Non-CPAP Forum 20 Archived Posting

Posted by amaryllis on December 18, 2006 at 13:09:55:

It's been two weeks since my uvulaectomy. The first two days I was unable to breathe out through my nose. My soft palette would close the passage. Before surgery, I couldn't blow my nose through both nostrils simultaneously without the soft palette closing. Now two weeks later, I can blow through both nostrils simultaneously without the soft palette closing the throat. For the first week, I put a nose clip on my nose to be able to sleep. I slept like a babe except for the dry mouth occassionaly waking me up. But, the excessive dry mouth began to bother me and I've had to remove the nose clip.

My husband says I'm still snoring, but not as loud. I breathe in my nose and out my mouth. There is sucking/clicking sounds coming from my throat as if tissue is sticking together and I snort about every three breaths and and sort of half sneeze every once in awhile. But, I suspect this is not constant throughout the night.

It's been six years, since I've been tested for sleep apnea and at the time I had a great sleep. My sleep is inconsistent. I'm still restless at times and waking up. It was amazing when I wore the nose clip, I got that rare feeling of "oh how I love to sleep and want to continue sleeping". When I wake up now, I feel like i've been in a light sleep for hours, as it has been for the last six years, since my problems started. And OH what a scare. The removal of my uvula has given me a larger view of the back of my throat. It appeared after surgery that I had a tumor like lump on the back of the throat. The dr. apparently damaged the tissue which resulted in a very swolled absessed adenoid, that is spewing out mucus. The swelling is subsiding.

Here is my questions. I've never been scoped, but I've had x-rays. I have mucus running down my throat every couple of hours. Could all my problems be related to undiagnosed adenoid problems? Or does it sound like I really have sleep apnea? One dr. put me on a cpap without identifing the appropriate pressure I needed. This is when I had enlarged turbs and a deviated septum. I keep waking up with my mouth open and air in my stomach constantly. I heard air in the stomach cannot be solved. Have ya'll heard differently?

What are the mechanics in detail for sleep apnea? Can a loose soft palette be the only cause of sleep apena or is the tongue and collapse of the throat involved as well. I don't appear to have the later just the loose palette.

Can any visual tests be performed while sleeping, ie MRI or ultrasound to see how the tissue is really reacting to pressure changes?

My throat looked like it had been butchered, but now after two weeks of healing it's really starting to look less like that and more like a real throat. I even have what looks like a very tiny uvula. It's still somewhat raw and painfull though.

I have a follow-up with my Dr. on Friday, to discuss all these results and make sure it was just an abcessed adenoid. Just curious what ya'll have to say.

I suspect my Dr. is going to make me wait a few more weeks and then reaccess whether or not I should have another sleep study.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Post Uvulaectomy: 2 weeks and ?'s seattlebill 07:56 12/19/06 (0)
• Re: Post Uvulaectomy: 2 weeks and ?'s sleepy-in-seattle 20:16 12/18/06 (0)

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