Well that's good - I just found out yesterday that I have obstructive sleep apnea. I am overweight and have GERD as well, so I am not doing myself any favors even before you look at my genetics (which could indicate that I'll have apnea even after I lose all the weight).
It's been almost three weeks since I was tested and since I was pretty sure it was going to be positive I've decided to get serious with losing some weight. I've been exercising a bit, but mostly just really watching what I eat. I'm already down 12 pounds! My doctor said that the CPAP might help with that as well, as he said something along the lines that your adrenal glands are overactive when they are constantly kicking out adrenaline as a response to your body's perceived lack of oxygen, and that causes people to hold on to weight longer. Something like that.
Anyway, any of you guys live in the states that have paid for this stuff relatively recently? It's the good old United States of America, which means I expect to spend somewhere between one million and one billion dollars out of pocket.
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