Sleep Study
Posted: October 17, 2013 Filed under: Health | Tags: doctor, sleep 3 CommentsDid I tell you about the ‘results’ from my sleep study? I don’t think so.
Well, my family practitioner originally sent the request in because of a lot of bad stuff. Night terrors, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, that kind of crap.
I saw the neurologist, told him the same story, and he agreed that I needed a sleep study.
I finally had it in August, and the neurologist left me a message a couple weeks later that I had some mild to moderate breathing difficulties; he didn’t mention that I laid awake for most of the night.
Today I got a call from the sleep lab and got all scheduled up for another sleep study with CPAP titration this Sunday.
Argh!! It’s not about my breathing! I can’t afford a CPAP machine anyway, so it doesn’t matter if he thinks I need one or not. Why is it not an issue that I can’t get to sleep in the first place?? But heaven forbid I’m able to go back to the neurologist without another sleep study.
Oh, and of course I have breathing difficulty. My adenoids are huge. I’m also on my third set, since they grew back after twice being removed. They’re stubborn little guys. I should just slap a breathing strip on my nose and tell him to titrate that.
R. Sativus 
Actually, all of the things you listed are things my husband had BEFORE he got a sleep study and then fitted for CPAP. He’s been on CPAP for almost 6 years, and everything has disappeared…and did so a few weeks after he started using CPAP regularly. I’d do a little research before you brush off the diagnosis. Obstructive apnea is not something to mess with. And your insurance should cover a CPAP machine!
Good luck.
The issue is that I started having these problems after a traumatic event, and no one wants to address that. That’s why I’m unconcerned with the apnea. And I’m uninsured.
I’m sorry you’re not getting answers to help with the not sleeping. 😦