Thread: A not so funny thing that happened last weekend.

Thanks guys. Had an episode yesterday evening with chest pain and shortness of breath. The Emergency Room Dr asked if I’d had ever had a stroke. I had to laugh at the timing of it all. They kept me overnight for observation and did a nuclear stress test but everything came back clean. The did say that I have sleep apnea

The reason the Dr said he’d wait for next tiger was because I informed him that I was extremely claustrophobic (the way that’s spelled it should be extremely afraid of Santa Claus.). If it hadn’t been for my claustrophobic he’d have scheduled one, that plus I was showing no lingering signs caused him to agree to a later date.

Do everything you can to get rid of the sleep apnea. It can cause a host of problems.

Since I have lost a bunch of weight most of my sleep problems are gone.

Wishing you the best.

Agreed, losing some weight *can* help with sleep apnea which is a risk factor for Cardio-vascular disease.

A tip for those trying to loose and having trouble: You may have heard of "Intermittent Fasting." What has helped me immensely is avoiding caloric intake within two hours (or more) of bed time. It takes some discipline to deny those after dinner food cravings, but you can adapt if you are dedicated. Higher caloric foods earlier in the day (ie - sugars/high index and /or complex carbs) tapering off as the day progresses. No carb dieting is not really good for you. Makes some sense considering what your body is going to do with those excess calories, and little activity, when sleeping.

Maybe not good for you. But Keto has me down 54 pounds and I was taken off all meds just recently after 6 months. No blood pressure diabetes or cholesterol meds. Carbs bad. Meat good

Awesome. Whatever works.... Can't argue with good results!

For some really good information on any medical condition you might wanna go to the Mayo Clinic website. It is all in plain and easily understandable English.
Here are their webpages on sleep apnea:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/syc-20377631

With sleep apnea there is a lot you can do to help yourself.

Take care.