Sleep Medicine.....

May 29, 2011

So I had my sleep consult with Dr. MacAuley on the 20th. Went OK I guess. His belief is that most people have some form of sleep apnea and that we are all going to die if we aren't treated, Hmmm... OK Whatever! I went on 5/26 for the actual sleep study and it was kinda crazy. They hook you up to a million electrodes on your head, chest, and legs, and place a band on your chest. They they put a pressure transducer in your nose (just like the ones for oxygen) and a pulse oximeter on your finger and ask you to go to sleep. LOL!   Surprisingly I didn't have any trouble and nodded of within twenty minutes or so. The technician had told me that they needed 6 hours of uninterrrupted sleep recording and that after that I could leave at any time. I woke up at  3:30 am and felt fully rested, refreshed, and awake. I never feel like this. Huh! I wonder if MY HUSBAND'S SNORING is what is interrupting my sleep? They never woke me during that time to put me on oxygen or anything. The tech said that I would be woken up if my oxygen dropped below 88%. I wonder if this means I don't have apnea? If so then I am ready to be submitted to insurance for approval I just can't wait until Tuesday when I can call for my results!  Until then Happy Memorial Day everyone!

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