Results

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted, but things have been really crazy lately between work, travel, the holidays, and my parents no wonder why I'm always tired. I saw my cousins this week when I was in Florida, and they apparently relayed to my mom that I'm grayer, have lost weight, but look really tired. We're starting to find out WHY I haven't been sleeping well.

I got the preliminary results from the Dr. last Wednesday. The good news is that I never stopped breathing overnight. I had no "apneas". My breathing did become shallow however, causing my Oxygen saturation to drop to 82.%. He explained to me that during waking hours, it should be 100%. Most normal people MIGHT drop to 94% while sleeping. by me dropping to 82% I was creating a sleep deficit. I am not getting a proverbial good sleep. My body works harder to get the oxygen it needs, and this will continue throughout the day to get back up to the 100% saturation.

The Dr. says if I lose weight, that will help. I can also get a sleep mask and a breathing machine. He is optimistic with me that I might actually do it by losing weight however. I lost 8lbs in the 4 weeks between visits, so he's letting me try that first. We'll see how that goes.

I have so much to write, but no time to do it at the present moment.