Thursday, September 27, 2007
If It Goes Bump In The Night
If it goes bump in the night and I am at your house, it may just well be me.  I have had trouble all my life walking and talking in my sleep.  I even started screaming and  laughing. For a time I would jump and kick but thanks to acupuncture I stopped. (Don is most grateful).  One night about 3:00 a.m. I woke Don up and asked him if he knew where Miami was.  Of course he did.  Then laughing I said huh, I didn't even know I had an ami.  Traveling worried me a little so I have been ever so careful and slept very lightly. But I have had laughing episodes while traveling.  Well at home I got so bad that Don asked me to get some help...he needed a good nights rest.  Sooooo I went for a sleep study.  I spent the night at a local hotel.  It was a very nice hotel.  I was hooked to all kinds of electrodes and they filmed me as I slept.   I had a slight episode where I screamed so loud, I woke up other patrons.  Overall the sleep study went well.  I had 15 episodes per hour. Which is considered moderate.  As it turns out my throat is so small that when I relax and go to sleep my throat closes.  This doesn't make much sense to me but that is my diagnosis.  The cure?  I get to use a CPAP machine at night.  Words can't express how thrilled I am.  Maybe I can't find the words because I am not thrilled.  But I will have an open mind as I try it.  I get it on Monday and the new adventure will begin.  Stay tuned as I am sure it will be an adventure to report on.  All I can say is I love Don......otherwise I would never have taken it this far. My hope is that in a month I will be able to say how thrilled I am with the results.  Stay tuned.....
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Ya know, I think I'll miss the laughing....it is very infectious, even in the middle of the night...
I think it must be a family trait...my throat closes too, but it just makes me snore......
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