My journey began almost a year ago now. I have been just about chronically sick for the last 5 years. I would most always get a sinus infection that seemed to last weeks and it usually migrated to my chest for classic bronchitis.
I would be sick for weeks. 2 or 3 trips to the Doctor for one illness period were not uncommon. I would just get over my cold and a few week later I would start all over again. I was not getting anything done at home and was having a rough time at work.
Last November I went to hunting camp with a sinus infection. By the end of the 1st day, I was so sick I could not hunt. I was too sick to even be the camp cook. I held out hoping I would get better so I could hunt. Nothing doing. This was the last straw for me. I vowed I would find out what was making me so sick.
I sufferred through the winter, but had an appointment with an ear, nose and throat specialist. It was discovered that I had a deviated septum. Some of the Doctors questions rattled me. I was asked if I had difficulty sleeping. Sure do, but I figured it was because I was sick most of the time. A sleep study was ordered along with a CT scan of my sinuses.
One sinus cavity was completely blocked hense the answer to my problems. Or so I thought. Next up was a sleep study. This was not something I wanted to do at all, but I was determined to get healthy, once and for all. I reported to the hospital and was shocked at the amount of wiring that was attached to my head and body.
How is a person supposed to sleep with all this attached to him?
I did sleep fitfully, but completed the test. Sleep apnea was confirmed. Not what I wanted to hear. At all.
To be continued….
Mark Potes
My Sleep Apnea Story
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