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    Gastric Sleeve Member SkinnyDawg's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default CPAPat hospital?

    I have severe obstructive sleep apnea and am worried about a two night hospital stay with no CPAP. Has anyone been able to take theirs with them and use it during their hospital stay?


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    Gastric Sleeve Member JAG322's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    I am a nurse and we encourage the patients to bring their own cpaps with them...I'd bring it with you and put your name on it...the respiratory department should help you hook it up to hospital o2 and sterile water if you need it...good luck
    keep dreaming the dream and living the life!!!

    Dana


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    Gastric Sleeve Member SuddenlySlimmerSusan's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    I was required to bring my cpap to the hospital and I did use it. Actually the pain injections they gave me post-op slowed my respiration enough that the pulse ox monitor kept going off the first night - so I ended up having to sleep with both my cpap and oxygen through a nasal tube. I am now 13 months post-op, I have lost 171 lbs and am still losing. I feel great, it was the best thing I ever did. I have a new sleep study scheduled in 2 weeks to see if even need the cpap anymore. Good luck to you on your journey.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member amt5298's Avatar
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    i was told to bring mine but they never used it they just let me stay hooked up to the oxygen in my nose which helped with my apnea when i went to sleep but if you take it you can use it they will let ya my doc told me to bring mine but getting up and down all night to use the bathroom it was easier to just keep the oxygen on
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    Gastric Sleeve Member TortugaRachel's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    I was also told to take mine with me. I did, but they let me stay on the nasal cannula, which helped curb my apneas. It was nice to know it was there if I decided I needed/wanted it though!

    My scale and I have a love/hate relationship:
    it loves to tell me I'm fat; I hate & ignore that rude POS.

    09/27/14 - 267.1 - Pre-Op Start
    10/07/14 - 251.0 - Surg - 16.1
    10/15/14 - 245.3 - 1 wk - 5.7/21.8
    11/21/14 - 236.9 - 1 mo - 8.4/30.2
    12/26/14 - 228.5 - 2 mo - 8.4/38.6
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    I took mine to the hospital then later learned that for "liability reasons" I had to use theirs but I could still use my mask. The hose was nothing like I ever had and the vent/exhaust port was like a train in my left ear. I slept best the first night thanks to the drugs but had to remove it the 2nd night and get the nurse to turn it off because an alarm would sound every few seconds until I put it back on. I had that bad shoulder/collar bone pain from the gas and it was less painful to just sleep without it instead of getting out of bed and trying to walk around the IV pump and furniture to access the outlet and plug my machine in. I asked the nurse to replace it with mine but she couldn't even though I could tell she wanted to. Liability reasons=loss of profits is my guess. Then the pulmonary specialist was pissed at me the next day for not using the hospital's machine! I should have had my husband set up my cpap before he left that night, and I do believe he offered because he's so very helpful. But I stuck by the hospital's stupid rule, which was rare for me as I think myself as a pretty good patient advocate. Sorry for the rant, but I hope it is helpful. Good luck!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member mem222's Avatar
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    My dr. and the anesthesiologist insisted that I bring my machine. I hope they let me use mine, not theirs.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member char602's Avatar
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    My surgeon requires that I bring it.

    She thought she could......so she did!


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    Gastric Sleeve Member SkinnyDawg's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    Lol. I probably would have told them where they could stick their CPAP machine and used mine anyways.I would probably make such a stink they would just let me use it to get me to shut up. Haha


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    Gastric Sleeve Member crcindy's Avatar
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    I was asked to bring my machine. I left it at the pre-op check in desk. They said they would have it in recovery if I needed it (I didn't). When I got to my room they set it up for me and I used it. When I was packing it up to go home I noticed an inspection sticker on the machine and an inspection tag on the carry bag.



    Starting weight, Sept. 2014--285
    Day of surgery, 12/16/14---- 264
    12/31/14-----------------------249.4
    1/15/15-------------------------245
    2/16/15……………………………….232.2
    3/30/15…………………….…………222.6
    8/01/15……………………………….218

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    Gastric Sleeve Member joatsaint's Avatar
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    Default Re: CPAPat hospital?

    My doc expressly told me to bring my CPAP machine. I slept on and off all day after surgery... sometimes I used it, sometimes not.
    Be sure and pack some water as well. I forgot and they put sterilized water in my CPAP. It smelled disgusting.
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