Re: My sleep study is tonight...

[Guest guest]

Dora,

Congrats on them having a cancellation and your being able to go in tonight.

Sometimes it is best when things happen like this because it doesn't give

us time to fret about them.

I will be thinking of you,

2-10-04

404pre-op/358surg/321/160?

-- My sleep study is tonight...

I knew that I was going to have to schedule a sleep study but did

not know it would be so soon. I was talking with the lady who does

the scheduling and she has had GBS. She understood where I was

coming from and told me she would get me in as soon as possible. If

I had to wait for an appointment it might be late May. She called

me this morning and told me that they had an appointment for me for

May 31st but they had a cancellation tonight and if I could come in

I could have it. So, I am going in tonight to sleep for them. That

should be pretty simple.

Also, I go to the surgeon for my first visit with him. After

tonight I will have done all the preliminary tests that they

requested and we should be ready to move forward with the insurance

company. Wish me luck. I hope to be approved and in surgery by

late July or early August. It would be a real blessing if it

happens sooner for some reason.

Dora

446 Pre-op

Waiting for surgeon's OK.

[Guest guest]

oh girl tie your hair up or you will be miserable..starlet

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>Reply-To: Gastric_Bypass_Family

>To: <Gastric_Bypass_Family >

>Subject: RE: My sleep study is tonight...

>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:26:48 -0500

>

>It was not so bad. They hook you up to 21 probes, 2 on your feet, some on

>your chest in front and on your back, a bunch all over your head including

>some that they have to glue into your hair. None of it hurts and the

>person who did mine could not have been any nicer. They also put an oxygen

>thing on my finger. The only hard part was getting to sleep in an

>unfamiliar bed. They told me that if I have apnea they would come in

>during the night and put the machine on me. Well I got the machine. It is

>not bad and it just goes over your nose. Can't tell you if I slept better,

>because I was not in my bed. But over all, they were very nice and it was

>not bad at all. You will do fine.

>

>Dora

>

> Re: My sleep study is tonight...

>

>

>Hi Dora,

>

>I go for my sleep study may 8th. I'm a little nervous not knowing what to

>expect or even take. Can you give us an update when you get back? Or if

>you'd rather email me privatly at findme@...

>

>thank you and good luck!

>

>hugs

>

>

>

> My sleep study is tonight...

>

>

>I knew that I was going to have to schedule a sleep study but did

>not know it would be so soon. I was talking with the lady who does

>the scheduling and she has had GBS. She understood where I was

>coming from and told me she would get me in as soon as possible. If

>I had to wait for an appointment it might be late May. She called

>me this morning and told me that they had an appointment for me for

>May 31st but they had a cancellation tonight and if I could come in

>I could have it. So, I am going in tonight to sleep for them. That

>should be pretty simple.

>

>Also, I go to the surgeon for my first visit with him. After

>tonight I will have done all the preliminary tests that they

>requested and we should be ready to move forward with the insurance

>company. Wish me luck. I hope to be approved and in surgery by

>late July or early August. It would be a real blessing if it

>happens sooner for some reason.

>

>Dora

>446 Pre-op

>Waiting for surgeon's OK.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi!

My name is Lori and I just had the sleep study. Its nothing to worry about.

The test is done in 2 parts. The first is to see is you have the sleep

ampnea. What they do is hook you up to wires on certain parts of of your

body in order to monitor your sleep patterns. If you do have the sleep

ampnea, the 2nd. part is when they give you the medicine through the oxygen

into your nostrils to clear out your nasal passages.

The place that I had mine done was very nice. The room was set up just like

my bedroom at home. They had a comfortable bed (not hospital bed) t.v. &

v.c.r., etc. The maximum amount of sleep is between 6 to 7 hours.

Before Part 1 of the test, they will send you paperwork, and you will have

to log your sleep patterns (sleep diary) at home for two weeks, plus will

ask other questions like how much alcohol you may consume, or if you smoke.

I hope that this was helpful information.

Lori

lpeters6@...

My sleep study is tonight...

>

>

> I knew that I was going to have to schedule a sleep study but did

> not know it would be so soon. I was talking with the lady who does

> the scheduling and she has had GBS. She understood where I was

> coming from and told me she would get me in as soon as possible. If

> I had to wait for an appointment it might be late May. She called

> me this morning and told me that they had an appointment for me for

> May 31st but they had a cancellation tonight and if I could come in

> I could have it. So, I am going in tonight to sleep for them. That

> should be pretty simple.

>

> Also, I go to the surgeon for my first visit with him. After

> tonight I will have done all the preliminary tests that they

> requested and we should be ready to move forward with the insurance

> company. Wish me luck. I hope to be approved and in surgery by

> late July or early August. It would be a real blessing if it

> happens sooner for some reason.

>

> Dora

> 446 Pre-op

> Waiting for surgeon's OK.

>

>

>