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New sleep study for 2012
I think it has been 3 years in April that I made a new bed buddy...my CPAP.
It has been so helpful to have this wonderful forum to guide me through all the questions and frustrations of being a CPAP newbie. I know that I couldn't have done it al all without the advice and support of this group. I would have boxed up the CPAP and shoved it under the bed.
I am scheduled in January to have a new sleep study, since I have lost 50 pounds! My doctor said it is time to see if I need to still use my CPAP or if I need to have the pressures adjusted.
When I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, each doctor I talked to almost "promised" me that if I lost all my excess weight that I could be CPAP-free. Well, since I have been on this forum I know that that losing weight is not an absolute guarantee that I will be CPAP-free. And you know, I am okay with that. It surprises me that I am okay if I find I still need to wear my mask every night. If I can live longer and healthier, then so be it. I guess my CPAP has become by best bed buddy. (Except for my husband of course. lol)
So I will keep you updated. Not so much looking forward to being hooked up with the wires again...but we do what we have to do to stay healthy. :>D
Have a wonderful 2012 to all of you on this wonderful forum. Thanks again Mike for offering so much of your time and talent to make this work.
bee
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Permalink Reply by Lynn on
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YAY!!! Even if you still need it, maybe your settings can come down. Lot easier though to lose weight when you are well rested.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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Thats great about losing all that weght. Good luck with the sleep study.
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Permalink Reply by BeeAsleep on
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Thanks! Losing weight with or without a CPAP is still about calories in calories out. Which is a drag that they haven't found a magic pill for that yet! lol Have a great New Year.
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So you can torture me with all the hair goo and wires? lol My insurance pays for the lab at Boulder Community Hospital..where is your lab?
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