Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 In a message dated 8/15/2003 3:28:58 PM Central Daylight Time, diana_11_6@... writes: > This is ironic. I have lost 130lbs and today I found out that I have > sleep apnea!! My father and sister both have it and apparently I do > as well. This is so ironic because noone ever thought to run the > sleep diagnostic for this pre-surgery which definitely would've been > considered a co-morb. ------------------------------------------- Wow! They didn't test you pre-op? Apnea's a pretty hi-risk factor in ANY surgery, actually. And didn't YOU notice any symptoms at all? I sure did. Actually went for a test even b4 I considered WLS bcuz I kept falling asleep at the drop of a hat -- pretty dangerous when you're behind the wheel of a car, and embarrassing when you do it while your boss is giving dictation, etc. Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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