So, Wednesday night I took my first sleep study and hopefully my last! It was an interesting experience, but just the thought of someone watching me sleep creeps me out. It even bugs me when Dozer, our huge dog, stares at me while I'm sleeping.
First of all, they tell you to arrive at 7:00, I'm thinking, "Why?" I spent three hours in a room with a bed and a little 12 inch TV waiting to be hooked up for this study. Fortunately, I brought my knitting to keep me occupied. At 10:00, the tech comes into the room and starts attaching 18 wires to my body and scalp. I think 14 of these where attached to my head and face. She puts this goo stuff all in my hair to attach these leads. YUCK! Then she puts all this stuff in my nose and mouth to magnify the sound of my snoring. Now isn't that a pleasant thought, let's make the snoring loader....
So, after this, I'm suppose to sleep, on my back. I normally sleep on my tummy and side. So, I take this sleeping pill to help me sleep. Because sleeping on my own would be impossible. I have all they gadgets attached to my body, someone is watching me, and I'm suppose to sleep on my back and an extremely uncomfortable bed. Fortunately the pill works... only to well.. Once I got up and going, I realized that I had thus HUGE hang over feeling. When I got into the office, I was slurring my words and God must have sent a special angel to make sure I and everyone around me was safe in my travels of going home, showering, taking Theo to the bus and going to work.
I will find out next week, the results of the sleep study. Hopefully sleep apnea was negative and I can continue my quest for my surgery without any further detours.
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