Sigh..

[textualdeviance]

Well, it's official. I have sleep apnea. Doc says from my history, I've probably had it since I was little. Apparently, during the test, they count number of breath obstruction "incidents" and normal is less than 5, severe is more than 30, and mine was 24. Every time I went into REM sleep I stopped breathing, and I only once went into "deep" sleep-- stage 3-- and never got into stage 4. I guess that would kind of explain why I'm so damned tired all the time. My body's not getting any sleep and I'm oxygen-deprived. I go in again Sunday for a test with the cpap and we'll see if that works or not. I hope so. With all the health problems I have, it would be nice to know at least one of them is actually treatable.

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[msallegro.livejournal.com]

It's hopeful, yes. I actually decided to get tested for this because my dad was diagnosed with it last summer, and our symptoms sounded similar so I figured I'd give it a go and sure enough, this is it. I've talked to a few people now about this and they all say it's been a really big difference to them. Crossing my fingers that this helps me.