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I have had two tests for sleep apnea and was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, about six incident a night. The masks seemed to make me wake up more frequently so I passed on them as the mask would slide over and block my breathing. I also have hiatal hernia, acid reflux, IBS with constipation, urinary urgency, and hemerrhoid. I never know which thing is waking me up. I sleep with elevated pillows which bothers my IBS. I recently had surgery on my nose - 90% blocked left septum, my enlarged turinate, and plastic surgery on my collapsing nostril walls. I hoped this would help my sleep apnea but the nose is still healing and I mostly breathe through my mouth. It is hard to sleep on my sides for the sleep apnea and to sleep raised up for my acid reflux when laying down flatter would help my IBS or else the IBS pressure keeps me awake. Since I retired at the end of 2016, I thought the relief from job stress would help, but the IBS and sleep apnea have gotten worse. Any thoughts?
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@jimhd thanks Jim, I plan to run this by my transplant team and assuming they have no objections I will try to get a script from my PCP or Gyno. My PCP will,probably not want to prescribe it, he is a pain when it comes to prescriptions.
JK
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JK, it would be strange if your pcp knows your symptoms, and wouldn't prescribe something that almost certainly would treat it. I don't think a gynecologist would have any hesitation in prescribing it.
I hope it helps you.
Jim
@jimhd Jim, my PCP is very conservative, to an extreme. I have spoken to my gyno about my problem and I too would be surprised if he would not prescribe one of these medications.
JK
I found that what works best to elevate me is to put to pillows down side by side, and then put a pillow on top of each of them, and then I can roll from side to side and can rest an arm on the other side without having my arm hang down.
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Thanks for another medication to see if it works with me. Never took either of those that I know of.
Appreciate you following up. Kristina