Looking forward to some FAR better recovery

I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up to
190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after dealing
with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and spent almost
another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been dragging ass and
couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight dropped 20 lbs and was
always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about 3 weeks ago to find out
about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a sleep study for me. I went
down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep lab. My MD's office called me
on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to get fitted for a CPAP machine on
2/15. I read my results and it turns out that I have pretty severe sleep
apnea. It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are supposed to be between 92 and 98%.
I've used it 2 nights now and have not felt this good in 100 years! :-) I
talked to my kidney MD about it and he said that because of this, I should
be able to get off of 50% of my BP meds, my resting heart rate should come
way down and that my recoup time after workouts will be exponentially better
because of having so much more O2 in my system when I'm sleeping. In just 2
days, I'm thinking much more clearly and have much more desire to get things
done. My wife always told me that I snored, but she never heard me stop
breathing etc. If there is anyone out there who feels tired all the time
during he day, feels the need to take naps, falls asleep while watching TV
etc., I would look into this. I always thought this was a fat person's
problem, but they are learning more and more about it every day. I spoke to
my sister on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons,
found out he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went into
3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the
gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just
fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100%
too! :-)


Rob

--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

"Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote in message
news:fi0uj.41857$ov5.8112@newsfe15.phx...
> I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
> the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up
> to 190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after
> dealing with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and
> spent almost another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been
> dragging ass and couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight
> dropped 20 lbs and was always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about
> 3 weeks ago to find out about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a
> sleep study for me. I went down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep
> lab. My MD's office called me on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to get
> fitted for a CPAP machine on 2/15. I read my results and it turns out that
> I have pretty severe sleep apnea. It is odd for someone as lean as I am,
> but I saw the results and before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my
> O2 saturations got down to 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are
> supposed to be between 92 and 98%. I've used it 2 nights now and have not
> felt this good in 100 years! :-) I talked to my kidney MD about it and he
> said that because of this, I should be able to get off of 50% of my BP
> meds, my resting heart rate should come way down and that my recoup time
> after workouts will be exponentially better because of having so much more
> O2 in my system when I'm sleeping. In just 2 days, I'm thinking much more
> clearly and have much more desire to get things done. My wife always told
> me that I snored, but she never heard me stop breathing etc. If there is
> anyone out there who feels tired all the time during he day, feels the
> need to take naps, falls asleep while watching TV etc., I would look into
> this. I always thought this was a fat person's problem, but they are
> learning more and more about it every day. I spoke to my sister on the
> phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons, found out he had
> apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went into 3 higher
> categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the gym
> after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just fits
> over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100% too!
> :-)
>
>
> Rob
>
> --
> Robert Schuh
> "Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
> intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
> the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
> the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
> - Nietzsche
>
> http://www.hardbopdrums.com/
>
>
That's good news.

Rob Schuh wrote:

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

-paul

"Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote in message
news:fi0uj.41857$ov5.8112@newsfe15.phx...
> I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
> the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up
> to 190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after
> dealing with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and
> spent almost another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been
> dragging ass and couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight
> dropped 20 lbs and was always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about
> 3 weeks ago to find out about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a
> sleep study for me. I went down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep
> lab. My MD's office called me on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to get
> fitted for a CPAP machine on 2/15. I read my results and it turns out that
> I have pretty severe sleep apnea.

Do you by any chance remember your AHI (apnea/hypopnea index)? Just curious.

It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
> 68%!! That is frighteningly low.

I hear ya. I was dx'd with sleep apnea a few years ago and it got
progressively worse. I used CPAP, too, but was having desats/apneas even
with it on. I got my own pulse oximeter and saw that my sats were going down
to high 60's, too. The weird thing is that these were happening mainly when
I was drifting off to sleep, so every time I'd start to relax, I'd stop
breathing until I woke up gasping for air. Sometimes it was so bad I thought
my heart had stopped. It was a vicious cycle that made me fear going to
sleep.

