Hi Nancy. My husband finished radiation and chemo 4/4/06 and had radical neck dissection 4/13/06. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that he has developed severe sleep apnea as well and am worried about it. His breathing is so rapid during sleep and he quits breathing for numerous seconds every so often. It seems in the mornings, after he has stirred awake and then gone right back to sleep, that it is not as bad then. I am wondering if him taking a 1 mg Ativan at bedtime, along with an over the counter sleep aid could be contributing to it. If he doesn't take them, he has trouble falling asleep. We haven't addressed to the doc yet - I guess we better but in recovering from everything else, I hate for him to have to throw another thing into the mix. Let me know how your husband is doing with it, as I notice your original post which I just read is from a couple weeks ago.
Thanks.
Michele