An African American Woman's Gastric Bypass Journey-Sleep Apnea

Hi Everyone!!! I just wanted to talk about sleep apnea and the dangers of it especially if you do not know you have it.

Sleep apnea is when you air passages are blocked while you are sleeping causing you to snore or even stop breathing at night.

The CPAP (Continuous, Positive, Airway, Pressure) helps treat sleep apnea by opening up air passages and allowing oxygen to flow properly to the brain.

Please if you are overweight/obese request a sleep study and get tested for sleep apnea today. I'd rather sleep with a cpap machine that to die in my sleep from snoring.

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• Sleep Apnea
• obesity
• weight loss surgery
• gastric bypass
• african american women
• women
• minority women

[MissClassyDiva]

@SunnyRain247 hey, my mom wont be back until some time next year but I do video chat with her. Hopefully I'll see her in february. Thank you so much for your kind words :) it is a stressfull process :) but it will be well worth the wait and the stress once everything is over with :)

[MissClassyDiva]

@neya315 I am feeling much better now!!! Thank you :)

[MissClassyDiva]

@ChangingNora LOL at your grandson my mom says I look like an elephant with mine on!!! oh well elephants are good luck!!!!! Thank you for your prayers!!!

[jonesjohneen64]

Girl,we are paralleling each other as far as all of the tests, sleep apnia, all of it!You are in my prayers and God bless you for the courage to share your journey to help others!Johneen PS. You had me crackin up about bein afraid to go to sleep,etc!OMG!So real!

[SunnyRain247]

Wow, that was a lot of information you shared. Thank you for being so honest and open. I hope your mom is back. I guess she must be since she's seen your CPAP machine. Yes, elephants are GOOD LUCK! I'm praying for you. The emotions are normal. I'm about to have LB and am feeling emotions too. I think it's all part of the process. The important thing is you're moving forward in your journey. Stay strong because we're here for you. :)

[neya315]

Look at it this way. You are making a positive change in your life. Who knows the apnea could be gone once you lose 20 or 30 pounds or less even. Take care and relax.

[ChangingNora]

hi i just found out that i also have sleep apnea which i agree it is scary to think that you stop breathing during the night, i had to get the cpap machine my grandson says i look like a robot when i have it on. Congrats on watching what you eat and i am sure you will be alright i will keep you in my prayers as you go threw your journey