Posted by James K on September 5, 2006, at 2:45:30
In reply to Re: Above for, posted by Declan on September 3, 2006, at 1:11:54
Hi Dinah. I thought I posted a reply to this several days ago, but it got lost somewhere. It couldn't be my fault so the internet did it.
I've suffered with sleep apnea for many years. It is partially genetic. My dad has it bad. He is obese, I'm not. He uses the cpap machine and it is very helpful to him, but I couldn't tolerate it during the sleep studies, so I got Insurance to pay for surgeries. I've had my septum broken and rebuilt, my uvula lasered off, and finally my tonsils and upper palate cut out, tongue tendons shortened through the chin and neck. The last one finally did the trick.
Weight loss is very important, but I found that when I was suffering the worst, (65 awakenings an hour in the sleep study) No amount of exercise could lose weight. My body never went into restorative sleep. I was insane and physically ill. I lived on psych meds, alcohol, and caffeine, and thought I had cured the apnea (I sleep in my own room for all sorts of reasons) so
computer malfunctiong, I'll post more later
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