Tom (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} stark0228) wrote,@ 2006-08-16 09:43:00 |
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Sleep Study results
In July, I went in for a sleep study. I reviewed the results with the doctor yesterday.
It seems after 41 years, I'll be getting my tonsils taken out.
I've always had big tonsils. I should have had them taken out as a kid, but our family doctor didn't believe in removing tonsils. When I drop into REM sleep, my airway closes up and I choke. A CPAP machine won't help because there isn't enough of an airway for the machine to push the air through.
I'm waiting for a referral from my primary physician to a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. I have to schedule an appointment with them and then schedule the surgery, so I don't know exactly when it will happen.
Considering what my friends have been through (hi gingerpook), this is minor. But it will still suck.
In July, I went in for a sleep study. I reviewed the results with the doctor yesterday.
It seems after 41 years, I'll be getting my tonsils taken out.
I've always had big tonsils. I should have had them taken out as a kid, but our family doctor didn't believe in removing tonsils. When I drop into REM sleep, my airway closes up and I choke. A CPAP machine won't help because there isn't enough of an airway for the machine to push the air through.
I'm waiting for a referral from my primary physician to a Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. I have to schedule an appointment with them and then schedule the surgery, so I don't know exactly when it will happen.
Considering what my friends have been through (hi gingerpook), this is minor. But it will still suck.