They are supposed to be between 92 and 98%.
> I've used it 2 nights now and have not felt this good in 100 years! :-) I
> talked to my kidney MD about it and he said that because of this, I should
> be able to get off of 50% of my BP meds, my resting heart rate should come
> way down and that my recoup time after workouts will be exponentially
> better because of having so much more O2 in my system when I'm sleeping.
> In just 2 days, I'm thinking much more clearly and have much more desire
> to get things done. My wife always told me that I snored, but she never
> heard me stop breathing etc. If there is anyone out there who feels tired
> all the time during he day, feels the need to take naps, falls asleep
> while watching TV etc., I would look into this. I always thought this was
> a fat person's problem, but they are learning more and more about it every
> day.

It was mainly a weight issue for me. I started having symptoms at about 190
lbs and eventually reached a very unfit 220. The apnea was so bad I finally
got motivated to get back into shape, especially considering the CPAP wasn't
helping. I dropped 60 lbs while putting on a bit of lean mass and the
symptoms got progressively better. I recently had a sleep study, which
showed my obstructive sleep apnea was so mild it no longer warranted
treatment. The weird thing is the study showed that the apneas I was having
as I was drifting off to sleep were "central" apneas, in which my brain was
sorta "forgetting" to tell my body to breathe during the transition from
wakefulness to sleep. I still have those but they're not nearly as severe
and frequent. Also, my snoring, which used to send my wife into another
bedroom (or just kick me to get me to stop) is not nearly as bad.

I do think many people with sleep apnea have it in part because they're too
heavy, but as you know now, it's not always so simple.

I spoke to
> my sister on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons,
> found out he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went
> into 3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off
> to the gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and
> just fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it
> 100% too! :-)

Congrats for getting the problem under control.

"Rob Schuh" It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
> 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are supposed to be between 92 and
> 98%.

My son died at 75% with ALS and he had been a Marine before the ALS.


Bob,
Glad you found the problem and a fix that's working.

If I can help let me know. I had missed your post!

Burr

"Zen Cohen" <aturny@hotmail.com> The weird thing is the study showed that
the apneas I was having
> as I was drifting off to sleep were "central" apneas, in which my brain
> was sorta "forgetting" to tell my body to breathe during the transition
> from wakefulness to sleep. I still have those but they're not nearly as
> severe and frequent. Also, my snoring, which used to send my wife into
> another bedroom (or just kick me to get me to stop) is not nearly as bad.
>
> I do think many people with sleep apnea have it in part because they're
> too heavy, but as you know now, it's not always so simple.
>


Maybe that's what makes me just sometimes if I go to sleep on my back, just
as I seem to drop off I jump up in bed gasping for breath.

I do it at times here in my chair a Nappy time.

Burr

"Rob Schuh" <I got Pneumonia and after dealing with that for about 2 weeks,
I got some kind of stomach bug and spent almost another 2 weeks on the
toilet.>>

It's called AIDS. At least you can get prescription steroids now.

"Rob Schuh" <I was back in the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure
in 1991. >

POST YOUR PHOTOS from 2007. Post your real name, address, phone number, and
the name of your roid connection and his rates.

"Burr" <pitzradio@earthlink.net> wrote in message
newsj5uj.3681$y05.3552@newsfe22.lga...
>
> "Rob Schuh" It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results
> and
>> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
>> 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are supposed to be between 92 and
>> 98%.
>
> My son died at 75% with ALS and he had been a Marine before the ALS.

I'm sorry for your loss. My desats were only for seconds at a time and I
suspect Rob's were, too, but 75% for any sustained period has to be very
serious.

"Burr" <pitzradio@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>... Maybe that's what makes me just sometimes if I go to sleep on my back,
>just as I seem to drop off I jump up in bed gasping for breath.

I suggest you get this checked out. The gasping for breath part is awful but
if the apnea is bad enough it could give rise to some very serious health
problems if not treated. Eg,
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/up...ate0905d.shtml

"Twisted Sister" <weRnotGonnaTakeET@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Ns5uj.73916$vt2.48917@bignews8.bellsouth.net. ..
> "Rob Schuh" <I was back in the best shape I'd been in since my renal
> failure
> in 1991. >
>
> POST YOUR PHOTOS from 2007. Post your real name, address, phone number,
> and
> the name of your roid connection and his rates.
>
>
You're a Dumb Ass

Burr

"Burr" <> You're a Dumb Ass
>

You're a boring old fart who never has anything to post except your heart
rate while you are having a BM.

