Hi there, I'm new to this site and signing in from Christchurch, NZ. I have an appointment in Hamilton to discuss surgery options in July. I have already...
Mandy, I had the sleeve on 7 Jan 08 and I am very very happy with my decision. I don't weigh myself very often bu I can tell you that size 24 stretch jeans...
I had a sleep study about 6 weeks ago. I was snoring a lot and tired so I was worried that I had sleep apnoea. I had to fill in a form about my sleep patterns...
I have - ages ago. They hook you up with a bunch of wires and monitor you as you sleep. Oh, and they put one of those thingies on your finger too - that was...
Thanks for that Sue. I do snore a lot. I wonder what they do if it turns out that you do have sleep apnoea? Will they still do the surgery or does that rule...
Thanks for replying. did it turn out that you had sleep apnoea or not? Cheers Leah ... From: Chris Goodman To: awls@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 04,...
Hi Leah Oh, yes - the first time I was told it was moderate, but the second time it was severe. I now use a CPAP machine Chris _____ From: awls@yahoogroups.com...
If you have sleep apnoea I believe that they would get you to use a machine at night to help you to keep breathing. I believe that you would still be able to...
Are you still a candidate for the surgery even with the apnoea Chris? Cheers Leah PS. Where did you get the CPAP machine? ... From: Chris Goodman To:...
Hi Leah, in the last 8 months that I have been on this site there have been at least 2 or 3 people who have had a sleeve and have taken their machine into...
Oh yes - I have to take my CPAP machine with me. And they said that losing weight would help it, but I don't think it will cure it, as I'm sure I've had it for...
I bought my CPAP from a local distributor - where do you live? Chris _____ From: awls@yahoogroups.com [mailto:awls@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Potters Sent:...
Hi everyone out there fighting to lose your weight and even though I havent posted in a long while I'm still here reading all your posts and quietly cheering...
I'm on the Mornington Peninsula in Vic. I don't even actually know if I have apnoea yet, I just snore very loudly, sometimes so loud I wake myself up! It used...
Hi, I had my sleeve done in April. I have sleep ppneas. They consider sleep appneas to be a very common co-morbidity for obese people. they definitely do not...
Hi Leah, My snoring was so loud that my kids could hear me from two rooms away. They said I sounded like a chain saw!! I would also wake myself up snoring and ...
Hi Janelle, 64kg in 6 months is a great achievement. Be kind to yourself. You seem to have a lot on your plate recently. Use this time to maintain your weight...
Hi Leah, Where abouts are you on the Mornington Peninsula? I am in Mornington, maybe we could catch up for coffee sometime. The reason they do the pre op sleep...
Thanks Elle, I'm over in Westernport, I don't have a date yet, Nottle keeps thinking I will chicken out for the sleeve and go for the band, he keeps quoting...
Thanks Carole ... From: Carole Sarvis To: awls@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:33 PM Subject: RE: [awls] Have any of you done a sleep study? ...
_____ From: awls@yahoogroups.com [mailto:awls@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rare_charity63 Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 6:18 PM To: awls@yahoogroups.com ...
I don't know why they're getting you to have the sleep study, but I'm sure that they need to know if you stop breathing while asleep as they'll have to take...
Sue thanks so much I will try anything to kick start my weight loss again yes I have a lot on my plate at the moment but hope that the weight will still come...
You're welcome, Jenelle. I've been on it for a few weeks now, and start my pre-op 2 weeks in a few days - but not before that last supper! LOL So we can do the...
I was at my GP today and there was a poster on the receptionists desk for a free sleep study. The criteria for qualifying was...overweight, snoring, high BP, ...
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