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Originally Posted by kelly315
From your info, it looks like you were in the upper 200s (your weight) when you were diagnosed... is that true? If so, there's a large chance that your sleep apnea may greatly (if not totally) caused by weight.
Did your sleep doctor look into your mouth when you were diagnosed? He should have told you about your tongue position and tonsil position, and if you were a good candidate for surgery. .
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Correct I was about 275 when diagnosed but I think I have had it for many years as before being diagnosed I had all kinds of sleep problems like really bad insomnia, waking up fatigued, narcolepsy and restless leg syndrome.
Doc never looked in my mouth. Just did a sleep study and they said I had moderate apnea. They said I stopped breathing 20 times from 9pm till 3pm. That is not so bad I have a buddy who did a sleep study and he stopped breathing 800 times in one night! He had his CPAP the next day.
I don't have regular insurance, I go to a VA Hospital so the service is not great but pretty good and most def better than nothing.
I am hoping and praying that if I lose weight I will not need the CPAP machine ever again.