At sleeep study, were you hoping you had apnea?

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:56 am

Why would anyone "hope" they had Apnea? When I had a stress test I didn't hope I had a heart condition.

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:13 am

LSAT wrote:Why would anyone "hope" they had Apnea? When I had a stress test I didn't hope I had a heart condition.

When I had my stress test I was hoping I would survive to see the results.

jnk... · Post by **jnk...** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:20 am

Re: At sleeep study, were you hoping you had apnea?

When I had OSA, I hoped I could get a sleep study.
Once I was diagnosed, I hoped I could have a machine.
Once I had a machine, I hoped to use it to get rid of the OSA.
My numbers prove that as long as I use the machine, I don't have OSA.
Now I hope other people get diagnosed, get a machine, and get over OSA, as I have.

Chevie · Post by **Chevie** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:33 am

LSAT wrote:Why would anyone "hope" they had Apnea?

Easy, because they have been checked negative for everything else and need some damn relief.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:38 pm

LSAT wrote:Why would anyone "hope" they had Apnea?

Such a relief that it is something TREATABLE, and does not require dramatic lifestyle changes.
I look around and see people who might have it, but don't know, and it affects their lives.
Apnea can be part of a snowball that will destroy ones health.

Omne · Post by **Omne** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:34 pm

cdestuck wrote:Then I started wondering, are others like me in hoping to have apnea and be scripted a machine to have some relief? Never thought I would want to bad to be tied to a machine at night but have my feeling changed. Come on ResMed

I was completely surprised. I went in to be checked for Periodic Leg Movement and to see if that was causing problems. My wife was getting annoyed because it was every 30 seconds like clockwork.

I went to sleep in the study and they put a mask on me half way through. Turned out the PLM only lasted a short time and didn't effect my sleep. The apnea they found caused large desats in SpO2.
After using CPAP it's improved things but sometimes it feel like one step forward 1 1/2 steps back. Overall better on most mornings, at least the headaches are gone except after a bad night. Still plugging away at it an trying things out.

Pneumophile · Post by **Pneumophile** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:10 am

LSAT wrote:Why would anyone "hope" they had Apnea? When I had a stress test I didn't hope I had a heart condition.

*sigh*

After my motorcycle accident, when I looked at my chest scan in the OR (isn't technology wonderful ....) I hoped it was lymphoma not lung cancer. Fortunately the technician in the room was correct in his "diagnosis" - he'd seen a lot of scans in his time and that didn't look like lung to him. Unfortunately it took two long sessions with the doc sticking long needles into my chest to prove him right.

"Don't worry, if I puncture a lung - which doesn't happen very often - we know how to deal with that and you won't die. You're in a hospital after all." (or words to that effect)

Pneumophile · Post by **Pneumophile** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:12 am

jnk... wrote:
Re: At sleeep study, were you hoping you had apnea?
When I had OSA, I hoped I could get a sleep study.
Once I was diagnosed, I hoped I could have a machine.
Once I had a machine, I hoped to use it to get rid of the OSA.
My numbers prove that as long as I use the machine, I don't have OSA.
Now I hope other people get diagnosed, get a machine, and get over OSA, as I have.

You are far too sensible for this forum ....

Pneumophile · Post by **Pneumophile** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 3:26 pm

Tumors in Hodgkin's lymphoma contain very few cancer cells! (hence the diagnostic difficulty - unlike OSA)

At least the diagnosis process is relatively non-invasive and straightforward for OSA candidates.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 7:16 pm

It's not uncommon that people being testing for a medical condition want the test to show they have it. This way, their symptoms are accounted for, treatment is forthcoming, and relief is on the horizon. This is by no means limited to Sleep Apnea!

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 7:43 pm

Guest wrote:It's not uncommon that people being testing for a medical condition want the test to show they have it. This way, their symptoms are accounted for, treatment is forthcoming, and relief is on the horizon. This is by no means limited to Sleep Apnea!

You have several posts today as D.H. D.Hh and some as Guest...If you are going to continue here, why not register so we can follow your posts

D. H> · Post by **D. H>** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 8:09 pm

LSAT wrote:
Guest wrote:It's not uncommon that people being testing for a medical condition want the test to show they have it. This way, their symptoms are accounted for, treatment is forthcoming, and relief is on the horizon. This is by no means limited to Sleep Apnea!
You have several posts today ...If you are going to continue here, why not register so we can follow your posts

LSAT wrote:
Guest wrote:It seems I'm already registered. However, once I sign on, I can't find the postings and the site looks completely different!

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 8:36 pm

Obviously you have not registered.....I see you have now added D.H> to your list...that makes 4.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:13 pm

LSAT wrote:Obviously you have not registered.....I see you have now added D.H> to your list...that makes 4.

gotta love these bright sparks that have so much of their 'knowledge' to share, but can't figure out how to register and log in to post normally.... eh?

Extradish · Post by **Extradish** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:47 pm

Yes, I was. For one thing, I had pushed my doctor for the sleep study, because of my excessive daytime sleepiness and light snoring at night. I also became aware of how expensive they are (I have insurance, but still had to pay $300), and I didn't want anyone to think that I was a hypochondriac and had this expensive test for nothing. So for my pride, and wanting to be right, I wanted it to be sleep apnea. And of course, also because then I could get some treatment and maybe stop being sleepy all the time, which would be huge.
My sleep study was less than two weeks ago. I got the results yesterday, and it is mild-moderate OSA (14x per hour apneas) and Dr. is prescribing CPAP. For a short while, I was happy (I was right! I knew I had OSA!). Then I surprised myself by wishing that it had not been OSA. The reality of the challenges of the CPAP system, wearing a mask the rest of my life, etc. hit me. It's pretty intimidating. My insurance won't pay for another sleep study to determine the correct pressure, so I am going to do it at home, (after I get fitted). I don't understand a lot of it, and there is this 30 day pressure to get the mask right. I really wish right now that it had not been OSA and instead been sleep hygiene issues or the like. But I am just starting this journey. If the CPAP works, and I start feeling alive again, it will be worth it.

Good question.

At sleeep study, were you hoping you had apnea?

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Not uncommon - hoping medical tests are positive

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