Karly Green
Sleep study = done!
May 12, 2010
I had my sleep apnea test last night. It was relatively painless.I arrived at the center at like 7:30. Signed some paperwork. It was just me and one other patient, and one nurse. She showed us each to our rooms and gave us a little tour.
I went in my PJs, so I just put my purse away, kicked off my shoes, grabbed a blanket and went to the lobby where they had nice very comfortable leather sofas. And watched some TV, ate an apple, and foolishly drank half a bottle of water. At about 9:00 the nurse took me to a little room where I watched a video of Sleep Apnea as she put electrodes and lead wires all over my head, face, and body. They use this conductive goop that stays in your hair and on your skin till you wash it off with soap and HOT water. It's pretty nasty. That took about 20 minutes. The process wasn't bad, sorta felt like I was at a spa because she had to lightly scrub (or exfoliate) the areas first.
Anyways... 10:00 rolls around and I get ready for bed. She hooks me up to all the fancy monitors, and puts a nose breathing thing on me to monitor my breathing.
The bed was hard so it was difficult for me to fall asleep, and once I did I woke up twice to go pee (silly girl drinking all that water). Going to the bathroom was difficult cause I had to wait for the nurse to come and unhook me.
Finally at around 4:30 am when I woke to go to the bathroom the 2nd time I asked if she had enough data. She said she did and that I could go home if I wanted. And believe me, I DID!
It took about 5 minutes for her to take all my wires off, I signed some stuff and left.
They had showers there for me to wash off the goop outta my hair, but I just used a towel and wiped it off, pulled my hair back, and washed it in the shower at home a little later.
Needless to say I'm a little tired today. But no worse for the wear!
One more thing to add to the "done list".
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About Me
Middletown, NJ
Location
21.8
BMI
Surgery
08/02/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 10, 2009
Member Since
Before & After
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272lbs
130lbs
