rangerjohn
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Best wishes from a long time fan, who would dearly miss your contributions to the community.
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Gary Gygax health update
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Night Watchman
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Gary, I'm so glad to hear that you're feeling better. Remember that with God's help you can kick any habit. I hope that He will continue to bless you with many more years of life. You and your family are in my prayers.
Steve Jung
Explorer
Gary,
Get well soon. I hope the treatments go well.
Get well soon. I hope the treatments go well.
William Ronald
Explorer
Gary,
My best wishes and prayers for your recovery. Quitting smoking and losing weight will be a challenge, but it seems that you are getting tremendous support from your family -- as well as the gaming community. I hope that you feel much better soon, and can resume posting, gaming, and writing soon.
My best wishes and prayers for your recovery. Quitting smoking and losing weight will be a challenge, but it seems that you are getting tremendous support from your family -- as well as the gaming community. I hope that you feel much better soon, and can resume posting, gaming, and writing soon.
Darrin Drader
Explorer
Gary,
I'm so sorry to hear about your recent health problems. Take care of yourself! We still need you.
I'm so sorry to hear about your recent health problems. Take care of yourself! We still need you.
Duncan Haldane
Explorer
Gary,
I wanted to add my (virtual) voice to the chorus of good wishes.
But also I wanted to let you know about my own sleep apnea. I was diagnosed about 3.5 years ago with it (the sleep study was annoying), and at quite a high rate.
I hired a machine, but whenever I put on the mask I would panic. I think it had to do with not being able to breathe through my mouth with it on, but whatever the reason, I couldn't use the machine.
About two months after the diagnosis I tried something else. I had hypno-therapy. Now, I'm not a health nut, and definately not an alternative medicine nut, but I thought maybe the therapist could help me control my anxiety about the mask, and allow me to use the machine.
Instead, I stopped snoring. My flatmate used to be able to hear me snore through two walls and about 4 metres. Now he no longer does. I stopped having the symptoms of sleep apnea - no longer tired all day, unable to think clearly, falling asleep after lunch (even at work - embarrasing!).
So, more than three years after the hypno-therapy it's still working.
The specialist laughed at me when I first said I was going to try hypno-therapy for the mask. I haven't been back to see him since (and so I haven't had a test to measure whether I still have apneas), so I try to spread the word by talking to people and writing about it.
I'm not suggesting this will work for everyone. I'm not suggesting you should avoid specialists. Just keep an open mind, try a few things, and you should find something that will work for you.
I'm sure you know that losing weight will reduce the severity of the apnea.
Hope this helps, and best wishes,
Duncan Haldane
(oh, btw, I bought Futurama on DVD recently and just watched the episode you appeared in on the weekend - I'm sure you have fun making it!).
I wanted to add my (virtual) voice to the chorus of good wishes.
But also I wanted to let you know about my own sleep apnea. I was diagnosed about 3.5 years ago with it (the sleep study was annoying), and at quite a high rate.
I hired a machine, but whenever I put on the mask I would panic. I think it had to do with not being able to breathe through my mouth with it on, but whatever the reason, I couldn't use the machine.
About two months after the diagnosis I tried something else. I had hypno-therapy. Now, I'm not a health nut, and definately not an alternative medicine nut, but I thought maybe the therapist could help me control my anxiety about the mask, and allow me to use the machine.
Instead, I stopped snoring. My flatmate used to be able to hear me snore through two walls and about 4 metres. Now he no longer does. I stopped having the symptoms of sleep apnea - no longer tired all day, unable to think clearly, falling asleep after lunch (even at work - embarrasing!).
So, more than three years after the hypno-therapy it's still working.
The specialist laughed at me when I first said I was going to try hypno-therapy for the mask. I haven't been back to see him since (and so I haven't had a test to measure whether I still have apneas), so I try to spread the word by talking to people and writing about it.
I'm not suggesting this will work for everyone. I'm not suggesting you should avoid specialists. Just keep an open mind, try a few things, and you should find something that will work for you.
I'm sure you know that losing weight will reduce the severity of the apnea.
Hope this helps, and best wishes,
Duncan Haldane
(oh, btw, I bought Futurama on DVD recently and just watched the episode you appeared in on the weekend - I'm sure you have fun making it!).
