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Hi, I am relatively new to this site and to be honest, I have joined for other reasons that to post, but it was suggested that I should post my story on here as an encouragement to others.
In 2006, I started noticing that I was spending more and more time at work, falling asleep, so much so that my boss started mentioning that I would fall asleep whilst in the middle of a sentence.
After many blood tests to check for diabetes etc, I was finally refered to a sleep clinic, where I was diagnosed with OSA.
My company, fortunately for me, supplied me with Private Medical Insurance, and as part fo this, they also had the kindness to pay for a CPAP machine.
After 2 weeks of using the machine, I immediately noticed i had more energy, didn't fall asleep at work, or at home, or whilst driving and generally had a great improvement of life.
I had issues with the masks and leakages from the mask during the night, but I think that everyone does.
Last February (2010) I needed surgery on my middle ear and therefore required a general anaesthetic. The anaesthetist was concerned with my bloody pressure and my weight (approaching 21 stones) so much so that I thought she was going to refuse to administer the anaesthetic, but after an ECG, she relented.
I needed a follow up operation this February, with another in August, and to be frank, she had scared the life out of me, and as I turned 40 this year, I decided to do a little something about my weight.
So, I took the decision to abstain from Alcohol during the week, started running on the treadmill at the gym 4 lunch times a week and running my local Parkrun on a Saturday morning.
The short of the story is that I have lost 5 1/2 stones in weight since March 2010, most of it before the end of last year. I haven't used my CPAP machine in 18 months, am never tired and can now fit back into a 36inch waist trouser.
I have yet to have my diagnosis of OSA reversed, but my wife confirms I do not have bouts of snoring and "holding" my breath at night, and haven't done since I started the exercise regime.
It has been a fantastic year. I hope that someone reading this will become inspired my it and use it as motivation to do something similar themselves.
Merry Christmas everyone.
In 2006, I started noticing that I was spending more and more time at work, falling asleep, so much so that my boss started mentioning that I would fall asleep whilst in the middle of a sentence.
After many blood tests to check for diabetes etc, I was finally refered to a sleep clinic, where I was diagnosed with OSA.
My company, fortunately for me, supplied me with Private Medical Insurance, and as part fo this, they also had the kindness to pay for a CPAP machine.
After 2 weeks of using the machine, I immediately noticed i had more energy, didn't fall asleep at work, or at home, or whilst driving and generally had a great improvement of life.
I had issues with the masks and leakages from the mask during the night, but I think that everyone does.
Last February (2010) I needed surgery on my middle ear and therefore required a general anaesthetic. The anaesthetist was concerned with my bloody pressure and my weight (approaching 21 stones) so much so that I thought she was going to refuse to administer the anaesthetic, but after an ECG, she relented.
I needed a follow up operation this February, with another in August, and to be frank, she had scared the life out of me, and as I turned 40 this year, I decided to do a little something about my weight.
So, I took the decision to abstain from Alcohol during the week, started running on the treadmill at the gym 4 lunch times a week and running my local Parkrun on a Saturday morning.
The short of the story is that I have lost 5 1/2 stones in weight since March 2010, most of it before the end of last year. I haven't used my CPAP machine in 18 months, am never tired and can now fit back into a 36inch waist trouser.
I have yet to have my diagnosis of OSA reversed, but my wife confirms I do not have bouts of snoring and "holding" my breath at night, and haven't done since I started the exercise regime.
It has been a fantastic year. I hope that someone reading this will become inspired my it and use it as motivation to do something similar themselves.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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