ok Im spilling my guts

[w8in4dave]

I don't know if I mentioned it or not but I have a Sleep Apnea test coming up , they are testing me for Sleep Apnea and Narcolepsy I know!! I was like what?? What the heck!! But seems my sleeping w/o moving all night long , and when I wake up I see things like spiders and worms on the ceiling and stuff .I also have been falling down the stairs... all is a sign of narcolepsy , evidently there are different levels of it, it can start between teens and 30 years old and it gets progressively worse as it goes along .. so yea ummm I have some pre disposed things going on.. my appointment is the 12th of nov. I stay the night at the hosp , then the next day I do nap therapy , I never take naps but they will use Ambien to help me sleep.. I am getting pretty nervous , No I don't walk or drive and fall asleep , I do get tired when I am on a hr. drive so I have to be careful ... But I guess I just need to tell someone .. I am a lil scared goin into this thing ... Someone please tell me they have it or know someone who does .. And it is ok... I swear hubbs is thinking I am going crazy!! I feel I am also .. Jeeze It is hard to sleep just thinking about it!! How will I do the test knowing what they are testing for ... Nerves here lol

[w8in4dave]

supposed to say Spilling my guts can someone fix that?

[spuds]

Ooooo.....hope it turns out OK.

Those 'feelings'? I get em too,can make people phone us by sending out a message,weird for sure. I think there is something we are able to get in tune with.

[Pharmer Phil]

don't know a thing about it Wendy..but I had an acquaintance in Minneapolis in 1998...we went to see him..
House SURROUNDED by Police...
He was a young man...over weight...bad habits..
APNEA...real bad case...
He had died that night in his sleep...
get the test...
main thing Wendy is to not be scared...even though it's hard to not be frightened of the unknown.....

[w8in4dave]

I do have some friends that have sleep apnea , almost the whole family wears a sleep apnea mask, they have been teiing me for years to go get the test done...I was to vein , I thought Ok I am over weight, I am not pretty, now you want me to wear a mask?? How attractive is that? But it gets worse and worse , so I will have the test done and go thru with it, I also have a friend that went thru half of it and never got a mask, her hubbs says I don't know anyone who goes to a sleep study w/o needing a mask, I said 1st of all I do know someone and 2nd of all you usually don't go unless you know you have a prob.. it is not really the Sleep study I am concerned with it is the narcolepsy , but I guess if they find it , there are things to take for it!!! Frightened of the unknown , hit the nail on it!! This morning Spiders!!! That is soooo weird!!
Yea Spuds, I will see my friend on Wed. I will find out what the deal is.... thanks guys

[Garden Happy]

It's you,me and thousands more in this day and age.
they think it may be linked to pesticides in some studies I ahve read .
I found out I have it when my heart dr. after working on my heart told me,"you need to get into a sleep study right away,your heart was stopping during your sleep while i was working on your heart several time due to sleep apnea."
so i made an appointment and sure enough i now sleep with what i call my" DARTH VADER MACHINE)
With all my heart problems i thought my lack of oxegen was why i was falling asleep on people,at lights in my car,while riding in the car with others,talking on the phone ???LOL!!!
I know have found out thousands have it ,ask around and you will see.If you snore you probably have it.
If you tired,dizzy, light headed at times on a regular basis,fall asleep when you sit down after coming in from out side,you may have it.
if your short of breath,you may have it
if you fall asleep while sitting watching T.V.,you may have it
If you feel like you never get enough sleep,you may have it
if you fall asleep on people,you may have it.
these are all signs of sleep Apnea,if you have them ask for a sleep study.
I figure,o well, what's one more thing BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW
UNTREATED SLEEP APNEA TAKES 10 YEARS OFF YOUR LIFE SPAN!!!
GOOGLE IT AND GET INFORMED!!!!
After my machine,I do have ton's more energy,do not fall asleep anymore on people or at lights and it has helped my heart condition where left untreated it complicates existing heart problems.
I figure better to be wise and get the machine no matter how unsexy it is for my hubby.He by the way has been great about it!!!!

[Garden Happy]

I forgot to tell you.
they put you in a calm,the best bed you will ever sleep in room and dab Vaseline type stuff in your hair then hook you up to tons of wire,it does not hurt at all.
they then let you get a great nights sleep,in my sleep study of 5 hours my heart stopped 196 times for up to 30 seconds at a time.
they will wake you up and send you home the next day and then your Doctor will Tell you the results including things like how many time you quit breathing in your sleep or in my case i was never even reach what they call REM sleep(true deep sleep where you get really rested and refreshed).
It's all painless,don't worry about any of it.
when you want to snuggle with hubby if you get a machine you still can, altho we now spoon and i face away from him.if you want to get fresh with him,just turn off your machine and take your mask off and after replace it and go to wonderful sleep!!!
Last but not least,GOD HAS IT ALL IN CONTROL!!!!!
No more spiders,falling,going to sleep or what ever we all have different symptoms,snoring tho almost always is sleep Apnea I'll be praying for you,pop back after the 12Th and let us all know how ya turned out.
And hey,kid's love the mask!!!!!


they give you a travel bag to take it when you travel also

[w8in4dave]

Thanks gardenhappy , actually when I had my wrist surgery, they said I should go to sleep apnea because my oxygen levels kept going down, even when they put me on oxygen, so I know I have sleep apnea, They are doing a nap study the day after the sleep apnea, Actually they will feed me breakfast , then do the nap study.. They are concerned about Narcolepsy .... And that is what my main concern is... I guess I should just relax and not worry about it till they tell me what is up!! but my nerves are on edge, I don't fall asleep on people, or on drives or on the phone, Wow!! Thats something right there!! But I don't let myself sit and talk or stuff like that.. I fall asleep with my computer in my lap .. and when I watch TV up stairs... But thats it ... I will pop in and let you all know what is going on tho

[lucy]

My Mommy went for a sleep study and they wanted her to go for another. She refused. But she falls asleep in the middle of a sentence, she is tired and weak which she says is just old age. But she falls asleep watching tv, etc I just wish she would go get the second test and if she needs the mask, get it. One of my best friends has the mask and she sd it was so wonderful, best sleep of her life. Let us know what your test shows.

