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Hey everyone, I'm a day and a half away from my surgery (Sept 2nd) and wanted to find out if anyone out there has or had sleep apnea and what they did for you during your surgery.
I have severe sleep apnea and am on a BIPAP machine that I wear every night. I was wondering if the oxygen in your nose for your surgery was enough to help you sleep well. The setting on my machine is very strong so I'm concerned if it'll be enough air that goes into my nose at the hospital. Unfortunately, I stop breathing anytime I'm not on my machine, so taking a nap is out of the question unless I'm wearing my mask.
Does anyone else have/had this problem for their surgery? If so, did they allow you to bring in your machine or was the oxygen enough for you? Thoughts? Comments?
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Thanks!
Oso
I have severe sleep apnea and am on a BIPAP machine that I wear every night. I was wondering if the oxygen in your nose for your surgery was enough to help you sleep well. The setting on my machine is very strong so I'm concerned if it'll be enough air that goes into my nose at the hospital. Unfortunately, I stop breathing anytime I'm not on my machine, so taking a nap is out of the question unless I'm wearing my mask.
Does anyone else have/had this problem for their surgery? If so, did they allow you to bring in your machine or was the oxygen enough for you? Thoughts? Comments?
Also, don't forget to check out and subscribe to my video blog on youtube. Where you can see the before, during and after videos of my journey
www.youtube.com/dabigdaddybear
Thanks!
Oso
I'm on a cpap. I know I'll need to take it with me.
Best wishes on a speedy recovery.
My setting for the bi-pap was on the highest setting possible for those machines (also known as life support). You will need to go for another sleep study a few months post-op for as your weight comes down so will the machine settings. 1 yr out and I was totally off the 24/7 oxygen and my bi-pap settings was cut more than 1/2 and there have been times where I have gone with out it for several nights due to malfunctioning machines and electricity being out and I was able to sleep comfortably. Before surgery I would stop breathing 300 times per hour. Now its 1 1/2 minutes per hour. Don't have to see the sleep apnea dr for another yr.
Believe it or not but you get spoiled with those machines. Who else can stuff their face in the pillow and still breathe with ease. Also it's a strange feeling to have to learn how to sleep again without the bulky mask. I had forgotten how to sleep and keep the snoz warm on freezing nights and still breathe air.
You'll do fine.