Looks Like I Can Cross Sleep Apnea OFF My List!!
I have slept longer and waked more refreshed almost every night now for over a week with the dental appliance set to a very comfortable amount of lower jaw extension. I’m not having as much trouble with daytime sleepiness, except for the odd woozy feeling I get after lunch. So, unless something unforeseen happens, I am going to cross Sleep Apnea off my list of problems! That feels so good, to have one less thing going wrong with me.
My neck continues to spasm, so I guess in a way I have traded one problem for another. But I know that will either work itself out, or I can go to my Orthopedist and he will deal with it. If it has not relaxed by Monday, I will make an appointment. I suspect he will give me a prescription for some Physical Therapy. That’s why I stopped going earlier this year when my knee was so painful. I wanted to be sure I had some PT time left, as my insurance only covers 15 trips a year, I think it was. Anyway, I know I have some sessions left, and that will be enough to get this painfully stiff neck relaxed, I’m sure.
I am in an optimistic mood, and have been for some time now. It feels glorious!! Even my elimination seems to be getting back to normal. The combination of Bentyl, the antispasmodic and mild antidepressant, the extra Metamucil capsule, and the Acidophilus, have done the trick. I still have gas problems, as I try to figure out which foods I will have to delete from my diet, but that is so minor a problem compared to what I was dealing with.
So, this is going to be a great day! I just feel it!!
That’s high praise, coming from you, Dan. I see from your blog that you are dealing with neck pain from an auto wreck. That’s when my original degenerated disk reared its ugly head. It was a long time after our fender bender, and lots of exercising, before mine finally stopped being so stiff and painful. But the weakness is there, and it doesn’t take much to set it off again, evidently.
Rosemary, I appreciate the open and descriptive writing that you post on this blog. It is a blessing to have a friend who is willing to share her pain, and yet with such a cheery voice and a heart full of faith. Those things really shine through for others.
As a fellow PD friend, I am moved and grateful for your knowledge, encouragement and faith in God. Dan
Hi,
I wrote about your post at my blog today:
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/stevepocetamd/sleep-apnea-and-neck–9065
Let me know if your neck pain gets better, and good luck. -s
Thank you, Dr. Steve, for stopping by. I’m reading through your blog, too, and finding it very informative. I think I caused this neck pain, though, by over doing the advancing of my jaw with the TAP.