So, I had my sleep study last night at Rush Medical Center here in Chicago. Let me tell ya, it wasn’t pretty. First of all, I had gone out the night before and was certainly over served at some point and needless to say I was hung over the next morning. The folks at Rush had advised me in their standard sleep study patient guidelines not to nap the day of your study. While I didn’t nap I damn sure slept in. So, having slept in until around 1 PM that day and having a grande caramel machiatto I wasn’t quite ready to fall asleep that night. Nevertheless, after beginning my study around 10:30 PM, and tossing and turning with all kinds of electrodes and junk attached to me, while in what might possibly have been the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in, I finally got to sleep around 12:30 or so. Oh, and let me just list the crap they attach to you: 5 electrodes attached to your head, two attached to your chin, one breathing monitor (detects breathing or lack thereof via your mouth and nose), two electrodes on your back, two on your chest, one electrode on each leg and an oxygen saturation monitor on your middle finger. It’s a wonder I fell asleep at all. Anyway, I should know something about this study in 5 to 10 business days. Hopefully, they’ll figure something out…
Filed under: Sleep Apnea
