Then may you sleep like a baby! Oh maybe that would not be good? I have been told to have one, so please as I know you will lets us know the out come.

Maybe even at 51 I am a little old fashion in that this sleep study and Behavioral Modifaction Therapy for pain is hard for me to grasp? I see a Doctor Tuesday to see if I am a good canadate for a little B.F. Skinner, Pavlou and his dogs and Watson...so lets see if they can shrink this old brain of mine..

Have a good one eveyone enjoy the weekend, thats what there made for?

Sue Bee

When your doing your sleep thing I forgot to tell you to count the little elf's I sent you.....bottoms up AND I best be leaving now:-)

I had a sleep study done earlier this year and was diagnosed as a hypersomniac - hence the snazzy name - my Dr sent my to do the sleep study due to daily headaches for over a year, this was prior to my fibro dx.

What info are you looking for?

Advice - do your best to pretend your on a vacation! bring your own pillow / follow your regular pre sleep routine

sleep hygeine is huge for me - without it, I'm a mess!

I'm having one also Jan 1st sat night, got to be there at 8:30pm and will be done at 6:30am. Mine will be in att he hosiptal itself instead at the sleep study building, dont why but it is. I was told at first it was going to be in my home, then told no. I was asked if I wanted it on a weekend and said yes so my hubby would be able to get me without having to take off work. I hope it works out for you....Good luck.

Some Sleep Study Centers will now make house calls, meaning they will do the study in your own home..not sure if this would be a good thing I would have to then clean my room rather then close the door as I have been doing:-) LOL

Sue Bee

I have a CPAP machine and still trying to get used to it. I just had a follow up and he told me that out of 120 days, I didn't use it 84. If I have even a touch of a cold, then I feel suffocated and my ears pop from the pressure. It's on the lowest setting too.

I was surprised that I fell asleep faster than I thought. The only thing I didn't like was when they used the glue remover to remove the diodes. For most people, it would be just fine..me, I'm super sensitive on my scalp and allergic to formaldehyde.

Good luck! I hope the sleep study is productive. I've heard about doing cognitive behavioral therapy to help with sleep issues, I think it'd be worth it from what little I know.

Definitely take your own pillow! When I had to do an overnighter for an epilepsy study, having my own pillow was all that got me through!

Got the paperwork in the mail today.. I have to be at the place at 8. I AM going to look at it as a private getaway. There will be a private bath and all... I can bring whatever I'd like that will make me comfortable: bathing things, pillow, something to read. Should be out by 7. Do they TELL you what time to go to bed?

I feel awkward about it.

It's wonderful news. You'll finally get a glimpse of what's going on in your sleeping brain, it's crucial information. My migraines stopped when I began to sleep well. I've been seeing a sleep specialist for the last 4 and a half years and he prescribes Xyrem for me, and a vpap machine and I finally began to get out of my bed and have a life!! He, this psychiatrist, believes that fibromyalgia is caused by our lack of restorative, stage 3 and 4 sleep. I'm very careful now to use my meds correctly and my mask and I'm so grateful to this Dr. for finally helping me when nothing else did. Oh, and do take a book to read.

I have had one about 10 years ago, and my Dr is scheduling me for another one soon. I told him to do it this year because my deductible is already met for 2010, but he dragged his feet, and is waitying for my pulmonary consult tomorrow, so not sure can get it in b-4 end of year. Dr said he won't refill my Nuvigil if I don't have one...that's dirty pool!
Anyway, there is a discussion group for sleep apnea here, you can get a lot of info from that board too. The sleep lab techs don't tell you when to go to bed. When I had mine 10 yrs ago, they let me read and watch TV until I was ready to sleep, but the problem is they wake you up about 5:00 AM so you can get ready to be out of there by 6 or so- they are anxious to go home and get some sleep themselves!! Also they didn't have anything there to eat, so if you always eat a snack before you go to sleep, take a snack with you.

Thanks, I did wonder about having a bite to eat... 8 is way earlier than I start heading to bed!

I'm having a sleep study done wednesday night. I'm also having a day study done because my doctors think I could have narcolepsy.

Good luck with yours!

I'm going to be participating in a research study sometime after January that involves a sleep study, and it's targeted toward folks with fibromyalgia. Should be interesting if I make the cut - most research studies I've tried to do I was screened out for some reason - always a different reason depending on the study, but no joy for the most part.

Looking forward to hearing the results of yours!