the practice of medicine - or anything > else, for that matter. > > How can getting the sleep test help? It's quite likely from what you > describe you are suffering SEVERE sleep deprivation. This is WAY beyond > just missing a little bit of sleep. Remember, there is a reason that sleep > deprivation is used as a form of torture throughout the world. It is > effective. It is simple. And it will destroy the person being tortured. > All without leaving a mark on that person. > > Here are a couple of site that discuss sleep apnea: > > http://health.yahoo.com/health/dc/000811/0.html > http://www.cpapman.com/disorder.htm > > Please get on this immediately! It is that important to your health and to > your family. > > > Regards, > =jbf= > > B. Fisher > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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