F you coot and hopefully you and the rest of the old trash that is on this
group will die off soon and be replaced by something better.

Paul Cassel wrote:
> Rob Schuh wrote:
>
> Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
>
> -paul

Me too!
--
Bob Volkmer

In article <fi0uj.41857$ov5.8112@newsfe15.phx>,
"Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote:

> BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just
> fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100%
> too! :-)
>
>
> Rob

Glad you found the problem. Seems to be a very common thing nowadays.
Best of luck!
--
Peace, Om

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have
come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
-- Mark Twain

"Omelet" <> Glad you found the problem. Seems to be a very common thing
nowadays.
>

Common among faggots. That machine is the new bullshit device for all the
nutjobs to get from their doctors. It is the placebo of 2008.

Rob Schuh wrote:
> I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
> the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up to
> 190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after dealing
> with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and spent almost
> another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been dragging ass and
> couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight dropped 20 lbs and was
> always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about 3 weeks ago to find out
> about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a sleep study for me. I went
> down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep lab. My MD's office called me
> on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to get fitted for a CPAP machine on
> 2/15. I read my results and it turns out that I have pretty severe sleep
> apnea. It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
> 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are supposed to be between 92 and 98%.
> I've used it 2 nights now and have not felt this good in 100 years! :-) I
> talked to my kidney MD about it and he said that because of this, I should
> be able to get off of 50% of my BP meds, my resting heart rate should come
> way down and that my recoup time after workouts will be exponentially better
> because of having so much more O2 in my system when I'm sleeping. In just 2
> days, I'm thinking much more clearly and have much more desire to get things
> done. My wife always told me that I snored, but she never heard me stop
> breathing etc. If there is anyone out there who feels tired all the time
> during he day, feels the need to take naps, falls asleep while watching TV
> etc., I would look into this. I always thought this was a fat person's
> problem, but they are learning more and more about it every day. I spoke to
> my sister on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons,
> found out he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went into
> 3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the
> gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just
> fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100%
> too! :-)
>
>
> Rob
>


Congrats on finally getting treatment for severe OSA! I've had moderate
OSA since I was a child but didn't get treatment until my early 20s. I
weighed 65kg at the time and looked 'gaunt' to say the least. It didn't
get significantly worse even when I ballooned on high dose
corticosteroids during immunoablation treatments. Some people just have
it and weight plays a very small role, if any. The majority though find
that losing weight helps immensely. At 6.5% body fat, though, you'd
probably be wanting to put on a few percentages

Are you using a variable pressure pump or a fixed pressure one? I
believe they all come with heated humidifiers now - I can't believe
people used to use them without these! I could only sleep for 4 hours
with it on when using the old fixed pressure pump without the heated
humidifier. Nasal pillows, full face, or nose mask?

Cheers,

Ari


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Zen Cohen wrote:
> "Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote in message
> news:fi0uj.41857$ov5.8112@newsfe15.phx...
>
> It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
>> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
>> 68%!! That is frighteningly low.
>
> I hear ya. I was dx'd with sleep apnea a few years ago and it got
> progressively worse. I used CPAP, too, but was having desats/apneas even
> with it on. I got my own pulse oximeter and saw that my sats were going down
> to high 60's, too. The weird thing is that these were happening mainly when
> I was drifting off to sleep, so every time I'd start to relax, I'd stop
> breathing until I woke up gasping for air. Sometimes it was so bad I thought
> my heart had stopped. It was a vicious cycle that made me fear going to
> sleep.

I hear you, too. I had that from childhood until my ealry 20s when I got
treatment. I still have trouble getting to sleep because of all the
years of unpleasantness with the untreated OSA.


> I do think many people with sleep apnea have it in part because they're too
> heavy, but as you know now, it's not always so simple.