[w8in4dave]

I am pretty much over being worried about a mask , hubbs has seen me in so much worse, it will not only mean I get sleep, It will mean he gets sleep also .... Actually it will mean we can sleep together again. I have been sleeping up stairs on the days he has to work, so he can get some sleep.

[Laura]

Nov 7, 2012 6:29:26 GMT -6 w8in4dave said:

I am pretty much over being worried about a mask , hubbs has seen me in so much worse, it will not only mean I get sleep, It will mean he gets sleep also .... Actually it will mean we can sleep together again. I have been sleeping up stairs on the days he has to work, so he can get some sleep.

W8in..you will do phine with a mask.
I snore to the point where Phil has to wake me up to get me to stop..& breathe..it doesn't happen all the time but when it does I pheel like crap the next day..due to poor sleep.

When I lose a few pounds I sleep better.

[w8in4dave]

Nov 7, 2012 17:51:39 GMT -6 Laura said:

Nov 7, 2012 6:29:26 GMT -6 w8in4dave said:

I am pretty much over being worried about a mask , hubbs has seen me in so much worse, it will not only mean I get sleep, It will mean he gets sleep also .... Actually it will mean we can sleep together again. I have been sleeping up stairs on the days he has to work, so he can get some sleep.

W8in..you will do phine with a mask.
I snore to the point where Phil has to wake me up to get me to stop..& breathe..it doesn't happen all the time but when it does I pheel like crap the next day..due to poor sleep.

When I lose a few pounds I sleep better.

TY Laura , I Know if I lose some weight I would be better but some of this I know I have had for wayyyyyyyy b4 I gained some of this weight ... I think thats why I am a lil skeerrreeddd , but thanks i will def, let e1 know!! Yea my friend just reminded me how soon my appointment was .. I was like really? You had to remind me!! LOL TY TY Ty e1 that is in my back pocket

[w8in4dave]

Back pocket friends I just love!! TY e1!!!

[Pharmer Phil]

Nov 7, 2012 17:51:39 GMT -6 Laura said:

Nov 7, 2012 6:29:26 GMT -6 w8in4dave said:

I am pretty much over being worried about a mask , hubbs has seen me in so much worse, it will not only mean I get sleep, It will mean he gets sleep also .... Actually it will mean we can sleep together again. I have been sleeping up stairs on the days he has to work, so he can get some sleep.

W8in..you will do phine with a mask.
I snore to the point where Phil has to wake me up to get me to stop..& breathe..it doesn't happen all the time but when it does I pheel like crap the next day..due to poor sleep.

When I lose a few pounds I sleep better.

and it's been quite a while

[Garden Happy]

Lucy your mom sounds like how i use to be. i never seen bugs,i never hardly slept to see bugs!
My hubby did not kick me out but he sure was glad when i got my sleeping back ;D
We both had bags under our eyes by then.
i use to say to friends and family I'm sorry i just can't stay awake any longer and just go out!
i thought it was all the meds they had me on for a while.
anyway,so much better now.she would be so happy after 2 night on a machine.she probably is never hitting REM stage sleep.that's when we go all the way down into rest and feel refreshed and energized after we wake back up.
all you can do is encourage her one more time to go,she won't be sorry,I'll promice her that!

w8in4dave- ya ,you have totaly different symptoms then i had.agirlfriend of mine had Narcolepsy,they put her on meds and it fixed her right up.She was falling asleep at light and work and all the time at a drop of a dime.She got it in her ealry 30's.
any way why worry when we can pray is what i say.He's got it all in control and some how despite us,he gets us through!
If it's not one thing it's another and always will be till we all go home.

[w8in4dave]

Yes!! gardenhappy you are sooooo right!! From now on till monday night I will pray , and try not to worry... Yes I have heard there is stuff you can take to help ya with it!! My hubbs did not kick me out of bed , I knew he wasn't getting any sleep because I was snoring and he'd listen to me stop breathing and poke me or tell me to turn over... So I said , I am going to sleep up stairs on the days you have to work so you can get some sleep!! So hopefully this will all be over soon!! And weather I have Narcolepsy or not , they will hook me up.... Altho I do have a hard time sleeping in strange places but Ambian will help that Thanks for all the good fibes I am getting from everyone!!

[w8in4dave]

I went!! Yay 1st part over!! they actually wanted me to do it 2 nights!! I said No because I wasn't prepared , I didn't know they wanted me to stay an extra night so I refused.. But I did take the naps and they didn't give me anything , I was fine!! I slept and life was good!! Why did I stress? Pffttt Now back to the other doc!!

[spuds]

Nov 13, 2012 20:15:15 GMT -6 w8in4dave said:

I went!! Yay 1st part over!! they actually wanted me to do it 2 nights!! I said No because I wasn't prepared , I didn't know they wanted me to stay an extra night so I refused.. But I did take the naps and they didn't give me anything , I was fine!! I slept and life was good!! Why did I stress? Pffttt Now back to the other doc!!

[w8in4dave]

I know!! Thanks hehehehehe

[Garden Happy]

Have a good night sthen and God bless!!!

[w8in4dave]

No w8in4doc to call then go back and do it all over again!! LOL