Today I went to a consultation for a sleep study that my neurologist suggested. Not sure why I kept putting it off but I finally went. Maybe I am going now because I am still not sleeping through the night without waking up. Or maybe because after bronchitis I am really feeling that these huge tonsils that I still have may actually really be causing me problems. Anyway, I went this morning and it was bit surreal. I explained it to my sister and she asked if it reminded me of sitting in my grandparents house when we were younger. Yep, that was it! The waiting room was full of people and I was the youngest in the room by at least 20 years. Also, they had a television and yes Andy Griffith himself in Matlock was on. I almost had a giggle! Everyone who was talking was sharing how many ailments they had and what surgeries they had had. It did make me feel better!
Again I have found another nurse practitioner who I love. Jeanne was her name and she was no nonsense and very fun! I had to fill out over 4 forms prior to coming in about meds, how I sleep, breathe, eat, etc. You would think that would tell her everything but it didn't. So she asked about my neuropathy and other illnesses and we discussed my weight gain that will not go away. She just nodded and empathized with my pain. She then attempted to look in my throat and had to stop. Her words were that she wanted to see my tonsils but was scared she would make me throw up. She said that back of my throat and the roof of my mouth were very close to each other and she was not surprised that I was having pain, not sleeping and having such issues.
So she said the sleep study will tell them more about how much oxygen I am not getting and where we should go next. As Scott said to me, wouldn't it be wild if my huge tonsils were causing me all this trouble. We will see! I will tell you more about the sleep study as I do that. It should be interesting!
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