Yep

Ari

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good luck and all the best.

cheers,

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"Zen Cohen" <aturny@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:47b8cfad$0$16652$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
> "Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote in message
> news:fi0uj.41857$ov5.8112@newsfe15.phx...
>> I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
>> the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up
>> to 190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after
>> dealing with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and
>> spent almost another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been
>> dragging ass and couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight
>> dropped 20 lbs and was always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about
>> 3 weeks ago to find out about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a
>> sleep study for me. I went down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep
>> lab. My MD's office called me on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to
>> get fitted for a CPAP machine on 2/15. I read my results and it turns out
>> that I have pretty severe sleep apnea.
>
> Do you by any chance remember your AHI (apnea/hypopnea index)? Just
> curious.
>
> It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
>> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
>> 68%!! That is frighteningly low.
>
> I hear ya. I was dx'd with sleep apnea a few years ago and it got
> progressively worse. I used CPAP, too, but was having desats/apneas even
> with it on. I got my own pulse oximeter and saw that my sats were going
> down to high 60's, too. The weird thing is that these were happening
> mainly when I was drifting off to sleep, so every time I'd start to relax,
> I'd stop breathing until I woke up gasping for air. Sometimes it was so
> bad I thought my heart had stopped. It was a vicious cycle that made me
> fear going to sleep.
>
> They are supposed to be between 92 and 98%.
>> I've used it 2 nights now and have not felt this good in 100 years! :-) I
>> talked to my kidney MD about it and he said that because of this, I
>> should be able to get off of 50% of my BP meds, my resting heart rate
>> should come way down and that my recoup time after workouts will be
>> exponentially better because of having so much more O2 in my system when
>> I'm sleeping. In just 2 days, I'm thinking much more clearly and have
>> much more desire to get things done. My wife always told me that I
>> snored, but she never heard me stop breathing etc. If there is anyone out
>> there who feels tired all the time during he day, feels the need to take
>> naps, falls asleep while watching TV etc., I would look into this. I
>> always thought this was a fat person's problem, but they are learning
>> more and more about it every day.
>
> It was mainly a weight issue for me. I started having symptoms at about
> 190 lbs and eventually reached a very unfit 220. The apnea was so bad I
> finally got motivated to get back into shape, especially considering the
> CPAP wasn't helping. I dropped 60 lbs while putting on a bit of lean mass
> and the symptoms got progressively better. I recently had a sleep study,
> which showed my obstructive sleep apnea was so mild it no longer warranted
> treatment. The weird thing is the study showed that the apneas I was
> having as I was drifting off to sleep were "central" apneas, in which my
> brain was sorta "forgetting" to tell my body to breathe during the
> transition from wakefulness to sleep. I still have those but they're not
> nearly as severe and frequent. Also, my snoring, which used to send my
> wife into another bedroom (or just kick me to get me to stop) is not
> nearly as bad.
>
> I do think many people with sleep apnea have it in part because they're
> too heavy, but as you know now, it's not always so simple.
>
> I spoke to
>> my sister on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons,
>> found out he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went
>> into 3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off
>> to the gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive
>> and just fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays
>> for it 100% too! :-)
>
> Congrats for getting the problem under control.
>

My O2 Sats got down to 68% in the study!



--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message
news:fpc72o$jrb$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Rob Schuh wrote:
>> I've had maybe 4 work outs since Thanksgiving. Before then, I was back in
>> the best shape I'd been in since my renal failure in 1991. I was back up
>> to 190 and had been tested at 6.5% body fat. I got Pneumonia and after
>> dealing with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and
>> spent almost another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been
>> dragging ass and couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight
>> dropped 20 lbs and was always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about
>> 3 weeks ago to find out about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a
>> sleep study for me. I went down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep
>> lab. My MD's office called me on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to
>> get fitted for a CPAP machine on 2/15. I read my results and it turns out
>> that I have pretty severe sleep apnea. It is odd for someone as lean as I
>> am, but I saw the results and before the used the CPAP on me on the test,
>> my O2 saturations got down to 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are
>> supposed to be between 92 and 98%. I've used it 2 nights now and have not
>> felt this good in 100 years! :-) I talked to my kidney MD about it and he
>> said that because of this, I should be able to get off of 50% of my BP
>> meds, my resting heart rate should come way down and that my recoup time
>> after workouts will be exponentially better because of having so much
>> more O2 in my system when I'm sleeping. In just 2 days, I'm thinking much
>> more clearly and have much more desire to get things done. My wife always
>> told me that I snored, but she never heard me stop breathing etc. If
>> there is anyone out there who feels tired all the time during he day,
>> feels the need to take naps, falls asleep while watching TV etc., I would
>> look into this. I always thought this was a fat person's problem, but
>> they are learning more and more about it every day. I spoke to my sister
>> on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons, found out
>> he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went into 3
>> higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the
>> gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just
>> fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100%
>> too! :-)
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
>
> Congrats on finally getting treatment for severe OSA! I've had moderate
> OSA since I was a child but didn't get treatment until my early 20s. I
> weighed 65kg at the time and looked 'gaunt' to say the least. It didn't
> get significantly worse even when I ballooned on high dose corticosteroids
> during immunoablation treatments. Some people just have it and weight
> plays a very small role, if any. The majority though find that losing
> weight helps immensely. At 6.5% body fat, though, you'd probably be
> wanting to put on a few percentages
>
> Are you using a variable pressure pump or a fixed pressure one? I believe
> they all come with heated humidifiers now - I can't believe people used to
> use them without these! I could only sleep for 4 hours with it on when
> using the old fixed pressure pump without the heated humidifier. Nasal
> pillows, full face, or nose mask?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari

