Re: Do I have to have a CPAP

November 12, 2001

I would go through with the DS date no matter what for one major reason:

the chances are excellent that it's the excess weight that's causing the

apnea, and the surgery should rapidly take that weight off. However, I'm

not a medical professional, nor do I play one in email.

~alyssa

P.S. The sleep study results should NOT take 3 weeks...mine took 1 week.

Put some pressure on the sleep study people.

Do I have to have a CPAP

> Just got a date for ds of dec 3 and a diagnosis of moderate

> obstructive sleep apnea on the same day. the problem is i have to

> have another study done for cpap tritration that will take 3 weeks

> for the results. that is after surgery. what should i do since this

> is the only date i could get in dec and for insurance purposes i have

> to do dec. the surgeons office has not gotten back to me yet about

> this. i understand things are going on in nyc today and this may be

> why i could not get in touch today. if i dont have the machine, how

> much will i be comprimising my recovery? It just seems like one thing

> after another is coming up to interfere w/ this surgery happing before

> jan. btw, yes i already tried to get a sooner date at different

> centers. earliest i could get was tomorrow night, but still three

> week wait for results, so u know that means a wait for the machine.

> do any of u medical professionals know how i might get them to speed

> this process up? thanks for all replys.BB

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