katherine wolfe

For those few who have an interest (and apologies for the waste of bandwidth
to those who don't), I've scanned in three pages from the sleep study I had
at OHSU, that confirm my diagnoses for PLMD and Sleep apnea/hypopnea. They
also mention, in passing, the additional risk factors for sleep apnea that I
have, hypothyroid, asthma, and hypertension, and my diagnoses for depression
and PTSD.

The page from the sleep study that shows the index of leg movements:

http://www.stretchminute.com/sleepstudy/sleepstudy_plm.gif

According to this page:

http://www.sleepanddreams.ca/Sleep/PLMs/More_PLMs/more_plms_0.html

A PLM Arousal Index of 5 or more is abnormal - mine was 17.6.


The page from the sleep study that shows the incidence of hypopnic events is
at:

http://www.stretchminute.com/sleepstudy/sleepstudy_hypop.gif

According to this page:

http://www.physionet.org/challenge/2000/

An index of over 5 apnic/hypopnic events per hour is suspicious, and over 10
is indicative, of sleep apnea. Mine was 6.3 overall, and 18.9 when sleeping
on my back.


The first page of the interpretation is at:

http://www.stretchminute.com/sleepstudy/sleepstudy_report1.gif

I have removed the names of PCP and referring physicians to save them the
bother of having to potentially deal with phone calls from irrational
people.

I've included this for three reasons. First, under clinical data, you will
find:

"3. Medical risk factors - hypertension, asthma, and hypothyroidism."

This is confirmation that I have these conditions.

Second, you will also find, in the same section:

"4. Neuropsychiatric problems, depression and PTSD."

Which is notable not only for its confirmation of those diagnoses, but for
what it *doesn't* include, which is any mention of Bipolar disorder or
mania. My diagnosis for ADD came later, and so isn't included here.

Lastly, for the diagnoses from the sleep study which you will find at the
bottom of the page, under "Axis A":

"1. Obstructive sleep apnea, mild, positional" , and
"2. Periodic leg movements".

I trust that this will lay to rest any confusion about my medical status.

Katherine

"Katherine Wolfe" <wolfmoon@aracnet.com> alt.support.attn-deficit :


Mine was 29 and I took a xanax or it would have been worse.. but my lab ****ed.. they said that was
not a problem.. sigh..

"Katherine Wolfe" <wolfmoon@aracnet.com> alt.support.attn-deficit :


so sleep on your side.. many doctors will not treat that until you get into the range of 12 or more.

katherine wolfe

Yep, that's exactly what I do. To start with I put a tennis ball in a sock
and pinned it to the back of my pj's, that got me into the habit of not
sleeping on my back. Between that and my wife noodging me any time she
notices I'm sleeping on my back or snoring that pretty much handles it.

Katherine

"Katherine Wolfe" <wolfmoon@aracnet.com> alt.support.attn-deficit :


Good you can still go backpacking then.

leticia

If she had gone backpacking and excercised to begin with, instead of
sitting on her fat arse and eating like a pig...she would never have wound
up in the sorry shape she is in. .

Instead of exercise she chose to eat like a pig, to the point of obesity...
which resulted in her getting hypertension and high blood pressure.

Then she got Rx'd a bunch of meds to lower blood pressure, which had a
negative effect on her already overworked thyroid to supply enough hormone
for her porker body.

Beside negatively effecting her thyroid function, the hypertensive meds
iatrogenically are causing a movement disorder similar to RLS/PLMD, which
caused her sleep disorder, and her sleep disorder caused the symptoms she
self serving asserts are ADHD...JUST in time for her to come to ASAD and
shill a product she just brought to market and wants to sell to people who
have LIFE LONG ADHD.

bluemoon

This post makes you a USENET DOKTOR, you know, the ones you're always
bitching about?

I actually do have ADD, and you are a disruptive presence here, and every
other ng you have cursed with your presence.

You are NOT a doctor, You do NOT know Katherine, so either you are
mindreading, or simply talking out your ass, again.

I'll take #2, Alex.

sum wun

Would you agree that bicycles should be sold with airbags?

<snipped>

bluemoon

Absolutely! Concrete has so little 'give'

;(

leticia

Owing to trauma or abuse at the hands of abusive people just like her.

ADHD doesn';t exist seperate from trauma or abuse, or some medical or
iatrogenic problem and the ONLY people suggesting it does, are
psychopaths, and narcissists, and BPD's and bipolars or the very people
who inflict abuse upon others.