It starts at a low pressure and builds up to the max over 20 min. It is
humidified too.




--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

"Rob Schuh" <> It starts at a low pressure and builds up to the max over 20
min. It is
> humidified too.
>

Post a recent photo before you die. Now that you are on a ventilator I am
concerned we will never see what you look like.

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:54:55 -0700, "Rob Schuh"
<noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote:

sniperoo

>3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the
>gym after some digestion!

Oh bert...it was all good up till there. Is it your goal to give me
horrid nightmares? WTF man. Damn.

--
Is this thing on?

On Feb 17, 8:42 pm, "Burr" <pitzra...@earthlink.net> wrote:
[...]

> <snip> Nappy time.
>
> Burr

Nappy time is happy time!

Well, yeah, so long as you continue breathing. Jeebus!

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On Feb 17, 2:54 pm, "Rob Schuh" <noone...@hardbopdrums.com> wrote:
> <snip> I got Pneumonia and after dealing
> with that for about 2 weeks, I got some kind of stomach bug and spent almost
> another 2 weeks on the toilet. After that I'd just been dragging ass and
> couldn't figure out what the problem was. My weight dropped 20 lbs and was
> always tired. I went to see my pulmonary MD about 3 weeks ago to find out
> about some sleeping pills. He decided to order a sleep study for me. I went
> down on 2/8 and spent the night at the sleep lab. My MD's office called me
> on 2/12 and had an appointment for me to get fitted for a CPAP machine on
> 2/15. I read my results and it turns out that I have pretty severe sleep
> apnea. It is odd for someone as lean as I am, but I saw the results and
> before the used the CPAP on me on the test, my O2 saturations got down to
> 68%!! That is frighteningly low. They are supposed to be between 92 and 98%.
> I've used it 2 nights now and have not felt this good in 100 years! :-) I
> talked to my kidney MD about it and he said that because of this, I should
> be able to get off of 50% of my BP meds, my resting heart rate should come
> way down and that my recoup time after workouts will be exponentially better
> because of having so much more O2 in my system when I'm sleeping. In just 2
> days, I'm thinking much more clearly and have much more desire to get things
> done. My wife always told me that I snored, but she never heard me stop
> breathing etc. If there is anyone out there who feels tired all the time
> during he day, feels the need to take naps, falls asleep while watching TV
> etc., I would look into this. I always thought this was a fat person's
> problem, but they are learning more and more about it every day. I spoke to
> my sister on the phone and he friend, who is just 32 and does Triathlons,
> found out he had apnea and after using the CPAP machine, he times went into
> 3 higher categories. I'm getting a baby in my belly now and then off to the
> gym after some digestion! :-) BTW, the machine is non obtrusive and just
> fits over your nose and is now loud at all. My insurance pays for it 100%
> too! :-)
>
> Rob

A quick diagnosis followed by seemingly correct and immediate
treatment. Kudos to your docs. And "ZOINKS!" Schuh's second positive
post of all time!

The other one:

http://groups.google.com/group/misc....4f954dab31d148

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