I had stopped using my CPAP when I got down to 200 lbs because I got tired of trying to adjust the pressure and I thought I was fine without it. When I got Covid, we discovered I was going hypoxic while I was sleeping. I restarted the CPAP and since my weight has been fairly steady after a few nights of trial and error I haven't had to fiddle with it. It's not a night and day difference like when I first started CPAP preop but it definitely helps.Sorry to hear about the apnea. Maybe a silly question, but are you sure you still have it?
The reason I ask is that I had it, and wore a mask for months after surgery. Before , if I did not wear it, I'd wake up choking, or horrifically tired during the day
But, a couple of months ago, I tried sleeping without the cpap ( bi pap actually), and no problems.. no choking at night, no horrific sleepiness during the day.
For me , slipping on the mask had become a trigger for time to sleep
Good luck
Not every DS patient with apnea is resolved. All it did for my husband (who is 10 years out last month) is keep his settings much lower.Sorry to hear about the apnea. Maybe a silly question, but are you sure you still have it?
The reason I ask is that I had it, and wore a mask for months after surgery. Before , if I did not wear it, I'd wake up choking, or horrifically tired during the day
But, a couple of months ago, I tried sleeping without the cpap ( bi pap actually), and no problems.. no choking at night, no horrific sleepiness during the day.
For me , slipping on the mask had become a trigger for time to sleep
Good luck
Omg. I am reading old posts looking for insight into my new friends the hemorrhoids, and I found this gem. I kept having my husband feel my sternum asking if it was normal? He finally got tired of me asking, now I just marvel at its existence in silence. Shoulders were a huge new thing too. Not sure if the freakout over the sternum will ever get old.My Sternum freaks me out at least once a week.
We had one person discover her armpit for the first time. The fun one is the clavicle aka collar bone.Omg. I am reading old posts looking for insight into my new friends the hemorrhoids, and I found this gem. I kept having my husband feel my sternum asking if it was normal? He finally got tired of me asking, now I just marvel at its existence in silence. Shoulders were a huge new thing too. Not sure if the freakout over the sternum will ever get old.