Surgery, question for anyone who has had it

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nobody
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Surgery, question for anyone who has had it

Post by nobody » Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:06 am

If you've had surgery, did they put the CPAP on you right after? I'm wondering if this is something that is supposed to happen or ...? When I had surgery last year they didn't put it on me. I have another surgery coming up this year, at a different hospital, and I'm not sure what to expect. My sleep doctor was surprised and seemed a bit upset that they didn't put the CPAP on me after my first surgery, so I'm kinda getting the idea this is what they should do? What are your experiences?

Note: the surgery is not on my nose, throat, head... I'm just talking about the period after general anesthesia

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polysomno-man
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Re: Surgery, question for anyone who has had it

Post by polysomno-man » Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:09 am

oops, didn't see that it wasn't an ENT surgery. In that case, you should be on it during the surgery.
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