[suziqheart]

Thanks for the suggestion. I think I may pursue that. I would like to get to the bottom of why I am experiencing the PVCs all of a sudden. Hope everyone is having a great day!

[COPD2]

I recognize that 4 hours of sleep! I'm not even sure WHY I didn't sleep. Its not like I'm not used to sleeping in all kinds of situations! I only slept 48 minutes out of 6 hours bed time so they suggested I come back and try again - whoopee! I slept 92 minutes out of 6 hours bed time. I think it was just the "excitement" that maybe, just maybe, we were going to find "the answer". *sigh*

[Jeff]

@SuziQ - I sent you two very long PMs, but after reading this, about how you're easily startled, I wanted to add one more thing to my list of things to try: earplugs.

Seriously.

I used to sleep like a log. If you shot me in the leg I wouldn't notice until morning. (so don't do it!)

And then some time after we started having kids, any little noise jump started this protective reflex in me or something, and I was always bolting out into the house or outside to find out what this or that noise was. After awhile it progressed to just easily being startled, which made getting to sleep really hard. Earplugs helped.

A downside was that I needed to go to the doctor to have some nasty impacted wax removed from one ear, caused by wearing the ear plugs so much, but on the upside, they were able to make an Elvis replica from all the wax and it's now on display in their office.

[bypeep]

Suzi-Q,

Was just wondering if you had received your results yet?

[COPD2]

PoohBear, sometimes 4 hours sleep isn't enough. The usual sleep cycle is 90 to 120 minutes to get thru all stages of sleep and into REM sleep. Most of us experience most of our obstructive events whilst sleeping on our back and/or in REM sleep.

Just out of curiosity I would contact that sleep lab and request a copy of the full scored data summary report w/condensed graphs as well as a copy of the doctor's dictated results. You would be amazed sometimes at what the doctors do NOT refer to when dictating the results.

Unless you make it a habit of getting a copy of all your lab and procedure results. Then I suppose the errors and omissions in dictation wouldn't be any surprise at all.

[suziqheart]

Don't know what I would do without my earplugs. I have slept with them since the PVCs and even before. Jeff, since having my son 5 years ago, I have never slept soundly. Like you said that protective reflex can be very powerful. These days I even have to ask my husband to sometimes sleep in another room because him even turning over in bed wakes me up and then my mind goes and I can't get back to sleep. Last night I managed only 4 hours of sleep and was up from 1:15am onward. Yuck!! I really need my sleep. I have a trip coming up this weekend for work and I can't bring myself to book the airline ticket. My PVCs have become so bad (perhaps my menstrual cycle has something to do with it. Great article Jeff!) the last few days. The Inderal, 10mg at bedtime doesn't seem to be doing anything. I just wish I could get over the fact that these things are not going to kill me. When my chest feels like a popcorn machine 24/7 it is hard to stay positive. I feel like I am on an emotional rollercoaster. I have even stopped taking my pulse so I wouldn't get depressed at the sheer no's I am experiencing per min.. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right!?!? Thanks for listening everyone!

[poohbear2026]

COPD,

Yes I got a report of the sleep study...and they said I met all stages of sleep like I was suppose to and everything was normal.

[COPD2]

Well, that eliminates that possible contributor then, at least for the time being.

Frustrating, isn' it?