Jerry Royall wrote in a message to Warren King:
JR> @PID: RA 2.02 23427
JR> @MSGID: 1:19/131 568ce2fe
JR> @NOTE: IceEdit 1.50 [Eval]
JR> @TID: FastEcho 1.40 8348
JR> Bob Lantrip asked me to share some of my experiences with sleep
JR> apnea. I was diagnosed in 1987. I stopped breathing 108 times per
JR> hour and I have forgotten all the other details. They did a surgery
Sounds like me, the doc said I stop every 30 seconds to 1 minute.
JR> called UPPP where they removed the Uvulla, part of the soft palet,
JR> tonsils and adenoids, to make more of an airway. That only partially
He mentioned this as a possible remedy before the study when he described 
various methods of dealing with apnea problems.  He did not say anything 
about it after the study so hopefully it will not be needed.
JR> worked so I also use a CPAP machine. It works pretty well, but I
The CPAP is one recommendation the doc mentioned for me, my primary care doc 
in the HMO says the HMO will pay for that.  The other option was a dental 
device that the HMO will not pay for.  We are waiting for the written report 
before making any decisions.
JR> don't use it all the time. I still get pretty tired, but I manage
JR> most of the time. I do use the machine when I start to have memory
JR> lapses, or forget what I am starting to say. I wish I had tried the
JR> machine before having the surgery so I would know if it would have
JR> worked without the surgery. Now, I'm not sure if it is the
JR> combination or if the machine is the answer.     Good luck.
JR> Jerry
I really appreciate your message Jerry!  This last paragraph mirrors my own 
concern and will help me demand the CPAP machine before any surgery is 
conducted.
Regards,
           Warren
---
(1:275/429)
---------------