brooklyngirl
Yankee gone south
I've wondered many times, since surgery, why I had some unexpected, yet much welcomed side effects. Maybe you guys have any thoughts on why these occurred...
So we know, that with the DS, diabetes is often resolved almost immediately, which is what happened for me. We also know that there are the best statistics for resolving sleep apnea, but that usually comes as a result of weight loss, so why did mine resolve almost immediately after surgery? So much so, that my husband reported that I was no longer snoring the night after surgery. I was a HORRID snorer (is that a word?) I kept everyone awake, everywhere I went. I was paranoid about keeping my poor hospital roommate up, but I didn't. I also was exhausted ALL THE TIME from not breathing half the night, every night, so much so that I would nod off constantly- usually at home on the couch, but sometimes at work or while driving. Those episodes stopped immediately as well.
Another weird thing was with drooling. I used to drool so badly in my sleep that I had to sleep with a washcloth under my cheek/chin. It was disgusting. And it stopped immediately after surgery. Freekin weird, no?
Any hypotheses out there? Just been something I've been curious about for all these months!
So we know, that with the DS, diabetes is often resolved almost immediately, which is what happened for me. We also know that there are the best statistics for resolving sleep apnea, but that usually comes as a result of weight loss, so why did mine resolve almost immediately after surgery? So much so, that my husband reported that I was no longer snoring the night after surgery. I was a HORRID snorer (is that a word?) I kept everyone awake, everywhere I went. I was paranoid about keeping my poor hospital roommate up, but I didn't. I also was exhausted ALL THE TIME from not breathing half the night, every night, so much so that I would nod off constantly- usually at home on the couch, but sometimes at work or while driving. Those episodes stopped immediately as well.
Another weird thing was with drooling. I used to drool so badly in my sleep that I had to sleep with a washcloth under my cheek/chin. It was disgusting. And it stopped immediately after surgery. Freekin weird, no?
Any hypotheses out there? Just been something I've been curious about for all these months!