freaking about sleep apnea and my 3-14 surgery

lonestar5212 · 03-09-2008, 04:42 PM

I just read something online about sleep apnea and anethesia and I am freaking out. I am very worried now about post-op. Anybody had issues because of it?

luluc · 03-09-2008, 04:47 PM

So long as your Dr knows your sleep study well (which I'm sure he does) - your Drug Dr will monitor you closely. My husband has apnea bad (machine & all) and he was all OK during his surgery.....
I had and do have a fear of "going under" - night night meds , not surgery....I told my Drug Dr he better wake me up after my LAP-BAND®, and DH better 2 (he was schedule an hr after me)....
You should be fine - maybe pre surgery jitters..??...Good luck for a safe "trip"..

lonestar5212 · 03-09-2008, 10:22 PM

Maybe just jitters. Wish I had not read the article. My surgery center definitely knows about the sleep apnea because they sent me for the sleep study. I assume they faxed it over to my surgeon. Believe me, I won't go into surgery until I ask everyone if they know about it. I think I am having pretty normal fears here at the end, it just caught me off guard a little.

bandhappy2008 · 03-09-2008, 10:29 PM

I have severe sleep apnea, and I was in a car wreck in 2001 and had to go into emergency operation(at the time didn't know I had the sleep apnea), but didn't come out of my anestesia, ended up on a ventilator...long story short I was scared to death to go back under also, but what I did was I took my sleep test results to my doctor and he required me to stay overnite for observation, and I also showed my sleep test results to the anestesiologist(spelled wrong)...and everything went fine....hope this helps and good luck....i was banded on 2/5/08, and everything is going great....

miztrniceguy · 03-09-2008, 10:37 PM

last sleep study i went for i had over 70 events per hour, this is after having UPPP surgery to help with my sleep apnea. i had no problems with my surgery.

Miss Vicki · 03-09-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lonestar5212

I just read something online about sleep apnea and anethesia and I am freaking out. I am very worried now about post-op. Anybody had issues because of it?

I was just banded 12 days ago. I had the sleep apnea study done and was found to have severe sleep apnea last November. I was fit with a C-Pap and have been using it since. They will use your C-Pap in the recovery room to bring you around so I wouldn't worry to much, OK?! Vicki

adorKable · 03-10-2008, 12:23 AM

I have severe sleep apnea as well, tolld my anestethiologist the settings I use on my CPAP and all was good. No complications.

katieann · 03-10-2008, 02:42 AM

I've had four major surgeries with severe sleep apnea with no problems! Best wishes to you!

renewedhope · 03-10-2008, 09:09 AM

I have sleep apnea. The surgery dept had me bring my cpap with me. I used it post op. I did have a little trouble with my oxygen saturation dropping on room air, but as long as I kept my cpap on I was fine. After a few hours I was fine. I guess I just took a little longer to wake up well. I went home the same day and have been waking up every day since. :)

PSTEVENS9 · 03-10-2008, 01:24 PM

I have sleep apnea and they told me to bring my CPAP with me the day of surgery. I think they are quite used to dealing with this issue, since many overweight people have it.

hnladue · 03-10-2008, 02:43 PM

Also make sure they don't overmedicate you AFTER the surgery. Studies have shown that sleep apena and pain drugs don't mix. Keep your CPAP machine ON if you do have one.

lizzieann · 03-10-2008, 03:26 PM

Hi

I feel the same as lonestar5212. I dont think I have sleep apnea,but who knows untill you have a sleep study done. I am going to Colorado in three weeks and being from Canada I would not likely get a study done in time . It would be a free test, but you do have a bit of a wait to get in. What l wat to know is what happens if you go in uknowingly? how risky is it? I snore very little and do not have uneven breathing acording to my husband. This does leave me feeling uneasy. What are your thoughts?

thanks Lizzieann