Swimming and Sleep Study

My first question is "IS swimming a good source of excercise post op"? I think I should probably tone along with it to reduce as much as possible the skin issue. My other question is "How do you fall asleep while in a sleep study?" Can you take something to put you to sleep? I cant picture falling asleep with all the wires and qurap all over me. Plus I am a roller! Do they give you something to help you nod off?

Rachel, first - sex is the best exercise but swimming is second and can be done alone. Third is just plain walking. I swam an hour plus did an hour long water exercise class three to five days per week pre-op. I just had my RNY 5/10, and got my staples out today. So only walking right now but within a week I'll be back in the pool. Second - The sleep study. Take your own favorite pillow. You'll get there and rest for a bit. Then they'll wire you up. You won't have a trouble falling sleeping. My Apnea was so bad they woke me up half way through the night and actually put me on oxygen till morning. As to the kicking thats will be in the results as to part of the treatment aftercare you'll recieve. I use to actually kick myself out of bed. Now as soon as I put my Bi-pap on I fall asleep and don't move till I wake up on the morning. Good luck on everything just stay totally positive and all will turn out great to a better you, Mike

Thanks for the info. I already have plenty of the first excercise. About 7-15 a week. Thank God for my Fiance'! Anyway thanks again!

Rachel, Swimming is a great post op exercise. You just have to wait until your incisions are completely healed so you don't get infection. Usually about a month. Can't answer your second question as I didn't have to do a sleep study! Lori

I had a lot of trouble sleeping during my three studies. The first two times, I just sort of put up with it. I have no idea where they got their data from -- maybe my awareness of being awake (not to mention that I was fully awake when they called to wake me) meant that I was only in a very light sleep. It's a mystery to me. The doctor will usually provide a sleeping pill as a contingency. At the lab I went to, they want you to try to sleep for an hour before they give you anything. Swimming is good exercise if you're doing laps. I've seen a lot of people just floating around in the pool claiming to be exercising. A good water aerobics class is very helpful. The right class will incorporate toning and muscle building into the workout. I lost 41 pounds before surgery doing 2-4 classes a week and swimming 1/2 mile's worth of laps twice a week. I had to build up to that with the swimming, but I was doing half a mile the second or third time I went to do laps. I'd been doing the aerobics for a couple of months before that.