Well, the blood test came back. Glucose is fine, Cholesterol is ok, but bad cholesterol is a little elevated. Guess I need to eat more Cheerios, and lay off the bacon for a while.
I picked up the machine for measuring my oxygen level yesterday. Decided to sleep on my back, as it seems that would be the worst position. My wife was listening, though, and says I actually snore and stop breathing more on my side. I'm a little concerned the machine wasn't working right. I had a heck of a time getting ti set up right. It would run for a few minutes, then stop reading. So, I may have to do this again. I hope not. Awful, absolutely awful sleep last night! Once I finally got the danged thing to work right(after two hours), I couldn't get comfortable. My wife said I snored horribly, and was stopping my breathing so often it scared her. I kept forgetting thwe machine was there, and turning over on my stomach, so I was lying on top of the machine. I finally took it off after 10 hours, and slep four hours over my normal wakeup this morning.
So, I trun the machine in Monday, then make a Dr appointment for a referral to the sleep clinic. At this point, I'm afraid the doctor will say nothing's wrong, that it's all in my head. If so, I'll have to see another doc. At this point, having learned about sleep apnea, it's worse than before. Now I feel as though there's a chance at a normal life, without constant exhaustion. I've caught myself fantisizing about a good night's sleep with the machine, LOL!
Well, wish me luck!