Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
He didn't come here to maximize his CPAP therapy, did he?
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Hmm, can't assume that. Speaking of assumptions , I am assuming that as a professional athlete, he had access to the top professionals in the sleep medicine field as it sounds like he tried everything to avoid surgery in an attempt find treatment that worked. Unfortunately, some folks no matter what they do are not going to respond to the most common treatments and end up needing surgery.herefishy wrote:He didn't come here to maximize his CPAP therapy, did he?
Hopefully, he continues to thrive.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
And some people think surgery is an easy fix. Ugh. Sounds miserable.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Best wishes to him. However, high dollar medical treatment often doesn't equate to good treatment. Far too many respected doctors don't really bother doing good CPAP followup.49er wrote:Hmm, can't assume that. Speaking of assumptions , I am assuming that as a professional athlete, he had access to the top professionals in the sleep medicine field as it sounds like he tried everything to avoid surgery in an attempt find treatment that worked. Unfortunately, some folks no matter what they do are not going to respond to the most common treatments and end up needing surgery.
It would be interesting to see his CPAP data and history, but I suspect that won't happen.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Good point archangle. And come to think of it, many times we hear of athletes getting botched surgery for other issues.archangle wrote:Best wishes to him. However, high dollar medical treatment often doesn't equate to good treatment. Far too many respected doctors don't really bother doing good CPAP followup.49er wrote:Hmm, can't assume that. Speaking of assumptions , I am assuming that as a professional athlete, he had access to the top professionals in the sleep medicine field as it sounds like he tried everything to avoid surgery in an attempt find treatment that worked. Unfortunately, some folks no matter what they do are not going to respond to the most common treatments and end up needing surgery.
It would be interesting to see his CPAP data and history, but I suspect that won't happen.
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I think they often get what's good for the team, not what's good for the athlete, but I don't see any advantage to screw up CPAP therapy other than doctor stupidity. Of course, we don't know his CPAP therapy was mishandled, but I would think most people could get relief without surgery.49er wrote:Good point archangle. And come to think of it, many times we hear of athletes getting botched surgery for other issues.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
+1herefishy wrote:He didn't come here to maximize his CPAP therapy, did he?
Thanks for sharing the link
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
I wish him well, but it distresses me that the publicity will lead more fools down the "magic surgery" route.
As an athlete, he has access to the latest, hopefully the greatest, which is beyond the reach of the rest of us.
As an athlete, he has access to the latest, hopefully the greatest, which is beyond the reach of the rest of us.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
I am having the same surgery in 6 months. For some people, the airway anatomy is so bad that only aggressive surgery like MMA could help.
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Best of luck musculus. Please report back as to how things turn out if it is convenient to do so.musculus wrote:I am having the same surgery in 6 months. For some people, the airway anatomy is so bad that only aggressive surgery like MMA could help.
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I have a different take. Hopefully, his story will cause people who suspect they have sleep apnea to get tested which would be a good thing. And for the folks who are struggling, hopefully, it would encourage them to keep persisting in looking for answers.chunkyfrog wrote:I wish him well, but it distresses me that the publicity will lead more fools down the "magic surgery" route.
As an athlete, he has access to the latest, hopefully the greatest, which is beyond the reach of the rest of us.
Maybe some people think surgery is the magical answer but not everyone does and it sounded like Mr. Napoli tried alot of other routes before deciding on this operation. I understand the cautions of this board but in some cases, it is the only option for people and they shouldn't be condemned for not trying harder.
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
lol49er wrote:I have a different take. Hopefully, his story will cause people who suspect they have sleep apnea to get tested which would be a good thing.
Yeah, that will really encourage people to seek treatment. ROFLEW.Napoli spent two days in intensive care and experienced “10 days of pain.” Then came six weeks of a liquid diet. Nearly three months later, Napoli doesn’t have feeling in his lips and chin because of nerve damage that may not heal for up to a year.
“It was a brutal process,” Napoli said Saturday during the Winter Weekend fan fest. “It was probably one of the worse things I’ve ever done.”
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Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Hmmmm.....break my jaw, or use CPAP. I'll have to think about it.......
I know what it was like after they Roto-Rooted the scar tissue out of my nose. I don't regret the surgery, as I can actually breathe again, but still I'm doing everything they've told me to do months out because I have no desire to repeat it.
I know what it was like after they Roto-Rooted the scar tissue out of my nose. I don't regret the surgery, as I can actually breathe again, but still I'm doing everything they've told me to do months out because I have no desire to repeat it.
Re: Following surgery, Mike Napoli feels refreshed, ready
Yeah, that will really encourage people to seek treatment. ROFLEW.[/quote]ChicagoGranny wrote:Napoli spent two days in intensive care and experienced “10 days of pain.” Then came six weeks of a liquid diet. Nearly three months later, Napoli doesn’t have feeling in his lips and chin because of nerve damage that may not heal for up to a year.
“It was a brutal process,” Napoli said Saturday during the Winter Weekend fan fest. “It was probably one of the worse things I’ve ever done.”
Sadly, some chop-happy and money-happy surgeons will be glad to use his name and downplay the recovery problems.
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