Sleep Apnea

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Well folks, my 17 year old daughter just got the results of her

Sleep Study back...the person administering the test said she was the

youngest patient he had ever administered the test to. She stays

chronically fatigued ( our PCP thinks she has a diagnosis of Chronic

Fatigue Immunodeficiency Syndrome) sleeps poorly with all the

resulting problems associated with sleep deprivation.....Hers is Sleep

Apnea but with no obstruction, although she does have frequent sinus

infections......

The results should help us streamline a treatment and hopefully get

her back on her feet soon. I am still hoping to get her approved

through our insurance company for the surgery with Dr. R.

I know....I know....17 is way too young to be thinking about this

option.....but let's face it, her gene pool sucks (both sides,

maternal & paternal grandparents, & great grandparents even) she's

doomed without the surgery to more years of hell and putting up with

people not appreciating her intelligence, wit, charm, personality etc.

because they can't get past her size 22 body.

Back problems keep her from strenuous exercise, but even in Jr. High

when she played Basketball, Volleyball, Softball and even flag

football, she was still overweight.

My losing weight has really been hard on her too. As of our last

Dr.'s visit on 4-23 she only weighed 1/2 pound less than I did,

although she is 2 inches taller.

Prom was this past Sat. night and was a disaster. I'll try to scan

Prom pictures when I get them back. If anybody wants the gory details

I'll send them to you later....suffice to say she has decided that all

members of the opposite sex, with the possible exception of her father

who doesn't count, are jerks with a capital J.

I don't want her to go through 20 more years of misery because of her

size. I want her to be able to enjoy her last year of high school and

college years health wise and weight wise. I can't help but believe

that if we take care of the weight that most of the other health

problems will clear up too.

Talk more later.