Husband passed the test for sleep apnea with flying colors!! Last night it didn't take long to confirn he had sleep apnea and that his oxygen levels were dropping to 60 and they said at 80 they give oxygen. I had the "told you so" attitude!!! I wasn't so off base trying to get him to go to emergency last week with only 4 breaths a minute and not breathing 60 times in a hour for about 30-40 seconds each time. Funny though, they sent him home this morning and the doctor will call in a couple days and then a few days to get a CPAP approved through insurance and assign a provider for the equipment. I hope the next few nights aren't as bad as some were. They were amazed he has able to function during the day and not dead tired. He has been working full-time but does crash when he sits for any lengh of time. His compression garment for lymphedema definitely makes air flow worse so I guess he'll have to try to wear it more during the evening and early morning. They did say his allergies may have played a part in having it progress so much in the last week so hopefully this may not be a year round problem. Glad I was able to find a cancellation rather than dealing with this not for a few more weeks when I was first scheduled an appointment.

Last edited by terrib; 07-30-2012 06:29 AM.

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.