Sleep Apnea

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Originally Posted by PuterGeekGirl

Hello wrbby...I held up my end of the bargain? Come one, whats the diagnosis? :D :D

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Oh yeah! I was gonna post last night,.. but I ended up going to the Niners game.

Here's what I need to do. I'm going to reply from home tonight instead of right now. Why? Because I need to read over your replies and think it through in order to give you the right diagnosis. I can't do it sitting here at work because people keep popping in here and then I lose my train of thought.

So look for it tonight ok? :)

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I just read through it and I think I've got this one figured out mostly. I'll post my diagnosis tonight.

Just be glad it's not a Continuous Redundant Airway Pressure machine. Nothing worse than being hooked up to a CRAP machine.

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Originally Posted by meatwad

Just be glad it's not a Continuous Redundant Airway Pressure machine. Nothing worse than being hooked up to a CRAP machine.

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That'll work Wrbby, I am moving this weekend though so I may not get back to read it for a couple days...worse case I'll look forward to it on Tuesday when I'm back at work...but I hope to check in before then! I understand why you can't do so at work, checking in on all those other patients and all... :D :D After all, what can I expect for free?? Ya get whatcha pay for, eh? :p

Alrighty then,.. first thing I see here is that we need to form a daily routine for you. There are two ways you can do this,.. you can have a daily routine that you stick to every day or you can have two routines,.. one for the 5 day work week and the other for the weekend. I think we should go for one routine that suits your life and then modify it as needed. Yeah?

First, we need to explore the consumption of food/drinks. But first I want you to know that I am no health expert. I eat crap constantly. So I'm not going to tell you to stop eating crap. Thats up to you. But what I WILL tell you is that we need to cut off the soda consumption after 5pm. This also includes any food/drinks that contain excess sugar, fat, caffeine, bubbles, etc. Once 5pm hits,.. no more soda for PGG. And no alcohol, no candy. It's all about milk after that. Can you drink milk? If not, then we will explore alternatives. You can also have a snack, but it must be small. If you have too much in your tummy when it's time for sleepy-pies, then your body expends energy to digest the food. We really don't want the body to do anything when we're trying to sleep. So keep food/drinks to a minimum after 5pm.

Next is the sleep time. Basically you are trying to rest your mind and body for 9 hours by starting at 9:30pm and ending at around 6:30am. Thats way too many hours to allow for lying down time. This might be tough, but could be the most important part to focus on. Instead, set your alarm clock for 6:30am to wake up. But don't even attempt to go to sleep until 11:30pm. Just veg out and watch TV. Or read something. Or even better, pop in a DVD that you've seen a gazillion times. One that you will just zone out on. You basically need your mind to focus on something other than the fact that your not sleeping.

Now then,.. you are chillin, watching a DVD, drinking your milk and possibly zoning out and maybe even feeling a little sleepy. So you turn off the tv, and then go lie down in your bed. The lights go out, head hits the pillow. Your eyes close and you start thinking, "Ah,.. tonight I feel tired and I'm sure I will go to sleep". But you don't instead, you keep thinking these thoughts and eventually it's 3am and now you're stressing, "Oh no,.. another day of being really tired!". So you finally fall asleep, but you only end up with like 3.5-4 hours. And it wasn't even a good sleep. But don't worry,.. Wrbby's here to help...

I want you to know, that what I am saying here in this post will not magically make you sleep tonight. Over the course of a few days/weeks,.. you have to get your mind into a routine. Right now is tough because you are moving. This only adds to the stress which is going to make this tougher. But you can do it.

Lie down,... close your eyes,... imagine that you are lying on a sandy beach on a warm beach towel. The sun is hitting you, there is a cool breeze gusting through the palm trees and you hear the waves moving. Imagine this place. Every once in awhile you will lose it and think about how your are not sleeping. But go back to this place. Before attempting to fall asleep,.. sit on the couch and feel comfortable. Watch a movie and just zone out on it until your eyes feel heavy. Don't worry if you fall asleep on the couch because you will wakeup at some point.

Don't force yourself to go to sleep early just because you want to give yourself a head start on sleep. It won't work. Let your mind and body fall asleep when they are ready to fall asleep.

Anyway,... try some of this,... think about this,.. let me know how this goes... I want to stay updated on this. And btw,.. the reason I am posting all this is because I have had sleeping troubles all my life. Within the last couple years,... these are some of the things I do to help myself fall asleep. Now I can practically fall asleep at the computer while playing a game.

Read this incredibly long post. That should put you to sleep. :)

That was actually an abnormal day, I generally don't drink soda that late anymore...if at all. Its usually water.....I don't eat anything after dinner which is usually done by 5:30 pm at the latest..

as for going to sleep when I am tired..thats what I do!!! Doesn't help!!! Nothing does....well cept Scuba Steve, I think he's actually helping some! :thumbs:

But..now on to the moving thing....moved most things yesterday....and in the process I broke my ankle (again).... :sad: :sad:

I can't win right now..........

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Originally Posted by PuterGeekGirl

But..now on to the moving thing....moved most things yesterday....and in the process I broke my ankle (again).... :sad: :sad:

I can't win right now..........

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Heads up PGG it will get better! :thumbs2:

Hang in there, it's times like these which help us appreciate the humdrum, boring days. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

I sympathize with your sleep problems. Having worked graveyard shift for 19 years, I know how important getting good sleep is. One thing which comes to mind is the position you sleep in, i.e. on your side, flat on your back or on your tummy. I resolved a lot of my sleep deprivation problems by sleeping on my side and stuffing a pillow under my lower back, for support and to keep me from flopping back over on my back. The missus insists it also keeps me from snoring like a freight train. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

Finally, the quality of your matress is very important. If you can, invest in a high quality matress set. Go test drive some at a mattress store and find the type most comfortable for you. It has made a world of difference for us. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif