Actor Died of Apparent Sleep Apnea

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:33 pm

I think there are other "legal" methods of making her tell the truth like water boarding ... but we can't talk about those methods

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:34 pm

When I sent this news note around to my friends in an email my nurse practicioner friend sent back a skeptical reply about how unlikely she thought that sounded.

Just another example of the medical community not taking this seriously enough.

Makes me mad enough to spit.

jen

wabmorgan · Post by **wabmorgan** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:38 pm

If someone can die from this, either long term from the effects of it, or short term.... I'd say it is pretty serious.

And 35 is awfully young to die PERIOD.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:33 am

socknitster wrote:When I sent this news note around to my friends in an email my nurse practicioner friend sent back a skeptical reply about how unlikely she thought that sounded.

Just another example of the medical community not taking this seriously enough.

Makes me mad enough to spit.

jen

Me too, Jen.

Must be something in the "air" tonight. I just finished a little rant over at this thread:

viewtopic.php?p=230836#230836

I'm going to bed now. Will be sleeping (and breathing) sooooo good.

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:53 pm

When I think about the age this guy was--exactly my age--and how just a few years ago I was pregnant and not yet diagnosed. How I was having scary heart races and palpitations and dizzy spells all the time and couldn't get my OB to take it seriously. I even went to an emergency center and they put an overnight eeg on me (I think that is what it was--it measured heart stuff) and still no diagnosis. I mean--I just feel lucky to have lived through that pregnancy--with a healthy baby.

Needless to say, I now have a new ob who takes everything more seriously. At the time I was too sleep deprived to realize this wasn't a good sign and believed him when he said these were common symtoms of pregnancy.

I can sooooo easily see how someone could die of this while sleeping. Especially if he had a few drinks in him or some illicit substance. Or even a prescription that might have supressed the respiratory system like a lot of sleep aids do. Very sad.

Jen

wabmorgan · Post by **wabmorgan** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:04 pm

Well.... If I hadn't seen an NFL player on TV a few years ago talking about how tired he felt, ect.....

I was watching the TV and over heard the NFL player talking and when he started saying how tied he felt, how he felt like he always needed to sleep.... I turned up the TV. Sure enough.... he had sleep apnea.

I then sat up an apt with my regular doctor which said, "There is a huge difference between you and a 315 NFL player. You don't have sleep apnea."

At my insistence he finally made me an appointment the pulmonary/ sleep medicine doctor. Walked in to his office he looks at me and says, "I think we are going to find that you have sleep apnea and probably a fairly severe case of it."

Sleep doc was right

But I'm glad I saw that NFL player on that TV report or I maybe still wouldn't be diagnosed.

wkosturko · Post by **wkosturko** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:22 pm

Hey even big football players like Reggie White die of Sleep Apnea!!!

Actor Died of Apparent Sleep Apnea

NFL player lead to me being dianose