I DON'T WANT A CPAP MACHINE!!!!

I am 38 yrs old and I took my second sleep apnea test last night.  Four years ago it came back negative...now it' seem that I have SA.  I have got such a hardened heart about this one.  I've gained some weight over the last four years and I just don't think that I should be put on a CPAP automatically...and I will tell my doc this with passion.  My surgery is scheduled for 3/29.  I had a higher level of cholesterol and my cardiac dr. said he'd hold off on any meds until after surgery to see if my levels drop to normal.  I think the same thing should be done with the SA.

Have any of you delayed getting/using your CPAP??

I couldn't see how I'd be able to sleep with that thing and how can my husband sleep with the noise versus the snoring (which may be more bearable)? I'm just not doing it after surgery...what's the big deal.

Help me.

Prior to her RNY, my wife had OSA so bad that she couldn't drive a car for fear of falling asleep behind the wheel.  Once she got her CPAP, she slept better, felt better, and was able to stay awake.  Her chronic morning headaches went away, too.

She only had to use it for about 3 months after surgery.  By then, she had lost enough weight that she didn't need it anymore.

I was glad for her to have it and it didn't bother me in the least.  Of course, I have slept through a hotel fire alarm. 

Get the damned CPAP and use it.

Sharyn...Janet's story sounds EXACTLY like mine. I had bought my beloved Eclipse in July 2005 and by October I was scared to death to drive and handed Ron the keys.
3 weeks later got my CPAP machine and OMG...WOW...the daytime sleepiness was gone within weeks.

No one wants to use CPAP and for the first few months I had a love/hate relationship with it. But I feel so great and thats why I still continue to gear up  every night.

i KNOW i'm strange, but i actually LOVE my CPAP.  I've been on it for about 5 years now and its made such an amazing difference in my life!  Now that I've lost 129 lbs, I could probably go without it, but I like it so much.  Its kind of a security blanket.  I'm just used to it.

Again, its probably just me, but why not embrace it?  It COULD be a fantastic thing!  it was for me!

The CPAP could save your life. I didn't like it, but I used it and it helped. Two months after surgery, I didn't need it any more. Your surgeon may not do your surgery without it if he knows you need it. They woke me up with mine on. You can stop breathing without it. Just do it!

Jenny

My husband is on a CPAP and I thank the gods that he is! I used to stay awake most nights and count when he would stop breathing. If he got to 45 seconds, I would poke him and he would start snoring again. He would be grumpy, forgetful and disoriented most mornings. The CPAP changed that and the white noise from the machine makes me sleep better.

I would try it, you may be very surprised. Then, after your surgery, you may not need it.

Without the cpap you run the risk of having a heart attack.  The heart strains to try to oxygenate your blood and it can't do it if you aren't getting enough oxygen.

This is what killed my father tho we didn't know about sleep apnea back then.

I use my cpap every day. I do not miss a day.

After my surgery I ended up using the cpap in the hospital because I wasn't getting enough oxygen and kept setting the alarms up. Set off the alarms even with the cpap, so they put me on oxygen with the cpap. Still kept setting the alarm off so they made me sleep sitting up in the bed and I still set off the alarms.

Use the machine! Your life may depend on it.  I believe that some dr.s wont do the surgery if you have sleep apnea and do not use your machine.

It will suck when you first start using it but after a bit you will love it. I love how much better I feel in the mornings compared to the constant headaches and irritability I used to have.

Get the CPAP. My doctor told me that not getting enough oxygen when you sleep can affect all kinds of things, including metabolism. It'll make you healtheir before surgery and may help you lose weight after surgery. Then when you lose enough weight, hopefully, you can get rid of it.

It took me a couple of weeks to get used to it, but I sleep much more comfortably now with it than I do without it.

Girl ... I love my CPAP machine ... but certainly hope to lose it after surgery. I couldn't believe the energy I had after sleeping with it. Granted, it takes some getting used to, but it makes a huge difference in your quality of sleep.

you should use the CPAP it could save your life it will make your surgery and your recovery easier.