Feb 13
Good News From the Doc
Despite my ridiculous repair bill for a failed car window, I did get some good news on Wednesday; actually, I received two pieces of good news from my doctor.
First, the sleep apnea: it turns out that anyone who has a score of 20 or higher is considered to have a “severe” case. My score is an 8, which means that it’s mild enough that my doctor is thinking that I should just continue with the diet and try to lose more weight before worrying about exploring an expensive CPAP machine (the device used to treat sleep apnea). With a price tag of about $1,000, I’m fine with putting that off indefinitely.
Then there was the diet: since my last visit, just two weeks ago, I’ve managed to lose 6 pounds. With progress like that, I may be able to rid myself of sleep apnea completely. And that’d be a good thing, too: I could use the rest.
And as a bonus, I’ll make mention of my blood pressure, which I would have expected to be high because today was a monster of a day. It turns out it was 120/73. I’ll take numbers like that any day.
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February 14th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Thumbs up for your continued progress.