Sleep

I had my sleep study last night - that was interesting.

My appointment was for 9:45 PM. I am usually in bed by 9:00 most evenings and since we turned the clocks back 1 hour...it was the loooooooooooongest freakin' day. By the time I got to the center - I was ready to sleep!

The Sleep Care Center is located in my area hospital. They took a few rooms and apparently tried to make them look like cheap motel/hotel rooms. It wasn't too bad actually. The only thing that was a bit annoying was the plastic they used to cover the mattress and pillows. The crinkle of the plastic is not something I usually sleep with, but it's only 1 night. I'll deal.

I was to have a split study. The first half I would just be hooked up to the monitors. There were 12 wires attached to me: 2 on the legs, 2 on the back, the rest on my face and head and neck, a band around my chest and another around my waist and then a tube around my nose to monitor my breathing.

The second half...I had to wear the CPAP thingy. I was prepared for a face mask, but this was a bit different...instead of covering my nose...there were two little hoses that went directly to the nostrils and then held in place with a chin strap. (see illustration above!)

I actually got to keep the "mask" as a lovely parting gift!

Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly...I actually slept with all this stuff on me! I know I woke up a few times, but I was able to go back to sleep with not too much tossing and turning.

All in all, it wasn't a bad experience. It was much better than what I anticipated it to be.

My results will be sent to my doctor in about 2 weeks.

It's the waiting part that always drives me nuts.

M is calling me a hosehead now.

Nice...very nice honey.

Thank you for your support! LOL