I hate waiting

 So I got my approval from the insurance company and I have to do a sleep study per surgeon, not insurance because I gave wrong information during my consult because my husband had not updated me on the fact that I am no longer having apnea-like episodes at night.  So, I have to do that anyway and they can't schedule me until October 11 - bummer.

The wait is a PITA. I got sleep studies for both me and DH because he was keeping me awake with his sleep apnea and I was having RLS. Well, the result was that I had mild sleep apnea and he had nothing. So the study is not fail proof anyway. He still has it but didn't sleep deep enough for it to happen on that night.

For me the sleep study was the worst of all the tests. Honestly, I think everyone, overweight or not, suffers from some form of sleep apnea. I wondered just how necessary a sleep study really was. If having the surgery helps you lose weight which in turn helps the sleep apnea, then why is it necessary to find out what level of apnea you have before the surgery? To me, it was just a waste of money, even though insurance paid for it, and it was torture. I was so uptight the night of my test that I couldn't fall asleep. When I finally did, it was only for 90 min...barely enough time for them to get any readings. Then I had to go in for another night for them to set my machine....and my pressure level was only a 6. I never used the CPAP thing anyway.

I know, i know....there are people who have real apnea issues and the study might uncover something they never knew they had, but the whole experience just left me wondering.

My insurance didn't require the study either...it was the doctor....as were other tests. Insurance only required a BMI of 40+ (if no other co-morbid conditions) and 3 mos of dietician/nutrition counseling. All the other tests, EGD, Heart, Sleep, Psych, Sonogram for gallbladder, were all requirements by the doc. I'm all for the thoroughness to make sure there are no underlying conditions, but you're right.....the waiting is agonizing. It took 6 mos to get everything done and it was the longest 6 mos of my life. All I can say is hang in there. Take one day at a time and the days will move forward. You will get there.

I hated the sleep test.  When I finally went to sleep, the tech woke me because the sensor that was on my finger came off!

 That is exactly how I feel - with the weight I have lost already, I am already better than before, so it feels like a huge waste of time and money and if they do diagnose me with even mild, I am required to get the machine -- another huge waste of money - on top of having to do a second sleep study, which also pushes back my surgery.  As it is, they are already booking into late October.