+1 It always puzzles me that medical science has made such amazing advancements in comparatively complex surgeries (like my knee reconstruction), and yet can only offer a 60% success rate for something like this. Don't make no sense....
Anyway....best of luck Chuck!! > Good luck with it Charlie. Hopefully everything will work out well. > > larry > > On 3/9/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, finally got tired of trying to sleep with the mask. Got tired >> of my doc being unresponsive in trying to get me a different mask (the >> nasal pillow mask that has been mentioned here as being more >> comfortable). >> >> Went to an Ear, Nose, Throat guy. After looking around he gave the >> chances of a successful surgery (successful being the ability to sleep >> thru the night) at around 60%. >> >> I figure it's worth the gamble right now. A week of pain to free me >> from the cpap machine is sounding pretty good right about now. I'm >> still trying with the machine. I go to bed with the mask on...but >> have yet to wake up with it still on in the morning :\ 90% of the >> time I don't even remember pulling it off. >> >> April 3rd is the surgery date. I'll post back as to whether or not it >> resolves any of the apnea issues. >> >> -- >> Charlie Griefer >> >> ================================================ >> "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, >> and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must >> catch >> you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. >> Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199419 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
