OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 151 | My husband is 3 months out of treatment and a few weeks ago I noticed his strange breathing patterns at night. He was doing a lot of snoring and strange sounds that he never did before treatment. Now, the snoring is less but it seems like he might have sleep apnea or something else going on. He seems to be trying to take breaths coming from his stomach and his chest doesn't seem to move and then he takes big breaths with a lot of chest movement like he is trying to catch his breath and is winded. This movement seems to wake him a bit, he will move or try to say something and then the pattern repeats. I have him scheduled for a sleep consult but the soonest is Aug 15 I could get an appointment. His father suffered from sleep apnea. He can fall alseep at the drop of a hat and is seems extrememly tired at times. I know this is a result of radiation the fatigue but I wonder if the there is sleep apena going on that can cause you to not feel rested. Has anyone else had this problem or conerns?
Husband diagnosed Oct '11 Cancer of the vocal cord Nov '11 removed right vocal cord. Neck Dissection, cancer in one node, .2, very small & contained) Jan '12 Radiation and Cisplatin, 6 doses. June '12 & Dec '12 clear Pet scan. April '13 Celebrating 1 year cancer free since treatment ended.
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