BigJake6904
Fat Texan
Some of you were aware that I spent last Friday night in the hospital undergoing some post-op testing. The history that led to the stay was this. Last October here at Texas A&M, I thought I had strep throat. Well, I went to the campus doctors office three times. Twice I got strep tests done, and both times they came back negative. The Doctor said "Something is wrong, but I have no idea what it is, you need to go to a ENT." So over Thanksgiving break while home, I went to the ENT. According to her, my tonsils and uvula were so swollen, she needed to operate ASAP. Due to school schedules, I was not able to be operated on until Christmas break due to the recovery time. So, on Dec. 21st I went into the hospital and had the work done. My Tonsils were removed. My uvula was removed (It's a bitch to swallow sometimes now), and my adnoidal tissue was removed. Needlees to say, I was pretty miserable for a few days, spending 3 days in the hospital on oxygen before being allowed to come home. In fact, during the recovery period, since i couldnt smoke, that is when I found this wonderful community.
Now, during the hospital stay, the evening nurses realized that while I slept, my heart stopped beating sometimes, and I as well stopped breathing. Then of course, the doctor diagnosed me with Sleep Apnea. Great! This past friday was my post op study to check on my sleep apnea, and if I need a CPAP machine to sleep on. I know I don't want to have one of these for the rest of my life starting at such a young age. So, The sleep test. Due to time constraints with work and school, I drove home on a friday afternoon to do the test. Since it all had to be done in one night, the nurse had a two hour time window from the beginning of the exam to see if I exhibited signs of sleep apnea, to then put the CPAP machine on me. Well, I woke up at the end of the test with no CPAP machine on my face. I'm thinking "GREAT! I don't need it!" Then I asked her how it went. She told me that due to her two hour restriction, after the two hours she couldn't do anything if I showed signs of Apnea. She then continued to tell me that about 3.5 hours into sleep, I showed signs of needing it, but of course, she couldnt do anything about it.
So the conclusion? Well, there isn't one. She said the doctors will "apply formulas" to my sleeping rythms and make a decision to see if I need the Sleeping machine. So I will get one of three responses; You need it, You don't need it, Come back for another study. Fantastic, because most likely they will ask for another test. I wanted to let those of you that new about it know that is wasn't anything serious, just a post op stay more or less. However, thank you to everyone who wished me well eventhough it wasn't too serious. This really is a great community.
Thanks S/BOTLs,
Jake
Now, during the hospital stay, the evening nurses realized that while I slept, my heart stopped beating sometimes, and I as well stopped breathing. Then of course, the doctor diagnosed me with Sleep Apnea. Great! This past friday was my post op study to check on my sleep apnea, and if I need a CPAP machine to sleep on. I know I don't want to have one of these for the rest of my life starting at such a young age. So, The sleep test. Due to time constraints with work and school, I drove home on a friday afternoon to do the test. Since it all had to be done in one night, the nurse had a two hour time window from the beginning of the exam to see if I exhibited signs of sleep apnea, to then put the CPAP machine on me. Well, I woke up at the end of the test with no CPAP machine on my face. I'm thinking "GREAT! I don't need it!" Then I asked her how it went. She told me that due to her two hour restriction, after the two hours she couldn't do anything if I showed signs of Apnea. She then continued to tell me that about 3.5 hours into sleep, I showed signs of needing it, but of course, she couldnt do anything about it.
So the conclusion? Well, there isn't one. She said the doctors will "apply formulas" to my sleeping rythms and make a decision to see if I need the Sleeping machine. So I will get one of three responses; You need it, You don't need it, Come back for another study. Fantastic, because most likely they will ask for another test. I wanted to let those of you that new about it know that is wasn't anything serious, just a post op stay more or less. However, thank you to everyone who wished me well eventhough it wasn't too serious. This really is a great community.
Thanks S/BOTLs,
Jake
