Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 > asked about sleep apnea: > > " Is it important to be tested for sleep apnea prior > to > having WLS? If > so, why? Will the surgeon or the PCP bring up this > topic during > pre-surgery appointments (consults, physicals, > etc.)??? How does > someone get tested to see if they do have sleep > apnea? " > > Here's what I know: If you have sleep apnea it can > effect the way drugs, especially morphine, act on > you. > It can be quite scary. When I went in for my surgery > on 3/20 in Mt. Sinai the anesthesiologist asked me > if > I had it and I, not knowing otherwise, said " no. " > Then, that first night, around 7 in the morning, > they > couldn't wake me and my breathing was very shallow, > and, I'm told, I looked deathly ill all green and > yellow. So I ended up in the ICU with a drug > overdose > (cause the morphine they think was too much for my > system along with the sleep apnea.)Those alarms that > don't let you sleep that Jill K. described kept me > crazy awake and so did a horrible, psychotic bad > trip > where I actually believed a Star Trek episode on TV > was interactive with my vital signs monitor. > > With all the tests they ask for pre-op no one ever > mentioned getting one for sleep apnea!! Why not?? I > think everyone, patients, doctors, nurses should > assume all of us who are morbidly obese have it. > Just > sounder medically, don't you think?? > > Thanks for asking the question,. I've been > meaning to warn people about this. > > Eva > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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