nizo's Journal: Surgery to lop off some dangly bits

Or more specifically, Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Hopefully this will cure my sleep apnea, because I can't stand the machine anymore. Best guess is there is a 40%-60% chance that it will work. Downside is I will probably need 1-2 weeks to recover. The sad part is my first thought was, "whoohooo, a vacation!" I have to factor in how this will impact school as well. I am also probably gonna need some wisdom teeth extractions and would like to get the ol' spermtubes snipped; I wonder if I can schedule all this at the same time, in a masochistic bid to get all the suffering over with at once?

Too much of a good thing?

[dave-tx]

I'd recommned against doubling the spermotube surgery with anything else. I think it goes smoothly for most people, but when it doesn't, the discomfort is such that you don't want to deal with anything else at the time. I didn't have major complications, but developed a slight infection a few days after the fact. The short story is that due to slight swelling, it felt like someone was squeezing my boys for about a week....constantly. Extremely unpleasant, and I would not have wanted to have to deal with

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[nizo]

Well from what I can tell about the surgery, not only will they give me a good two weeks worth of pain killers, but it is so painful that everything else will be nothing by comparison. Plus if I get all this done right before thanksgiving, there is a few thousand extra calories I won't be eating right there, for addedbonusweightlossgoodness.

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[dave-tx]

Actually, the vasectomy was one of the least painful procedures I've been through - and the recovery would have been a breeze had I not developed the infection. My advice for anyone having one is take all possible care to prevent infection, and use lots and lots of ice to control swelling. Have it done on a Thursday or Friday, and plan on watching TV all weekend.

When I

[jlechem]

had my widom teeth, it hurt like a bitch for 2 weeks, on the painkillers. It felt like someone had been punching me in the face for a week straight. I don't think it would be too hard to handle both at the same time.

Oooooouuuuuuuch!

[Talinom]

I hope your UvulopalatopharyngoplastyROFLMAOWTFBBQ surgery goes well. Perhaps after you go through with it you will be the first person in history to be able to pronounce it correctly. :)

Wisdom teeth are a breeze. I had all four of mine (lower right was impacted and the lower left was cracked) pulled at once. 20 minutes for the novacaine to take effect, 20 minutes for all four teeth to be pulled and 20 minutes to wait for the nitrus oxide to wear off. I decided to stay awake during the procedure as I hav

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[sparky4]

actually, it is pronounced "U triple P" by those of us who have to use that word on a regular basis.

this may be odd but...

[ak3ldama]

my dad has always held the theory that surgery should always follow the patterns off the moon. he has always done this when he had dental work and never had too much pain. he also did this when working with cattle. he has the equivalent of a pre-vetinarian degree (animal husbandry) so even though this may seem like a buch of wacko-hippie bull shit it basically has always held true. so doing all of these operations at one time would probably cause pain somewhere.

btw: if this moon business is truth, then h

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[ak3ldama]

i just realized that i can't remember my dad's bachelors degree in particular. it's either range management or something like that. i'll look it up on the sdstate website and see if it's still offered: (Department of Animal and Range Science) "Animal Science" is probably what it is called today. he's over 60 years old now so it was probably called something different back then. but i remember him saying he was a class or so short of pre-vet and could've gone on to be a vetinarian quite easily.

ug

[grub]

Man that sounds brutal. I tend to snore heavily and sometimes wake up but losing a few of my 100 kg would solve that. I heard of that surgery but didn't realize how brutal it seems to be.

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[nizo]

If you might have sleep apnea (i.e. you snore, stop breathing in your sleep, or feel exhausted all the time) you should read my old journal entry about it [slashdot.org]. The machine worked great for awhile, and I really felt much more rested when I used it, until I started to get sick much more often than usual. I cleaned the dickens out of the machine to no avail. However many people who use the machine say it works great for them, so it might be what you need if you have apnea. The only way to find out for sure is to s

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[janeowit]

You probably don't want one unless you have apnea. Because the machine isn't that little, it's not very quiet, and you have to sleep with these tubes that force air up your nose. It can make a world of difference to someone with sleep apnea, but would just be not fun for people with other diagnoses.

Plus you need a prescription from a doctor to get one.
 

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[SolemnDragon]

sparky4 works in a sleep lab and can probably answer questions, she's really nice about it

Former Sleep Apnea Sufferer

[HokieSeas]

When I was about 15 I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. When I finally got around to be tested they figured that I was holding my breath for up to minutes at a time while I slept.

This also contributed to my horrendus snoring that friends always complained about when we had sleep overs when I was younger. It was a very common occurence for all of us (4 or 5 at a time) have a sleep over somewhere, all start off in the same room, and I wake up alone, everyone else having moved to a different part of the house

here's what you have to look forward to...

[tuxette]

read here [slashdot.org]

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[nizo]

Yeah, I remembered that from my previous journal entry and re-read it. It would still be worth it if it solves the problem. Though now I am debating if I should keep exercising or keep my mini-gutt around for spare fuel after the operation. The lazy part of me might actually agree with the rest of me here :-)