Sleep study - Part II

Jan 05, 2011

I'm here at a sleep clinic in Oregon.  This time I am jazzed for it... I am here to find out if I no longer need my CPAP machine!!!!  Had to reschedule it from last week as I STILL had my cold.  It's going away now finally (knock wood), and I'm hoping my minor sniffles won't make a difference. 

On the Board there always seem to be a lot of questions about sleep studies so I thought I'd journal my evening.

Being the last-minute person that I am, I worked late rather than getting off on time, then realized I never picked up my ambien prescription yet!  Zipped home, had a light (okay - and speedier than I should have) dinner, through jammies and my toothbrush (& my laptop, and my ebook, and on, and on) in my backpack and headed out the door to run to the nearest pharmacy.  After begging forgiveness of the wonderful people at the Walgreens pharmacy for me running in late and being in a hurry, they quickly filled my Rx, and I drove down the street to this Sleep Center. 

We are here in an office building, but the rooms are setup with nice beds, an armoire with a tv like you would see in a hotel - and even a little desk.  This center has a bathroom with a shower in each room (Love that! Where I went for my first study we shared one - but that was alright).  After getting in my jammies, my sleep-tech Shirly wired me up.  Here's my pic: 
  Had to stick my tongue out - gotta do something for the pose... Love my hair?  She slicked it back with goo so the wires on my head won't come loose while I am sleeping. 

So now I'm sitting in the cumfy chair typing out this blog.  When I am ready to go to bed, Shirley said she would come in and hook me up to the equipment.  Then it's bedtime!  I'll try to post more tomorrow.  But so far, so good. 

P.S. Like I said, this facility is very nice.  My insurance normally does everything in-house at their own facilities.  Every one was very friendly there as well.  The rooms were clean & the beds were comfortable.  It wasn't setup quite like this, so I feel lucky they're backed up right now. 

----1/6/2011 - Morning follow-up. 
Sleep study went well!  My Super-Tech Shirley said I only had a 3 minor episodes during one part of the night when I slept on my back.  This is amazing compared to the study I had 8 or 9 years ago when the episodes were in the high upper digits per HOUR and not just per night.  She never needed to come in and put a mask on me.  Below are pictures of the room at this place.  It was very comfortable & Super-Tech made me feel even more comfortable with the whole situation.  They'll send the information they compile to my pulmonologist & she'll give me the final word - device to wear in my mouth?  Or am I off the hook now?   Either way, I am ecstatic!  Love my Band!!!  Love my surgeon!!! & Love my OH-friends who have supported me throughout this last year.  Here is to another great year!
  

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