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yoda · #21 Postby **yoda** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:09 pm

Wow Jeremy, sorry to hear that. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this difficult time.

BUD · #22 Postby **BUD** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:49 pm

Good Luck, thoughts and prayers from my family to you and yours.

isobar · #23 Postby **isobar** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:51 pm

More prayers coming your way, Jeremy. How did it go today after your mom talked to the doctors?

#24 Postby **pojo** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:43 pm

Jeremy,

That can be a scary situation... However, many people today are living with shunts in their heads... you can do this.
I'll pray for you.

therock1811 · #25 Postby **therock1811** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:08 pm

Doctor called me this morning...mri scheduled for 7-27.

therock1811 · #26 Postby **therock1811** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:31 pm

Actually, if mom spoke to them, she didn't say anything about it. So I wouldn't know right now.

But what i do know is what I posted above.

therock1811 · #27 Postby **therock1811** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:45 pm

That MRI is tonight at 8pm. I am scared as heck right now.

wxmann_91 · #28 Postby **wxmann_91** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:13 pm

Be positive and think good thoughts.

Prayers and thoughts will be with you.

#29 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:38 pm

prayers going out for good thoughts and that the hands of the surgeons are skillful in what they have to do.

therock1811 · #30 Postby **therock1811** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:20 am

Well I got the results...and they are mixed.

The good news is that the MRI showed no change between July '04 and now. The bad news is, that we still don't know the cause of the sleep issues. So, the next step is a sleep study sometime in this next couple weeks. So we'll see what happens.

#31 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:36 am

Jeremy,
I am not asking this to be nosey but do you snore badly? If you do it could be causing your sleep problems. Snoring is a sign of sleep apnea which left untreated can lead to heart attack or falling asleep at the wheeel of a car while driving. For years my husband would snore when we went to sleep at night and finally I told him to talk with his doctor about why he is always tired. My husband has sleep apnea so bad that even the Vicap machine they gave him to use doesn't help a lot. He has it set to blow the maximum amount of air and he still snores some. Have your sleep study done and follow what ever they say to do as a follow up.

banshee · #32 Postby **banshee** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:24 am

Good luck with the sleep study and my prayers are with you.

Skywatch_NC · #33 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:46 am

Jeremy,

The very best to you on the sleep study.

Eric

therock1811 · #34 Postby **therock1811** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:56 pm

DaylilyDawn wrote:Jeremy,
I am not asking this to be nosey but do you snore badly? If you do it could be causing your sleep problems. Snoring is a sign of sleep apnea which left untreated can lead to heart attack or falling asleep at the wheeel of a car while driving. For years my husband would snore when we went to sleep at night and finally I told him to talk with his doctor about why he is always tired. My husband has sleep apnea so bad that even the Vicap machine they gave him to use doesn't help a lot. He has it set to blow the maximum amount of air and he still snores some. Have your sleep study done and follow what ever they say to do as a follow up.

Nothing wrong with asking the question. I don't notice myself snoring, but they say you can be doing it, and not know it.

#35 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:08 pm

Jeremy, my hubby didn't snore when we got married 30 years ago but over the years he gradually started snoring until it was so loud it would wake me up from a sound sleep and could be heard thru the bedroom door out in the living room. He was always tired after work that was not always a result of the work. He could fall asleep within 5 minutes after sitting down. He would fall asleep while driving at night coming home from work but would wake up in time to avoid having an accident. So I demanded he have a sleep study done. The results of it were very startling. He has sleep apnea so bad that they can't measure how bad it is because he maxed out the measuring chart. He has to sleep with what amounts to an oxygen mask blowing air into his airway to keep him breathing at night. Before testing , he would frequently stop breathing many times during the night and not getting any sleep, that was why he was so tired.

#36 Postby **feederband** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:06 pm

You will be fine and you'll live a better life...Think positive my freind....

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