I am just suggesting that it might be a good idea to make sure he is not one of the doctors who defines "success" as "patient survived." Personally, I find that a bit hard to believe -- wouldn't it be unethical to perform surgery if it doesn't have a significant chance of doing the patient some good? -- but if it were me I and I were told this I would definitely ask the doctor what his definition of "success" is. I believe they are talking about the UPPP alone, fwiw.
Anyway, please do advise what you do and what happens... I am benefiting from my CPAP but having various niggling issues, like the nose probem mentioned above. >Hi Dana: > >The doc didn't guarantee success. He told me the same thing every >other doc has. 40%-60%. Good odds? well, not really....could be >better. But it's better than a mask that ends up on the floor next to >my bed 100% of the time. > >I had my preregistration today and the nurse doing the registration >said that she thinks it should be successful (and yes, i'm taking it >with a grain of salt). she said that a lot of times the apneas are >caused by people who are significantly overweight (i could stand to >lose 20 lbs or so...but i wouldn't consider myself morbidly obese). >The success % of 40-60% is skewed down a bit by having those people in >the result set. > >I'm not going in with rose-colored glasses. I'm hopeful...but not >necessarily optimistic. Well, let's call it cautionsly optimistic. >Surviving would be the minimal I'd hope for :) I know that any >surgery has inherent risks...but relatively speaking, this is a fairly >straightforward procedure that should be done in an hour. It'll be >painful for a week to a week and a half. I'm willing to risk that if >it means that I can sleep on my own. > >They're doing a Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction and a UPPP. >Hopefully between the 3, things will be fixed. At the very least, >maybe they'll just be "better". > >I appreciate the concern as well as the advice you've provided in the >past. I'll let you know how things go (pain factor, and after a >follow up sleep study in the not-too-distant future...whether or not >it was met with any degree of success). > > > >On 3/31/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202476 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
