GGA SURGERY I MONTH LATER--RUDYRX

SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED THAT I KEEP YOU INFORMED ON MY PROGRESS AFTER MY GGA (GENIOGLOSSAL ADVANCEMENT) SURGERY AT STANFORD UNIV HOSPITAL.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS WOW!! I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER AND HAVE SLEPT THE LAST 2 NIGHTS WITHOUR MY CPAP. DR. H TOLD ME NOT TO EXPECT FULL AFFECTOF THE SURGERY UNTIL 3 TO 6 MONTHS OUT, BUT I CAN ALREADY TELL A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
EVERYONE WITH APNEA HAS DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THEIR APNEA, BUT THIS HAS SEEMED TO RESOLVED MINE. IF YOU HAVE FOLLOWED MY THRREAD ON THIS I HAD A UPPP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT STILL DID NOT RESOLVE MY STRUCTURAL PROBLEM.
THE GGA SURGERY IS NOT NEW AND HAS BEEN DONE FOR OVER 10 YEARS. IT IS NOT VERY INVASIVE AT ALL AND REQUIRES A ONE NIGHT STAY IN THE HOSPITAL WITH RELEASE USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE ACTUAL SURGERY.
I HAVE TO SAY AFTER MUCH RESEACH THAT I THINK I HAVE RESOLVED MY LONG STANDING SNORING/SEVERE APNEA PROBLEM.
IF AY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN SEND ME A PERSONAL EMAIL AND I WILL TRY TO RESPOND. THIS MAY AND IS NOT THE"MAGIC" CURE FOR EVERYONE, HOWEVER IT HASS SEEMED TO WORK WONDERS FOR ME.
RUDYRX

Rudy, thanks very much for the update. Glad to hear you feel things are going better.

It's so good of you to come back to let us know how it went. I hope you'll keep posting regular updates from time to time, especially after you pass the 6 month mark.

If you could have a PSG sleep study at 6 months or later down the road, or at the very least have an overnight recording pulse oximetry test done then, it would be interesting to see the results. I sincerely hope those results would come out super good. Time will tell. Do keep us informed, please.

Best of luck, Rudy!

[quote="rudyrx"]SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED THAT I KEEP YOU INFORMED ON MY PROGRESS AFTER MY GGA (GENIOGLOSSAL ADVANCEMENT) SURGERY AT STANFORD UNIV HOSPITAL.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS WOW!! I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER AND HAVE SLEPT THE LAST 2 NIGHTS WITHOUR MY CPAP. DR. H TOLD ME NOT TO EXPECT FULL AFFECTOF THE SURGERY UNTIL 3 TO 6 MONTHS OUT, BUT I CAN ALREADY TELL A HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
EVERYONE WITH APNEA HAS DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THEIR APNEA, BUT THIS HAS SEEMED TO RESOLVED MINE. IF YOU HAVE FOLLOWED MY THRREAD ON THIS I HAD A UPPP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT STILL DID NOT RESOLVE MY STRUCTURAL PROBLEM.
THE GGA SURGERY IS NOT NEW AND HAS BEEN DONE FOR OVER 10 YEARS. IT IS NOT VERY INVASIVE AT ALL AND REQUIRES A ONE NIGHT STAY IN THE HOSPITAL WITH RELEASE USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE ACTUAL SURGERY.
I HAVE TO SAY AFTER MUCH RESEACH THAT I THINK I HAVE RESOLVED MY LONG STANDING SNORING/SEVERE APNEA PROBLEM.
IF AY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN SEND ME A PERSONAL EMAIL AND I WILL TRY TO RESPOND. THIS MAY AND IS NOT THE"MAGIC" CURE FOR EVERYONE, HOWEVER IT HASS SEEMED TO WORK WONDERS FOR ME.
RUDYRX


I forgot to tellyou all that the insurance that deemed this surgery as "experimental" has caved in and I am getting my $10K back from my out of pocket chares for the surgical fee. Message here is to "KEEP AFTER" insurance companies since they will do anything not to pay or delay payment. ( I work with them everday in regards to pharmacy insurance benefits and if you stay after them or talk to a supervisor, many times the issue is resolved suddenly--you just have to take the extra effort)

I had my GA performed as part of my surgery on July 10th. I did notice pretty quickly that I was having less groginess/headaches in the morning, so I believe right away my oxygen levels were better.

My post-op sleep study was Oct 8th, and I should get the results today. I'm a little leary, as I'm not really sleeping that much better. My sleep study was a horrible night of sleep, and I'm afraid the #'s might be little skewed.

GA is a great alternative to CPAP if the right anatomical reasons are causing OSA. If someone doesn't have a large tongue, then usually GA won't help much.

Congrats and good for you! I've just finished a round of two procedures including a nasty septoplasty and an even worse tonsillectomy/ somnoplasty nightmare. (4 trips to the ER with every known complication.)

But, my apnea is better too. It is incredible! I've been off the machine since Oct 3 and feel better than when I was using it.

My fingers are crossed, but it looks good for me too. Surgical successes are rare it seems. I am happily counting my blessings.

Good for you again!

BTW: Your procedure was next on the list. I may dodge it.

Rudy, let us know the results of your followup sleep study a year after the surgery. You can still have OSA and need cpap even if you feel more energetic and stop snoring. Don't make the mistake my uncle did and think everything is fine and 4 years later he finally had the PSG and learned he still had OSA. He ended up having a stroke and I wonder if those 4 years of untreated OSA contributed to it, and the fact the doctor was negligent because he told my uncle the surgery was successful and never required him to have the followup PSG which would have shown otherwise.

RUDYRX HERE,
as to the replys that I have had in regards to follow-up, I am scheduled for a sleep study 3 months out. This will be about my 10th SS. I am not firm believer in sleep studies per sey since they are ofter misleading if you have read the studies and ever had one yourself. A simple night-time O2 saturation-pulse oximeter study can tell you just about all you need to know.
The trouble with sleep studies are that your are NOT in your normal sleeping pattern due to the surroudnings and all the lead wires etc.
I plan on having one, but again I think they are over rated by the medical field and OFTEN not very accurate. The case in which they are of value is if you have central or mixed apnea instaed of obstructive.
As a pharmacist and having had apnea for over 20 years, I have given many talks on the subject to Primary Care Physicians to make them more knowledgeable in general of the under treatment of apnea and lack of awareness of the condition in general by many docs. A night time O2 sat study is a great screen for the condition. The contributing factors that indicate OBSTRUCTIVE apnea are easily spotted by an educated physician.
Now I know that a few of you that are in the Respiratory field are going to come back on this, but I have studied this at great lenghts and truely beleive that most SS are entirely unwarrented and overused to diagnose
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA).
My apnea is definitely obstructive due to structural conditions, however to ease your fears, I am scheduled for one 2 months from now.
Rudyrx