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We don't have tv but I would love to see about a surgery that helps with sleep apnea. Dh has had to sleep w a machine for several years. The machine doesnt always work as it should he has had several replaced, and sleeping next to the machine blowing air on me is AWFUL. But I do prefer him wearing the mask over listening to him snore & jump all night. His sleep apnea is rated as severe. Last test he stopped breathing 40 times in an hour.
Watered my trees earlier. Out of 15 new trees 1 lone apple tree is trying to bud new leaves. Gives me hope that the others will rebound after the heat & grasshoppers. Now I am sitting in the yard watching the dogs bark at something by the creak, chickens are catching grasshoppers & eating up the tiny pieces of green grass that are trying to grow, and the guineas are screaming @ something in the woods. Will wait until it gets hot then go wash dishes & do some laundry. Dh is suppose to be home tonight, so guess I need to plan some dinner too.
Here is the interview with the doctor who performed Roger's surgery and a demonstration of the robotics used
http://www.news9.com/category/116601/video-page?autostart=true&clipId=6179973
Here is the interview with us about Roger's surgeries and removal of his trach tube.
http://www.news9.com/category/116601/video-page?autostart=true&clipId=6179973
Roger's sleep apnea was so severe..he was on 20 soms of air forced thru his cpap machine and simply could not "eat" all the pressure. His first sleep study there were 197 episodes in a 1.5 hour period where his breathing stopped. He had 6 trach surgeries over two years before going to OU Med to see if he was a candidate for the robotic surgeries. He had two surgeries to open u the oral chamber and this resulted in the removal of the trach tube two weeks ago. He does not snore, he sleeps thru the night without any machines. There was no guarantee given that his tube would come out, but it wouldn't be any worse than what he had.
Sleep apnea is a killer....and the sleep study is an easy test to define the problem. Not everyone has to have the trachea.
Opening up his air chamber by removing both set of tonisls, extra tissue, repairing a deviated septum and reducing nasal tissue, reforming his upper palate in addition to a different style trachea tube...has been life giving to him. The surgeries were necessary, the revoery time was difficult for someone his age, but well worth it.
. Sounds like your gonna have some good ones.
