Pre-op insomnia question

honeyLoves_1028 · 07-04-2008, 06:14 PM

Does anyone know if you can be disqualified for Lap Band for having insomnia?

Claudine1975 · 07-04-2008, 06:35 PM

I have insomnia and it was not even an issue for me. Do you take anything?

blaze21 · 07-04-2008, 06:38 PM

I to have insomnia and take ambien, but nothing was mentioned to me as far as it being a problem for surgery

**coltonwade** · 07-04-2008, 06:49 PM

I am sure every doc has their own opinions of this. But my neurologist told me most people do not just have insomina . Meaning its usually a symptom of something else. In my case it was sleep apnea/depression that was causing it .
So if you have insominia you might want to talk to your doc about it to see if there is anything behind it.
As for disquialifying you for surgery ? I would think not . If anything if they find out you have sleep apnea it would be "helpful" as far as it being a co morbidity .

HTH
Mindy

honeyLoves_1028 · 07-04-2008, 07:08 PM

I don't take anything for it but I,m worried about not being approved. I still have to do a sleep study and I dont think it's considered sleep apnea

**coltonwade** · 07-04-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by honeyLoves_1028

I don't take anything for it but I,m worried about not being approved. I still have to do a sleep study and I dont think it's considered sleep apnea

I would not be too worried about it . Anything that would be serious that would cause the insomnia they would catch . Just insomina would not , i dont think hold up your surgery .
If you do have sleep apnea you want to know about it anyway .
Do you snore do you know ?
try not to worry to much about it , i know its stressful. i worreid about EVERYTHING before surgery .

Mindy

orea15 · 07-04-2008, 08:05 PM

As far as I know, insomnia would not disqualify you.

Orea

honeyLoves_1028 · 07-04-2008, 08:28 PM

I do snore, that's what I've been told anyway.

honeyLoves_1028 · 07-04-2008, 08:30 PM

My papers were submitted to my insurance company yesterday and my date is July 17. Why do they wait until right before the surgery to get approval?

**coltonwade** · 07-04-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by honeyLoves_1028

I do snore, that's what I've been told anyway.

You MAY Have sleep apnea then . But the test will show. All people who have sleep apnea snore BUT Not all people who snore have sleep apnea if that makes sense LOL

Just take it as it comes. IT wont affect your surgery if you have sleep apnea

Mindy