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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I had my tonsils out when I was six..'still remember the sickly sweet smell 
of ether gas .  Glad of  today's IV drips ....bobford


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--- On Fri, 10/31/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Homestead] sleep apnea update
> To: "Homestead List" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 12:44 PM
> Today, I've been cleaning house in anticipation of the
> arrival of the
> medical staff who will come to set up the CPAP machine.  We
> went to the
> doc yesterday, and as expected it was bad.  Ron has a
> RDI(Respiratory
> Distress Index) of 97.  That amounts to how many episodes
> of apnea there
> are per hour.  Anything over 30 is considered severe.  They
> said Ron was
> downright dangerous.  I already knew that cuz I sleep with
> him, or
> rather, try to sleep with him.  I apparently suffer from
> spousal sleep
> apnea syndrome or something like that.
> Anyway, in six weeks, we have an appointment with a doc who
> will
> probably take out his tonsils and adenoids as a starting
> point.  When he
> opens his mouth, I cannot even see his airway, which
> explains why he
> also obstructs when he is awake and relaxed, like while
> watching TV.
> Anyway, the CPAP machine therapy should reduce the soft
> tissue swelling
> to allow for a proper surgical evaluation in 6 weeks.
> Just an update..
> 
> Bev, who hopes to sleep better tonight, but probably
> won't.
> -- 
> “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger.
> Anger leads to
> hate. Hate leads to suffering.”        Yoda
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