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Wylie's Mom · 11-05-2009, 03:55 PM

Okay, well....my Sleep Doc/Pulmonologist is AWESOME...he made me feel so much better...he was so calm and smart about it all.

I do have a pretty weird case though. First, he said forget about surgery for now, not even on the radar - PHEW.

As far as CPAP...I'm not a great candidate and here's why: although I do have some insomnia/wakings caused by the apnea, I also have SEVERE insomnia that has nothing to do w/ the apnea (which he could tell from the sleep study). So, he said for me to be able to tolerate a CPAP, he would basically have to knock me out -- and when he looked at the meds we've been trying over the last 2 mths for my insomnia (none of which worked), he said the only one basically worth trying for me if I was to wear/tolerate a CPAP was "xyz" (can't recall name) and he said "do you know what that is?" (I said no) and he said "well that's basically the date-rape drug and after seeing what hasn't worked for you, that's what we'd have to now use, and I really would rather not - so I'm not sure CPAP is the way to go just yet" (HOLY CRAP).

SO (

), we're going back to one of the meds we tried wayyyy back in August when I was very depressed. Now that the depression is lifted, we're thinking maybe this sleep med will work now, bc the depression was probably so highly correlated to the 10mths of sleep deprivation. In the meantime, I'm to sleep w/ a row of tennis balls in a tube sock down the middle of my back (LOL) so I don't sleep on my back.

And, we're going to look into the dental appliance and see if 1) my ins. covers it ($1200) and 2) then you wear it for 1-2 weeks to see if you can even tolerate it and sleep w/ it and then 3) if yes, then you have to have another sleep study to see if it actually prevents the apnea. (Doc thinks I have a higher chance of tolerating the dental thing than the CPAP thing).

So, there ya go. I guess no matter what happens, I'm just so relieved to have found this Doc bc he really knows his stuff...and he does not feel surgery is even on the radar yet.

But tennis balls, apparently, are.

11-05-2009, 03:55 PM	#42
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Okay, well....my Sleep Doc/Pulmonologist is AWESOME...he made me feel so much better...he was so calm and smart about it all. I do have a pretty weird case though. First, he said forget about surgery for now, not even on the radar - PHEW. As far as CPAP...I'm not a great candidate and here's why: although I do have some insomnia/wakings caused by the apnea, I also have SEVERE insomnia that has nothing to do w/ the apnea (which he could tell from the sleep study). So, he said for me to be able to tolerate a CPAP, he would basically have to knock me out -- and when he looked at the meds we've been trying over the last 2 mths for my insomnia (none of which worked), he said the only one basically worth trying for me if I was to wear/tolerate a CPAP was "xyz" (can't recall name) and he said "do you know what that is?" (I said no) and he said "well that's basically the date-rape drug and after seeing what hasn't worked for you, that's what we'd have to now use, and I really would rather not - so I'm not sure CPAP is the way to go just yet" (HOLY CRAP). SO (), we're going back to one of the meds we tried wayyyy back in August when I was very depressed. Now that the depression is lifted, we're thinking maybe this sleep med will work now, bc the depression was probably so highly correlated to the 10mths of sleep deprivation. In the meantime, I'm to sleep w/ a row of tennis balls in a tube sock down the middle of my back (LOL) so I don't sleep on my back. And, we're going to look into the dental appliance and see if 1) my ins. covers it ($1200) and 2) then you wear it for 1-2 weeks to see if you can even tolerate it and sleep w/ it and then 3) if yes, then you have to have another sleep study to see if it actually prevents the apnea. (Doc thinks I have a higher chance of tolerating the dental thing than the CPAP thing). So, there ya go. I guess no matter what happens, I'm just so relieved to have found this Doc bc he really knows his stuff...and he does not feel surgery is even on the radar yet. But tennis balls, apparently, are. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Last edited by Wylie's Mom; 11-05-2009 at 03:57 PM.