The sleep study that wasn't

Good Monday morning everyone!!

Sorry I have no new card to show you today. I haven't even been able to make anything for the High Hopes challenge yesterday. But I did want to update you on my sleep study, since you all have been so supportive. Long story short.....it was the worst night of my life. It took the tech an hour to hook me up. I was thinking it would be 5 or 6 electrodes on my head.....period. Nope, I had a total of about 30 wires coming from all different places.....2 very uncomfortable belts around my tummy.....2 around my calves....& that thingy on my finger to measure my pulse. Every time I tried to turn over, I was strangled by all the wires.....some managed to come out while in the process so the tech would come in & reattach them....PLUS this sleep clinic is RIGHT OFF the freeway. All I heard all night was semis rolling by. And where I live.....well it's so peaceful...once in a while I hear a cow "moo", but that's about it.

So I didn't sleep. At all. I tried earplugs. I had the pillow over my head. I turned the tv on. I turned the tv off. Finally at 5:30 I gave up. Without any sleep, I had to sit there while he took all the wires off which really hurts because they paste them to your head. I cried the whole 1/2 hour home. My kids were in my bed.....so I slept in my son's bed for about 2 hours. Needless to say, I was really down yesterday. It was such a beautiful day out & I tried to go outside.....but I was tired, I had a headache, & I was so depressed I couldn't stop crying.

What really makes me mad is that when I made the appointment, the young gal told me NOT to take any sleep aids before the study. She said they needed me in my "natural state". The tech told me that was ridiculous, that I could have brought something to take if necessary. I think that if I was able to take something I could have slept at least for a few hours. They only needed 2 hours, & I couldn't even give them that. So I'm not very happy with her.

So.....if I do have apnea, I will just have to deal with it. Unfortunately a sleep study is the only way to diagnose it & even if my insurance would pay for another, I don't think I could do it again. I see my dr again at the end of the month....the tech said he will probably just prescribe a sleeping pill.

So there you have it. I slept well last night, but it will take a couple of days to recuperate. I have to spend today & tomorrow catching up with all I wasn't able to do yesterday. My hubby is also off this week.....ugh.....so begins the working every other week for him. I'm grateful he still has a job, I really am.....but him making 1/3 of what he usually does every other week is going to be very painful. I've sent out a few resumes......but in this economy I'm not very optimistic.

Anyway.....I will be taking a few days off from stamping & blogging. I'm very down & I HATE it when I'm like this. I'm usually a very upbeat, positive person, but this is just too much at once. I've been so tired for so long....I really thought the study would be a breeze & I'd be coming home with a CPAP machine. To top it off, my baby has had a cough for about 3 weeks now & it just won't go away. I'm taking him to the clinic after school....I feel terrible that I've waited so long, but I kept thinking "it's just a cough....it will go away.." but it hasn't. Mom of the Year, right here!!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!! The weather looks to be beautiful this week so I'm going to try to enjoy it. If you've read this very long & boring post......thank you :)