Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Is there anyone here who had severe sleep apnea before WLS, and whose apnea was not totally under control (under 10 episodes per hour) before surgery? If so, how did the surgery go for you? Did you have any complications from the sleep apnea? My sister is currently trying to get approval for open RNY and her latest sleep study, at top settings on BiPap, was around 40 episodes per minute. They say they can't get it any better than that, but that if she decides to have the surgery, which she is, that she could have complications because of it. Any comments from those who have been through this? Chrissie Surgery: August 31, 2000: Open RNY/GB Removal/hernia repair Start: 373lbs Height 5'2 " BMI 70 8/16 Abdominoplasty(-8 lbs)/thigh lipectomy 12/17/02 - 169 BMI 31 total loss - 204 lbs shihtzumom@... http://users.snip.net/~shihtzumom My WLS Journey: or http://millennium.fortunecity.com/doddington/691/WLS/this_is_me.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 I was having 47 episodes on hour when I had my sleep study. Was better when I had the BiPap. There can be complications during surgery but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Infact, my apnea is so improved I hardly ever use my machine anymore. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 339.5 lbs. Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:52:34 -0500 " shihtzumom " shihtzumom@...> writes: > Is there anyone here who had severe sleep apnea before WLS, and whose > apnea was not totally under control (under 10 episodes per hour) > before surgery? If so, how did the surgery go for you? Did you > have any complications from the sleep apnea? > > My sister is currently trying to get approval for open RNY and her > latest sleep study, at top settings on BiPap, was around 40 episodes > per minute. They say they can't get it any better than that, but > that if she decides to have the surgery, which she is, that she > could have complications because of it. > > Any comments from those who have been through this? > > Chrissie > Surgery: August 31, 2000: Open RNY/GB Removal/hernia repair > Start: 373lbs Height 5'2 " BMI 70 > 8/16 Abdominoplasty(-8 lbs)/thigh lipectomy > 12/17/02 - 169 BMI 31 > total loss - 204 lbs > > shihtzumom@... > http://users.snip.net/~shihtzumom > My WLS Journey: > or > http://millennium.fortunecity.com/doddington/691/WLS/this_is_me.htm > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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