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Wow. I hope Ron is on his way to better health and both of 
you to a good night's sleep!--Sage

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:44:47 -0400
 EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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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