Loopy Lou
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My neurologist referred me to have a sleep study done overnight, but i thought it would take forevvvver to get an appointment.
But they called me up yesterday had a cancellation and so i went today. Luckily i don't have to stay in over night to do a polysomnogram (phew) but i've got one of those moniters on that moniter air flow, heart rate, movement, oxygen.
The technician told me that they're mainly checking for sleep apnea, but when he did the questionnaire he said that's pretty unlikely but it would be good to rule it out.
Apparently it should also indicate if i have a seizure. I asked him how would they know if it was sleep apnea or a seizure if i breathe erratically/stop for a short time but they work it out from the heart beat, air flow and motion sensor. Kind of neat! And at least i get to sleep in my own bed lol.
Anyone else had one of these tests done?
Also - so glad i wore my long coat to the hospital today, i nearly left it behind! Sitting on the bus on the way back from the hospital with a box strapped to my chest and wires coming out wouldn't have been a good thing >.<
But they called me up yesterday had a cancellation and so i went today. Luckily i don't have to stay in over night to do a polysomnogram (phew) but i've got one of those moniters on that moniter air flow, heart rate, movement, oxygen.
The technician told me that they're mainly checking for sleep apnea, but when he did the questionnaire he said that's pretty unlikely but it would be good to rule it out.
Apparently it should also indicate if i have a seizure. I asked him how would they know if it was sleep apnea or a seizure if i breathe erratically/stop for a short time but they work it out from the heart beat, air flow and motion sensor. Kind of neat! And at least i get to sleep in my own bed lol.
Anyone else had one of these tests done?
Also - so glad i wore my long coat to the hospital today, i nearly left it behind! Sitting on the bus on the way back from the hospital with a box strapped to my chest and wires coming out wouldn't have been a good thing >.<