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Hi all of my DS Fibropals!
I've been off the boards for awhile, so please allow me to explain. I went in for a sleep study and found that I quit breathing on average of.....are you ready for this? 90.1 times per hour!!! (not sure where the .1 comes from) Anyway, I was scheduled to return for another overnighter at the hospital and this time was wired for "Go" with a nasal CPAP connected. The result? I was a perfect lady....not a snort, gasp, growl or grumble. A perfect night's sleep! I was so sleep deprived that I did not even notice that I looked like a baby elephant given the tubing that protruded from my nose up to the top of my head where it is securely snapped into the top of the head gear. The unit is SUPER quiet and the rest I have had over the past 4 nights has been nothing short of a miracle for me. My fatigue is nearly non-existent and the flare up that I have been experiencing for longer than I can remember has been put in it's damn place. I was advised by the sleep specialist to "take it slow" but I can tell you, for me, this has been an absolute life changing event. Sleep is what is most needed to heal and with us Fibro Babies...it's what eludes us. I am on a fairly strict sleep schedule. So I need to leave here pronto. But I will report back. You have all been such a great group of compassionate, loving and caring friends. I appreciate you all so much! ((Hugs)) to you all!
ShelaBug
I've been off the boards for awhile, so please allow me to explain. I went in for a sleep study and found that I quit breathing on average of.....are you ready for this? 90.1 times per hour!!! (not sure where the .1 comes from) Anyway, I was scheduled to return for another overnighter at the hospital and this time was wired for "Go" with a nasal CPAP connected. The result? I was a perfect lady....not a snort, gasp, growl or grumble. A perfect night's sleep! I was so sleep deprived that I did not even notice that I looked like a baby elephant given the tubing that protruded from my nose up to the top of my head where it is securely snapped into the top of the head gear. The unit is SUPER quiet and the rest I have had over the past 4 nights has been nothing short of a miracle for me. My fatigue is nearly non-existent and the flare up that I have been experiencing for longer than I can remember has been put in it's damn place. I was advised by the sleep specialist to "take it slow" but I can tell you, for me, this has been an absolute life changing event. Sleep is what is most needed to heal and with us Fibro Babies...it's what eludes us. I am on a fairly strict sleep schedule. So I need to leave here pronto. But I will report back. You have all been such a great group of compassionate, loving and caring friends. I appreciate you all so much! ((Hugs)) to you all!
ShelaBug
Very happy for you and know that must feel great to get good sleep. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Take care always gentle hugs
Sleep well.....
I need a sleep test too to rule that out.
HUGS
JBEAN
I had a sleep study done. They found nothing. I wonder if my taking my medicine before I went to sleep had anything to do with it? I took my sleeping pill also.
Thanks for the update!