I would have never guessed I had sleep apnea. A month or so ago I had a test ordered for a home sleep apnea study with an oximeter by a Mayo doctor treating me for lymphedema and swelling in my right leg. He did a great job of asking me some key questions and then ordered a few extra tests to help with health issues not directly tied to my lymphedema. The home study identified that I had obstructive sleep apnea and after meeting with the Sleep Medicine doctor to go over the results, he ordered the overnight study that gathers a lot more detailed information than the home study with the oximeter.

Sunday evening I went into the Clinic for my overnight sleep study and it was eye opening for me. Mayo Clinic Sleep Medicine is really good at making you feel comfortable and how the test is done. They even have you watch a 10 minute video of an actual overnight test that used an actor just so you would get the feel of what happens during the test. I thought the video was helpful and took away a little of the apprehension I was having. Monday morning after the test I had a followup with the Sleep Medicine doctor again to go over the results. I did find out on a scale of 5 to 55 for apnea with 55 being severe obstructive sleep apnea, my number was at 52. The doctor wrote a prescription for the CPAP machine and I picked it up at the Mayo Store and used it last night. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but it is different. I did feel a little better today but I'm hoping it will help me get back some energy.

A special thank you to Jim @thankful for the full mask recommendation. They gave me the full mask that I used during the second part of the overnight study and the doctor said they will give me another one with the CPAP machine and it doesn't have to be the same so I picked out a F&P Simplus because it had a smooth turning tube in the mask that moved very easy. I thought it would be better than the one I used at the Clinic and I was right - very easy and a good fit. No leaks around the mask last night.

John