02-04-2004, 03:35 PM
Akhay,
I've been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (which is when something in your airway collapses during sleep and obstructs your breathing.) Left untreated, it is deadly.
A couple of docs here in Chicago seem to think that it's my large tonsils/uvula and soft palate. There is a very painful surgical procedure to remove all this tissue (I've heard it's especially painful for adults.)
I'm flying out to Stanford University in the San Francisco area tonight to consult with two doctors who are considered the foremost experts/surgeons on this procedure. This is just an initial consulatation.
If I wind up having this surgery (which only has a 50% chance of success), I will be in misery (lots of narcotics, hopefully) for about 2-3 weeks unable to eat anything solid, etc.
Please pray for me. I am very anxious over this.
I've been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (which is when something in your airway collapses during sleep and obstructs your breathing.) Left untreated, it is deadly.
A couple of docs here in Chicago seem to think that it's my large tonsils/uvula and soft palate. There is a very painful surgical procedure to remove all this tissue (I've heard it's especially painful for adults.)
I'm flying out to Stanford University in the San Francisco area tonight to consult with two doctors who are considered the foremost experts/surgeons on this procedure. This is just an initial consulatation.
If I wind up having this surgery (which only has a 50% chance of success), I will be in misery (lots of narcotics, hopefully) for about 2-3 weeks unable to eat anything solid, etc.
Please pray for me. I am very anxious over this.
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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