Sleep

[cjsmith]

Rob had his initial consultation at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic today. The preliminary diagnosis is sleep apnea requiring either a positive pressure mask or surgery. He gets to spend the night there tonight, attempting to sleep with electrodes and probes all over him and a tube down his throat through his nose. I thought that sounded pretty unpleasant. He said "Tonight is nothing compared to the description of the surgery if that's what I need." Yeah, I just bet.

Whether it's sleep apnea or anything else, I do hope the problem can be diagnosed and neutralized. This dude hasn't slept well in, as far as I can tell, his entire life.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Rob has already had his tonsils removed, so the surgery might just take the uvula or might be the crack-open-the-nose bit. He didn't say what had been described - just that it sounded unpleasant. I admit both of those sound unpleasant. :-)

(No, this isn't HRRRRob. You may not ever have met my Rob; he's never been to the Tuesday coffeehouse, for example.)

Thanks for the well wishes. I'll post more when I know more tomorrow. The preliminary diagnosis might not even be right...