I got home from the sleep study at 6am, yes, 6am! She came into my room at 5:27 and told me she was done with me and It was time to go home! I was ready to go home at 3 in the morning when I couldnt get comfortable! Ok lets start from the begining short version.
Arrived at center, was allowed to watched TV, ( perfect cause LOST Was on) my room was like a bare hotel room with a comfy bed ( it was a Sleep number) After LOST she came in and started hooking me up, she put two sensors on my legs, and around 20 on my face and head, YES 20. And the ones in my hair , she had to put this goopy stuff in it too, so this AM My Hair was gross. then since I wasnt ready to sleep, she gave me the box of sensors to hold and left me alone, At this point I was so tempted to take a picture, ( Being the Life Artist that I am) But I couldnt even look in the mirror without laughing my ass off, so I thought the picture could later be used for blackmail reasons, so I passed. I took my sleeping pill and thought I might as well get this torture over with, and told her I was ready to sleep , She then came in and put a sensor on my finger ,and if all the other wires were not enough, Stuck one last one in my nose to keep track of my air flow or something. ( it kind of rested in your nose, not UP the nose). She left the room, I had to do a few little test things with her over the intercom,then she said to sleep. So I slept till 1 am, only to wake up and not be able to sleep for the next 2 hours, ( she said I slept a little then, but not much) and then fell asleep again at 3 and she woke me at 5:27. That was it, I see my DR in two weeks to find out what they learned, and I will NEVER do it again.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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OMG Tami!! I thought that a sleep study involved actually letting you sleep....good grief. I hope you have time in our day for a nap later. Geez.
I wouldn't do it again either. {{{HUGS}}}
Shar
(oops...that should say in "YOUR" day.)
sounded like a very stressful night, sorry. Hope you find some answers though.
Yikes sounds horrible! Of course I do think a picture would of been classic! LOL
Oh my!! Hope I never have to have that done! So did you sleep at all? Can't wait to see what the results are!!!
Cindy
Isnt that a typical night for you?? LOL
You would be surprised what they can learn by that sleep test. They will tell you how often you wake up while you sleep (even if you don't realize it) if you stop breathing (from sleep apnea) and all sorts of other creepy stuff. My mom had it done last year. As annoying as it was, it was probably a good thing that you had a hard time sleeping that way they can accurately guage your sleep patterns. It is very frustrating that you have to wait for two weeks to get your results. Grrr.
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