My Success With CPAP...I'm Apnea Free!!

[GumbyCT]

Congrats Ron...job well done. Do keep us posted on just how you are feeling going without.

[Muse-Inc]

- Protection from injury in an auto accident.
- Can survive longer during famine.
- Longer time until hypothermia onset.
- Less likely to be hit crossing a street (greater visibility + drivers don't want to total their vehicle).
- Reduced probability of being injured in a sexual assault.
- Dad will never use you as balloon boy.

You forgot dense bones! Carrying lots of extra pounds is wt training with every single movement.

[rested gal]

Thanks for coming back to share the good news with us, Ron!

Congratulations!!

As the others have said, for some people weight loss won't get rid of apnea for them -- or at most will just let them use lower pressure, which can make the therapy easier.

But for some lucky ones, enough weight loss can be a cure, as it has been for you, Ron.

You did a smart thing having a sleep study done to find out how you breathe while you sleep nowadays. WTG!!

[Pilot_Ron]

Just a quick update....
A few days after going for my sleep study, I received a call from the sleep center saying they lost all of the O2 and cardio data in the computer. So last Wednesday I was back at the sleep center again to do what I had done 8 times before. I have an appointment with the doctor on Thursday to go over the results. It appears that the conclusion will be the same. I was left to sleep through the night without having to go back onto xPAP. It looks like I am indeed, apnea free.