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Originally posted by MaxKaladin
Again, for the record, I'm supposed to be getting something called a Bipap machine to help correct the problems arising from the sleep apnea. |
My husband had one of these machines, I believe. I called him Darth Vader. It made bed time....interesting but considering how many times he stopped breathing during the sleep study, it wasn't a bad trade off.
THey say just losing weight sometimes helps the apnea but in the long run there was no way my husband was going to lose the weight needed. He ended up getting the surgery where they remove the soft palette, tonsils, and that thingy that dangles from the back of your throat (uva-whatever). No problems now but his case was kinda extreme.
Has your doctor mentioned surgery at all as an option?
ADDED: I've got a used CPAP. The 'thrill' is gone, shall we say.
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