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Thank you. I was nervous too, but I am loving the results. Looking forward to a sleep study later this month to learn about how my AHI has changed

I don’t believe I had to, but I did shave my neck just to make it easier for the Dr

Glad to hear it Steve. It just gets better

I hope so too! Good luck!

Best of luck! Glad you had a good surgical experience.

I do not feel it unless I rub my hand over it. And I don’t particularly enjoy the feeling of touching the scar. It has been 3.5 months since surgery. However the device does not protrude and you cannot see it even with my shirt off. Scar is there though. The sleep makes it all worth it.

@papagimels so it works well? I do well on cpap but hate the mask and I tried 5 different types plus I can't cuddle with my wife.

⁠it works amazingly well and I can definitely cuddle with wife, kids, whomever wants a cuddle. And I don’t have to be dressed like an F 15 fighter pilot in order to get through the night which stopped working for me last year which is why I went through with the surgery.

@papagimels well now I wait to see what my insurance will pay lol

@papagimels so how is it when it's on? Does it mess with your speech?

Omg that’s fantastic! Congratulations! How many hours of sleep are you averaging? I also can’t wait for a sleep study. Likely in Dec-Jan.

Headaches? I have not read about that as a symptom. I have read some folks have earaches. Hope they clear up soon. This has been a blessing for me. Was worth all of the trouble. Although I am still about a month or so away from a sleep study which those results will be the true test.

@ I have daily headaches, including migraines. My doctor only told me about it the day of the surgery before going to the OR. I also have earaches. It's been about a month and it hasn't subsided so I'm curious what happens on 11/14 when my implant gets programmed. And I hope it works after all this pain.

Yes you do need to press the button to pause it which pauses for 15 min default. Or you can have Inspire rep change the amount of time. It pauses and then turns back on after the time passes - no need to press button again. I had them change mine to 20 min

That’s awesome! Best of luck!

@stevenlicari4388 how did it go?

@@papagimels not too bad still alot of swelling in the neck but I'm moving around

No pain. Definitely notice when it turns on if I am not asleep yet. It is a strange feeling, but not painful.

@@papagimels Thank you

Do you take it off before you go to sleep?

@papagimels yes, I have tried to sleep with but I can't. Also losing some weight, I noticed it has helped. Every time my weight goes up, my sleep goes down. It was a nightmare for me, I couldn't fall asleep. My nostrils/nose would collapse, blocking my air intake and making noise and waking me up. Losing weight is number 1. Then adjusting pillows, I need to have some height, like a pillow and half, firm pillows. Using the Silent Mammoth device every night. Also 1 hr with the tongue device to stretch out. Good luck out there to anyone suffering from sleep apnea.

My surgery is coming up in a few days and I am really wondering if I'm making a bad decision. How are things going?

@@ChrisArbaughthings are going great. I had the same last second thoughts as well. I don’t regret getting it one bit even with the complications I had. I have been using it nightly for over a month and absolutely love the deep sleep I am getting!

Was averaging 5.5 hours per night the first few weeks. Now getting closer to 6.5. Had a few nights of 7.5. Truly awesome

Yup I tried that. Lost 33lbs since last July. BMI down from 33 to 29. Still have sleep apnea.

That was my thought also but was told it would not make any difference if I lost weight. I'm about 15 lbs over weight with severe sleep apnea.

No jaw pain. No headaches. I did notice a little bit of ear discomfort when I first started turning on the Inspire unit, but that has gone away as I am now halfway through level 3. Still tender on the neck and I really don’t like the feel of the scar tissue on my chest, but I have been told that will go away with time.

I am hoping that they upgrade me to whatever the latest greatest unit is at the 10 year battery replacement interval. My rep told me they are working on new units with AHI metrics.

4 days. I am hoping you are in the clear!

I am. Still healing but certainly not the experience you had

It’s called Sleep. It comes with the Apple Watch.

I am 6 days in and still on level 1. I have been sleeping between 4-7 hours. My wife tells me she has not heard me snore at all. I have had dreams for first time in ages so hitting REM and deep sleep. Tracking sleep through apple watch app. It is a game changer. Can’t wait to go up to level 2 tomorrow! Good luck!

Please keep me posted. Am on day three and feel that level 1 is negligible and I hate that the beep is not intuitive. Tone up….on. Tone down …off. Pause function is causing me grief end up powering off and back on to be sure it is on. 🤷‍♂️

I am on level 6 and averaging about 5.5 hours. Level 7 was a bit much for me so had to go back down

I am now at about 12 days out and doing well, chin incision is almost not detected , but cant shave over it yet. chest scar is non existence for pain, so far so good for now,

That’s awesome! Yeah I made the mistake of shaving around the neck incision and have nicked it a few times. Not a fan of my chest scar.

Can’t wait. Thank you!

How has your energy been over the last couple of weeks?

Energy level has been greatly improved. Averaging 5 hours of sleep on level 3. Not feeling exhausted in the afternoons

Thank you! How many hours of sleep are you getting without waking up? Keep me posted on your sleep study results. I look forward to finding out your AHI as well. A guy on reddit told me he improved from 98 or so to just 4 AHI with Inspire. I can’t wait to get some sleep!

@@papagimels That would be amazing to get that low. My doctor told me to expect somewhere in the 20 to 30 range. I had my first all night's sleep last week. On average. I'm getting 3 to 4 hours at a time though. Before the implant I was getting 10 to 15 minute spurts.

@@allanrscott15 minute spurts??? You must be exhausted 24/7. How long has that been going on? I get 2-3 hours then wake up fully awake between 1-3am. If I am lucky I try to fall asleep 1-2 hours later. Totally exhausted by midday. Try to stay up with coffee throughout the pm. Often have to take breaks while commuting home. I am hoping to get to 15 AHI. Anything less would be amazing.

@@papagimels I had been doing that for decades. Just becomes part of your normal routine. I was able to fall back asleep within seconds. But I can recall waking up two to three times every hour. I can't wait to hear how you feel after activation.

It has been nearly 30 days since activation and I love this thing!!!

CA

That’s awesome! I have dropped from 238-207. Still don’t sleep much and snore all night long. Perhaps, if I drop back into the hundys…

I weighed 145 when I was 7 years old

@@xocnavi1 omg? What about now?

I did the same thing! I decided not to have the surgery.

Sounds good. I will keep posting.

Thank you! I will keep the updates coming.

Shane Kelly where do you heard that?

@@bvt2002 I heard it at doomsday Wikipedia

He became nothing but trouble but he re-debuted