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Hi britelite. Have found our bodies have so many organ/vascular/nervous systems issues that simpler things are being overlooked preventing ability to sleep. Our bodies are creating anxiety and so many physical symptoms its hard to narrow things down even for post covid clinic doctors. My second post covid doctor ordered a sleep study which found significant obstructive sleep apnea which causes frequent bathroom trips I attributed to drinking hot water whenever awake to keep covid created high blood pressure in decent range. Cpap ordered and almost two months usage showing less bathroom trips and hopeful some of my symptoms will improve with this oxygen now consistently received at night since lungs still have issues. Hope this allows info for possible help in your healthcare system and healing journey to all🌈
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Thanks for sharing about your sleep apnea diagnosis. I have been dealing with long covid since 7/22. I have been struggling with daytime sleepiness. If I sit down, and am not actively engaged, I’ll often fall asleep with my head dropping forward. Since covid I’ve been waking up every 1-2 hours. I generally get up to use the bathroom, cause covid also left me with overactive bladder. I am taking medication for that now which has it controlled during the day. But, not enough urine output to be waking me up. I found out about a post covid cares recovery clinic near me. I saw the nurse practitioner who recommended a sleep study. Had it last week, diagnosing me with severe sleep apnea. I go back in a few weeks to try various cpap masks, cannula to determine what is effective for my apnea.
The clinic also recommended a pulmonary function test, 6 minute walking test, and a chest x ray, which I did yesterday. Waiting now on those results.