Worried That You May Actually Have Sleep Apnea? Realization Often Comes Slowly.
October 26, 2008 by Steve Holmes
Filed under Blog, Health & Fitness, Sleep Apnea, Steve Holmes
Part 1 of this series discussed how men rationalize their denial about having “Sleep Apnea“.
Today, in Part 2, the discussion revolves around starting to recognize that you might actually have sleep apnea, and the transition from denial to accepting the possibility.
Two new factors took me from absolute denial to grudging acknowledgement of the possibility:
- Meeting a new doctor at age 50
- Discovering that all my siblings either had or suspected they had Sleep Apnea
Do You Fall Asleep During The Day But Deny You Have A Sleep Disorder? I Did And It Almost Killed Me!
September 25, 2008 by Steve Holmes
Filed under Health & Fitness, Sleep Apnea, Steve Holmes, Wellness
Hello, my name is Steve and I have sleep apnea.
My wife diagnosed this more than five years ago, but I was in denial. The only reason I’m alive today is because my doctor died and my wife is VERY persistant.
What you say? – Alive because my doctor died? – How does that work?
Well, it goes like this: I’ve been mostly healthy all my life – the kind of guy who eats anything, does whatever I want, and avoids the doctor like the plague. My family doctor also treated my parents and knew the whole family health history. That means he knew that I’m never sick, so every few years I’d show up to prove I’m still alive. We had this GREAT arrangement, where he’d leave me alone until I asked for help.
