I really hate going to doctors, because so many of them don’t listen. (I’m now in the doctor-eyeroll phase of my life.) I finally conveyed to my new internist that no, it’s not normal for me to be short of breath –and sleepy all the time. I walked out of his office with paperwork for a sleep study and a cardiac stress test.
The last time I had a sleep study was in ’99. The neurologist I saw then told me I didn’t have sleep apnea, as he first thought — but I did have narcolepsy. He told me the readouts showed that I was rarely out of REM cycle, even when I was awake. (Which explained a lot.)
So it seems likely I will soon be entering the Wonderful World of CPAP. Anyone have any tips?
